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The Saturday photo: Why have a dog and bark yourself?

Posted by English Mum in BLOG, PHOTOS on Jun 13th, 2009 | 26 responses

So oopsy, was so busy ranting about the Evil Octopus Woman I completely forgot the Friday photo.  I did have one in mind, which became even more relevant when I took a quiet wander round the English Estate this morning and discovered not only a new rabbit hole from the field into the garden, but a tunnel.  A TUNNEL!  In my raised vegetable bed.  The cheeky furry little bastards have dug a tunnel through the potatoes (the hole is in the middle and all the yuck they threw out is covering my spade):

Rabbit tunnel 1

… and under the rhubarb:

Rabbit tunnel 2

I mean, what’s that supposed to be?  They do realise it’s a raised bed and they can’t actually dig anywhere do they?  Or is it just that they’re sneakily trying to reach the carrots on the other side with a covert underground access-point?

And, to add insult to injury, where – you might ask – was my rabbit-chasing, ex-coursing greyhound during all these rabbit digging shenanigans?

I'm just snatching 40 winks...

*sigh*

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26 Responses to “The Saturday photo: Why have a dog and bark yourself?”

  1. Laura Driver says:
    June 13, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    Oh bert. How can you expect too conquer those wascally wabbits when you are comatose?
    Loving the goth nail varnish btw!

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  2. Jennifer (Bert's No 1 Fan!) says:
    June 13, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Bert’s taking his retirement very serioulsy isn’t he??!!!

    Nice nail varnish by the way ;)

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  3. Taffy's Mum says:
    June 13, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    I’ve got a brindle greyhound hogging the bed in the same pose – we are supposed to be going to a local dog fun-day but as it keeps looking like it is going to rain I decided to stay home!

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  4. Don't Bug Me! says:
    June 13, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    What you need is a cat. I could rent you out one of mine – the grey furry, killing machine one. Three baby rabbits in as many days. I am very unhappy, as is she, since I am not letting her out now. The only ones benefitting from this bunny masacre is a local crow family that has fed very well these last few days.
    What do you think – a week’s rental?

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  5. Rachel@fairycakeheaven says:
    June 13, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Get a cat or a shotgun!! Go all mafia on them!!

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  6. Coastal Aussie says:
    June 13, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Gorgeous veggies! And Bert looks very model-like and artistic.

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  7. Moon says:
    June 13, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    Que the music from The Great Escape ….

    Wascally these wabbits ……

    Let them be, they are not doing any harm, I think they might have drugged Bert …

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  8. The Jelly Monster says:
    June 13, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    Oooohhhh sooooooo cute!!! I need a puppy!

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  9. English Mum says:
    June 13, 2009 at 7:20 pm

    Laura: Why thank you, I’m rather fond of it although I’m probably far too old for blue nail varnish. I know. We’ve had a chat, but basically he doesn’t give a shit that we’ve got rabbits. He’s just too tired. x

    Jenn: Persactly. Why chase bunnies when you can have a little schnooze on the bed eh? And ta. Think I might start a summer trend? :lol:

    TM: And I’m sure he didn’t mind either. People always say to me ‘don’t they need a lot of exercise?’. Frankly, it’s all I can do not to laugh! x

    DBM: See, she’d be absolutely perfect. Trouble is, Bert would chase her. Yes, and he would chase the rabbits too, but he’s not allowed off the lead as there’s sheep in the field opposite. See my conundrum?

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  10. English Mum says:
    June 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    Rach: A neighbour offered us a gun, but knowing my levels of co-ordination I’d probably murder a family member. Best not eh? x

    Aussie: See, only you would be admiring Bert while everyone else was moaning about him slacking upstairs… :roll: xx

    Moon: Ohhhh no,they haven’t done any harm at all, just ruined about 4 potato plants, eaten every seedling I’ve planted this year – gnawed my tomatoes down to stumps…eaten all the carrot foliage… undermined my beech hedge in about ten spots… They’re totally innocent. And yes, they’re probably slipping something in his water dish.x

    Jelly: Don’t tempt me. You’re just up the road… You might find him on your doorstep…

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  11. Moon says:
    June 13, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    Innocent and well fed ! :-)

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  12. English Mum says:
    June 13, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    Moon: We just saw one on the lawn and went ‘look! Bert! Look at the bunny!’. He just yawned, stretched and went back to sleep. Fucksake.

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  13. Jay says:
    June 13, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    Ah, he’s retired, leave him be! You do know that most people put a lot of effort into training their ex-racers and ex-coursers NOT to chase, don’t you? I know people who’d kill for a greyhound like Bert! LOL!!!

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  14. Tara says:
    June 14, 2009 at 1:00 am

    I love how he always situates himself upside down like that. Such a good boy.

    Rabbits are cute; at least you don’t have snakes there. Creepy.

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  15. Don't Bug Me! says:
    June 14, 2009 at 1:36 am

    My cat catches snakes too – anyone want to hire her for that?

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  16. Moon says:
    June 14, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Great attitude …. “busy doing nothing, laughing the whole day through ” ……

    he’ll get a shock when I arrive …..

    DBM … not sure Willow would have much luck against the snakes we get down here … here kitty kitty kitty …..

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  17. Baino says:
    June 14, 2009 at 9:42 am

    I was about to get angry and go on a tirade about ‘don’t you talk to me about rabbits you aint got nothin’ then I saw Bert . .now I’m all warm and fuzzy inside. He is the laziest hound I have EVER seen and I thought I owned the Queen of Lazy! At least she has a go at catching the bastards . . doesn’t come within coo-ee mind you! Just ask me for hot tips on rabbit proof fencing but it involves digging. . .and chicken wire, and Pindane or possibly a team of voracious ferrets.

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  18. English Mum says:
    June 14, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Jay: Trouble is, he’s not even trained – regularly tries to pull my arm out of its socket if we see a hare or a lamb while walking, and he’d definitely chase the rabbits if I put him outside, but he’s just a lazy indoor dog, basically. I let him off one night when I saw one and he did chase it in the garden, but it scooted back under the fence (that’ll please the bunny lovers – traumatised but unscathed) xx

    Tara: They are. The other day there was an entire family frolicking in the heart that Hubby mowed in the garden – two teeny babies! And no, I couldn’t bring myself to let him out. Yes, I think he was a bat in a previous life – he’s always upside down!

    DBM: Ugh. Thankfully I don’t have that problem. Wow, she’s good, though, you could probably make a fortune hiring her out!

    Moon: Oh I can’t wait to see that!

    Baino: Someone suggested we leave him outside for the night, but I daren’t – I think he’d catch one, but he’d also wander off and catch the odd lamb as well which wouldn’t please our neighbours, so yes, onto the chicken wire next! x

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  19. The Jelly Monster says:
    June 14, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Oooooooh I’ll like puppy-sit him, and you could pay me with some chocolate cake?? Maxi won’t mind at all.

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  20. Moon says:
    June 14, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    Also, Greyhounds chase Hares … not Rabbits … he’s not stupid you know ..

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  21. Growup says:
    June 14, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Better make that chilli spray, or bang bang, cook cook.

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  22. English Mum says:
    June 15, 2009 at 10:10 am

    Moon: Ahaha… not stupid… wait ’til you meet him in September and you’ll be staggered by quite how stupid he really is!

    Growup: You’re right. I’m concocting a batch today x

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  23. Kate says:
    June 15, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    There you go again!!!! And poor Bert – its not his fault.. if he’s anything like our girl he wouldn’t know what to do with one if he caught up with it!

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  24. English Mum says:
    June 15, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Kate: I did wonder that, actually. And aren’t they crawling with fleas? Ew!! x

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  25. Kate says:
    June 15, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    I thought that was hedgehogs???? x

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  26. blackwolf says:
    June 18, 2009 at 2:32 am

    i would like to adopt the rabbits….my giant black and white rabbit died last year.can you send them to italy?i adopted wonderful irish greyhounds,i think irish rabbits are wonderful too…lol

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