Garden Pests and Diseases: I Got Him!, 1 by joepyeweed

joepyeweed wrote:
I think Mable ate a baby rabbit today. It was bittersweet. I am glad the rabbit is gone but I feel bad and Mable looks guilty.

The rabbit had made a nest in the tall grass in our yard. Its quite cute how they dig a hole and cover it with fur and then with grass.

Its even cuter watching Mable (a yellow lab) point at the nest for about two hours.

I went back to check the nest . I think mable, bored with pointing, disturbed the nest as there was fur and grass all over the place and the baby was gone. I didn't witness it, so I don't know if she got to digging and the baby ran or if Mable caught it...

I questioned her and smelled her breath. She didn't say anything and I couldn't smell any rabbit on her breath... no conclusive evidence at this point.

I think she looks guilty though.