'He Doesn't Know He's A Squirrel; He Thinks He's A Dog'

KOMO 4 NEWS ^ | October 11, 2005 | Tracy Vedder

[mel]

You heard wrong, there are absolutely no reports of rabies squirrel to human transmission per CDC.

[AnAmericanMother]

[kx9088]

Exactly what I was thinking. What happens when he thinks that the doberman around the corner is part of his family?

[CSM]

Classic. I never get tired of that pic!

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, it just sort of suggested itself for this thread, if you know what I mean . . .

. . . my dog thinks it's funny, my cats are not amused.

. . . I'm pretty sure I'm going to catch it from the cat lovers though . . .

[clueless idiot]

He might make a good retriever some day. Like this li'l feller here:

[Serb5150]

TCO ping... with pics!

[Rose of Sharn]

Oh my! I haven't laughed that hard for so long! Thanks for sharing! : )

[sweetliberty]

I beat you to it.

[Hot Tabasco]

I hope she puts a collar on the little guy 'cuz if they ain't got a collar, I shoot em............

[jwfiv]

What a sweet little thing ... good grief!

[null and void]

Yeah, I saw that...

[Gondring]

How ironic that I could get a license on line to blow the squirrel's brains out, but I couldn't keep it till it got big enough to release.

The parasites that squirrels commonly carry (and that often carry disease themselves) will mostly leave the corpse soon after death, so I don't see the irony.

[vox_freedom]

Top ten reasons why all squirrels must die

1. Squirrels are the spawn of Satan.
They live mysterious lives in the forests plotting against the rest of the world.

2. Squirrels cause millions dollars of damage to power transformers and lines every year.
They are one of the top causes of power outages and damage to very expensive equipment. They seem to be attracted to transformers and fly into them like Kamikaze pilots.

3. Squirrels have killed innocent citizens by causing car wrecks throughout the years.
How many times have innocent automobile drivers barely avoided running off the road trying to miss (or to hit) a squirrel taunting them in the middle of the road? Some are not so lucky and wreck due to these furry little beasts.

4. Squirrels do millions of dollars worth of home damage.
They are masters of break-ins destroying siding, vents, wires, etc. in the process.

5. Squirrels have no respect for privacy or property rights.
They move into attics and will not leave. They are not invited. An attic is not an oak tree, and they know this. They are too lazy to build their own homes so they try to take over someone else's. They move around in the attic at night scaring young kids and women.

6. Squirrels are notorious thieves, stealing food and property from other animals and people.
They are the most skilled thieves on the planet. They are despised by birds lovers They steal nuts from bird feeders and fruits from trees. When measures are taken to prevent them from getting the prize, they try that much harder.

7. Squirrels assault people's gardens all over the world causing millions of dollars in crop damage.
They get into people's gardens and destroy the vegetables, fruits, and flowers. They rarely even consume them, they just destroy them for the fun of it.

8. Squirrels caused the black death in Europe and currently carry numerous life threatening diseases including rabies and bubonic plague.
It is a historic fact that squirrels, as well as their brothers the rats, were one of the carriers of the black plague in the Middle Ages throughout Europe leading to the horrible end of millions.

9. Squirrels are the most reprehensible animals on the planet and will strike any other animal or human they come in contact with.
There are countless documented accounts of squirrel assaults. They antagonize people and are formidable foes. It is no accident that squirrels are portrayed in film as they are, insane little creatures that do not think anything of taking on people.

10. Squirrels terminate and castrate other squirrels.
Naturalists have discovered an alarming behavior among certain squirrels. A Male squirrel will invade the tree of an enemy squirrel and bite off the nuts of the young in the nest.
From: All Squirrels must Die dot com

[bad company]

My grandmother lived on a farm. One of the neighbors had a newborn sheep that came up lame when it was born. Somehow it wound up with my grandmother. It's only companion was an old sheepdog. It became a sheepdog. Chase cars. Herd cattle. Even bleated out some kind of bark. Even tried to chase rabbits.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

I got each of my kids a flying squirrel. Early on we were playing with them. My son was wearing a big baggie pair of shorts and his flyer ran up his leg and disappeared into his shorts. He froze with concern and begged me to pull his squirrel out of his pants. I replied, "I'm not putting my hand up there!" He implored his sister to help. She also refused to insert her hand up his shorts to grab his squirrel. I then told him to be careful, because squirrels like nuts. I wish I would have had a camera right then.

[potlatch]

Post 10, this is too cute to miss!

Thanks for the ping HOTD.

[Smartass]

Good Evening Potlatch....PUPPIES, yuh gotta luv the little critters.

[potlatch]

Did you read about the squirril in the litter? That is so cute.

[texson66]

Great story! I have passed it along to some of my friends and they love it too!