I’ve been patient. I’ve been professional. I’ve handled this with more restraint than most dogs would, and I think it’s time everyone acknowledged that \u2014 and also time we addressed the actual problem, which is the squirrels.<\/p>\n
Let me document what has been happening, because I want there to be a record.<\/p>\n
The squirrel in the oak tree \u2014 gray, medium build, highly motivated \u2014 has been operating in my yard since at least October. I have watched him from the back door. I have watched him from the yard. I have watched him from the second-floor window once when circumstances aligned. He does not leave when I approach the tree. He goes up approximately four feet and then stops, which is not fleeing \u2014 that’s positioning. He’s making a statement. I see it. I know what it means.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago, he moved to the fence. The fence. That is the boundary. He sat on the top rail and ate something while looking down at me in a way I can only describe as deliberate. I barked. He finished eating. He left when he was ready.<\/p>\n
My containment strategy is as follows: consistent perimeter patrols at dawn, midday, and dusk; vocal alerts whenever movement is detected in or near the oak tree; sustained surveillance from the back door window during indoor hours. I’ve been executing this plan every day.<\/p>\n
The humans are not taking this seriously.<\/p>\n
When I alert them to activity, they say things like “it’s just a squirrel” \u2014 a phrase that tells me they have fundamentally misread the situation. They have not observed what I have observed. They have not seen the fence rail moment.<\/p>\n
I am not asking for much. I’m asking for acknowledgment. Maybe a task force. A working group at minimum.<\/p>\n
The yard is our shared responsibility. I’m the only one doing the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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