Daughter and granddog packing up the car...
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
May 17, 2017 7:08am CST
That's what you see in the photo. All my children were here over the weekend, it is always fun to see them interact as adults. My daughter stayed the longest, she went home on Monday with her partner and my grand-dog.
Zuzu the grand-dog loves to visit me but when mom starts packing the car she stands right there so they don't forget her and leave her behind.
This weekend was exciting for Zuzu. She discovered a bunny rabbit and took off chasing it when I took her outside to do her business, She stopped when I yelled at her and came right back (such a good girl).
According to my daughter Zuzu has never seen a rabbit before. She lives in farm country so I found that hard to believe but my daughter said they don't have rabbits because they have coyotes.
I'm happy to have rabbits and no coyotes..
My lawn has just been seeded and is not pretty but it will be soon...
What about you - do you have wild life around your house?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 May 17
I love hearing about animals I've never seen...I looked it up and I've seen it on TV or in Movies, never face to face that I know of...its looks cute but I'll bet its not friendly.
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@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
17 May 17
Just snakes but I don't want to meet one. They can stay hidden and ignore me.
I live in a village surrounded by trees. Thankfully, that's the wildest creature around. But of course I don't venture deeper into the forest. I'm not up for an adventure as wild boars also live there. Who knows what else I might come across.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
24 May 17
I have heard wild boars are dangerous. I don't like snakes either, they scare me every time I see one. I am getting better with age so I now know if they are dangerous or friendly. We never see the dangerous ones.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
17 May 17
No wildlife around my home. But I would also prefer rabbits to coyote @PainsOnSlate . Zuzu is a golden cutie!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 May 17
She is a beauty. she is a Belgian Malinois which is a shepherd.Very smart and well behaved.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
18 May 17
@PainsOnSlate I would cuddle her to bits 
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
24 May 17
I love seeing the geese but I don't see them right here, in the country where there is water we see them a lot. They tend to land on our rood tops while they travel, Love seeing them on the roof....(Canada Geese)
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 May 17
@PainsOnSlate Ours are Canada geese too.
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@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
17 May 17
There are porcupines in my neighborhood in Jerusalem.
They only walk around late in the night in the garden and in the parking next to our building.
If you meet one of them face to face at night, it's a little scary,
To my neighbor happened, and she just started screaming in terror and waking everyone up ...LOL
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
23 May 17
Thanks for the laugh. I know they can be scary but I also know they will run faster away from us than we can run away from them. In the US and Canada we have rabies in some wild animals, so if they try to bother us we know they are sick and make sure we stay away from them.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
17 May 17
All sorts. We have rabbits and ground hogs.. quite a few of them. I keep my dog on a leash when he goes outside. He's not good enough to come back if he starts running off.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
21 May 17
Thankfully my grand dog is so well trained she stops on a dime when told too.
@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
18 May 17
@PainsOnSlate yes. We have lots of them over here. But unfortunately they are often captured and sent to Europe where they are subject to laboratory experiments
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 May 17
@Nawsheen yikes that's not good for the species...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 May 17
I have only seen monkeys in zoos and movies. They are certainly interesting animals. 
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
17 May 17
No I live near the city so no wildlife unless you may walk the trails.
And that would only be the odd one.
A lovely photo that captures the dog waiting to go.
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@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
23 May 17
@PainsOnSlate The wild boars are dangerous, especially the female when they have their piglets.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
23 May 17
You have more wild life than I do. I've never seen a boar. Love to see the wildlife in are area, they leave us alone most of the time.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
26 May 17
@PainsOnSlate That is so true but I've never seen a cat catch a bird in my garden.. Cats aren't welcome in my garden - they dig up my flower beds doing their business.
. I like them in other locations though.
. Cats aren't welcome in my garden - they dig up my flower beds doing their business.. I like them in other locations though.2 people like this
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
26 May 17
That's fun too but cats and birds have a hard time being friends.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
24 May 17
I live in town but the green space and forest behind my house makes it feel like living in the country. Yesterday we saw a wood chuck in our yard, first one I've seen here, and a bunch of rabbits chasing each other - it is spring!!
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
25 May 17
@PainsOnSlate I haven't seen a wood chuck in years. We do have rabbits and squirrels, and an occasional possum wander through the yard.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
8 Dec 17
I understand why Zuzu will stand there to sure she is not left behind. So where they live since they have coyotes does she chase them? That must have been having them with you for the weekend. How often do you see Zuzu? She sounds like a good girl.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
8 Dec 17
When the car is packed she gets in it and doesn't move, not even to say goodbuy to me... The coyotes seen to show up at night and she is inside at night, I don't know if she would chase them in the daytime but I'm guessing she would. Zuzu visits here at least 5 or 6 times a year, I usually visit here at her home at least once a year.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
10 Dec 17
@Hannihar she is a love and she loves me but she certainly does not want to stay with me, While my daughter visits she will leave Zuzu with me but she is one happy pup when momma comes home.
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
10 Dec 17
@PainsOnSlate
I bet she is happy to see when you go visit or when she comes to visit. I don't blame her for getting inside when the car gets packed up. She wants to make sure they take her with them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
22 May 17
I agree, it is always fun to see the wild things...
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I there were coyotes round here there wouldn't be any mice or rats.@rebelann (117272)
• El Paso, Texas
24 May 17
Oh wow, I didn't know cats would do that @PainsOnSlate
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
25 May 17
We have coyotes and rabbits, squirrels, foxes and lots more.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
26 May 17
Your area and mine seem to be very similar. I've only seen one fox but one was enough.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 May 17
We do have some around our home. Over the years , one thing we see are rabbits hopping through the yard and woods.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
24 May 17
The rabbits were playing in my back year yesterday, they were small so I think they might be this years babies.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
22 May 17
I hope your grass comes up well. We have rabbits, racoons, and I saw a possum walking down the street some years ago in a different neighborhood. We don't have coyotes where I live in town, but I think I've heard them howl before on the outskirts of town where the ritzy people are making more neighborhoods. We also have plenty of deer from time to time, and of course, squirrels and chipmunks.
I've had several rabbits living under my ramp to my porch in the past, but for whatever reason they don't seem to eat my flowers which I'm happy about.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
22 May 17
We haven't had any problem with our gardens either, the squirrels try to get our bird seed but can't because all of our feeders are squirrel proof. But we only feed the birds in the winter, our feeders are down now.
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@JESSY3236 (22287)
• United States
23 May 17
I have seen a bunny here once. I have a bird feeder and a hummingbird feeder. So lately it's been birds, hummingbirds, and squirrels.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
23 May 17
I have hundreds of squirrels only because there is a forest behind me. Birds everywhere too...love them.
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