Dutch Shepherd Forum

No possums were harmed in the filming of this production

We were on our way to the bus stop when girls caught a scent. I wasnt too worried, I figured it was another chimpmunk and they were just catching the remnants of the scent. They were sniffing hard and the tails were going. It was a tree with an oppening at the base, perfect for the fuzzy guys to hide. I looked in but didnt see anything so I let them sniff and have some fun. then I saw a grey fussy thing, I thought it was the tail of a squirrel so I pulled them out as not to give the little guy a heart attack. Then I looked around the other side and saw the little possum jammed into a crevasse of the tree. Look how close Sadie was to him !

I'm glad the possum survived. Sounds like they can track pretty good. Perhaps they need a job in rodent control. Lol. My dad's ds Mia sniffed out a skunk not long ago. It wasn't pretty. She stunk for days.

Opossums are all fur and fangs when threatened up close, even the babies. They aren't beauties to begin with but when they spit and hiss...oh, my. Sadie did get wicked close! Glad it didn't nip her nose.

I'm surprised the poor thing didn't have a heart attack. LOL

Its a young posse. they are nasty but they usually play dead when scared. Last year One got into my fenced yard [ wasnt hard, just crawled under the fence] and I saw Sadie nosing something, so when I looked it was a Possy curled up and playing dead. Since it didnt run Sadie didnt know what to do with it but nose it.