Our Male Jack Russel HATES when I have the air rifle out, but he isn't so scared when my wife has it (she raised them 24/7 when they were puppies) so, either he just assumes I am an ass, or someone of the male persuasion may have shot (shot at) him in the yard or something.
Anyway, in an effort to let him know things are okay, I have been calling him out to sit when I shoot birds (He HATES birds... squirrels, shrews, etc in his yard.. he will literally chase flying birds from one end of the yard to the other). So, I shoot a grackle, and it's not dead. (When they are dead he doesn't even register them). This one starts flopping around as he gets close, and man... as SOON as that thing started moving, in one motion he registered the movement and darted in... snap snap snap. And that was it. He looks up, feathers all over his mouth, and moves on like the bird wasn't even there. Just a strange little dog sometimes.
So, I THINK I may have a four legged hunting buddy, but we'll see hehe.
In a few days, I am going to throw a .25 cal out there and see what it does to grackle meat.
On a side note, the "desirable" birds are already frequenting our yard more often. I figure I will drop another 10 or so grackles and then we're going to put up a feeder.
