She had tree'd 6 squirrel and was barking again. But it wasn't her normal bark. Dad figured it was a neutra or a beaver. By the time he got to her she was crossing a lily covered bayou. He tried to call her back, used the whistle, she wouldn't have it. He tried to make her sit once she got to the other bank as she barked twords the water and had her front legs in. She continued to bark as he ran to the boat to retrieve her. About halfway to the boat she finished off her barking with a loud yelp. He hauled arse but it was to late. He searched and called for her with no luck. He's been training the 2 pups for over a year, they have helped him recover from a bad auto accident. It was a rough day for him and Marie. I only hope Gaston (the male) steps up and get back in it. She was the champ out of the 2, after Gaston got bit he lost all interest in chasing squirrel.

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Posted by Tino

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Posted on 2/9/15 at 8:05 pm to TexasTiger01

Man, that's rough. I hate gators

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Posted by DownSouthDave

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Posted on 2/9/15 at 8:11 pm to TexasTiger01

Wow, that's tough. Don't expect to lose a squirrel dog in the line of duty.

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Posted on 2/16/15 at 11:56 am to TexasTiger01

I just got a call from my dad, someone found and returned his dog today. Apparently the gator didn't get her; possibly snapped at her and scared the crap out of her so she ran off. Anyhow, Dad is pumped

He's been heartbroken after losing his best pup. When the guy found the pup it was at night while frogging. She jumped right in the boat when he approached her. They frogged until daylight and when he pulled up to his camp she immediately treed 2 squirrels for him, he shot and ate them.

Coincidentally the guy that found the pup, lost his squirrel dog of 12 years last season. As a token of appreciation dad offered his other pup (yes, the squirrel bitten one) to the guy as a reward for returning his best pup. The guy was very appreciative and said he could break him of being scared of squirrels.

Anyway, I figured I'd share a happy puppy story with all of the unfortunate ones we've had lately.