Squirrel Attack

[Cha Cha]

I have actually raised several baby squirrels. I love them. I have a friend who has a big trees close to their house and a busy road, and babies occasionally fall out of their nests during storms. He calls me if he finds them before the cats get to them. They are usually pretty little when this happens. I foster them until they are big enough to go outdoors and be on their own. I have a box in my tree where I transition them to where they stay and learn to gather their own food and I monitor them. They do become aggressive especially if they are defending a food source. Ours bury their winter food, then return at a later date to gather it. It is possible that your squirrels have food buried in your yard and when your dogs unknowingly get close to that food the squirrels defend it. Here are a couple of pics just for fun. I certainly understand the delimmas when they become a pest. This little fella's name was affectionately "nutty" and he used to squeel when it was dinner time.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Cha Cha

I have actually raised several baby squirrels. I love them. I have a friend who has a big trees close to their house and a busy road, and babies occasionally fall out of their nests during storms. He calls me if he finds them before the cats get to them. They are usually pretty little when this happens. I foster them until they are big enough to go outdoors and be on their own. I have a box in my tree where I transition them to where they stay and learn to gather their own food and I monitor them. They do become aggressive especially if they are defending a food source. Ours bury their winter food, then return at a later date to gather it. It is possible that your squirrels have food buried in your yard and when your dogs unknowingly get close to that food the squirrels defend it. Here are a couple of pics just for fun. I certainly understand the delimmas when they become a pest. This little fella's name was affectionately "nutty" and he used to squeel when it was dinner time.

Aww that is so sweet! That baby is so cute! You are doing a WONDERFUL thing! Nutty is a cutie pie!

Now that food situation actually makes sense to me. I could see where that could happen. If they were protecting there food I can see where they would be very aggressive! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!!

[jltwigg10]

Originally Posted by elemtchr99

When I was very young, we had a squirrel in our yard that we named Gutsy. If we tapped a nut on the floor inside our house, it would run it, take it from our hand, and run back out. That's about all I remember about the squirrel b/c I was so young.

Where did you live that you got to interact with a squirrel so well?