My dog has become a garden pest assassin. In the past week he has killed 2 groundhogs and a bunny. The groundhogs are fighters and make me so nervous when he goes after them, but the bunny was absolute heartbreak. He killed the young bunny during our BBQ and proceeded to prance around party to show off his prize to everyone's horror. The poor baby screamed his little head off. He almost killed a large rabbit a couple weeks ago but the rabbit was silent and played dead which made my dog completely lose interest so he escaped with a broken leg.
After I made the mistake of interfering when he caught his first squirrel, I've learned that by the time I get to them it's too late and I'd most likely have to put them out of misery myself, so the more humane option is to let him kill them more quickly. I'm an animal lover and it is horrifying to see/hear these animals being caught and killed, but a tiny part of me is happy that all my plants that have continually been nipped to the ground this season are finally starting to grow!
Who else has their own garden patrol?