wilfried Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 My dog Jérome surprised me today.. I was out shooting pigeons. shot one and it fell down into the shrubbery. Jérome went for it and came back with...a hedgehog!!!! Think his knowledge of game is sometimes rather poor... ...Anyway,still like him to go shooting with me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Ha ha, nice one! Was the hedgehog still alive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfried Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Yep! After putting him back in the shrubs he ran away a few minutes later. Hope he's smart enough not to come back because I think my dog really likes him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Should be hibernating since about November, maybe the warm weather has woken some of them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Good, i love hedgehogs, nice little creatures Jerome was quite brave though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Ha ha you have to laugh, glad both dog and hedgehog where ok. I can imagine my springer doing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 My dad's collie used to bring a couple back pretty much every time he was walked at night on the local golf course, never see hedgehogs these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Fine looking dog (German wire haired pointer) ... one of my favourite dogs, those and Sussex Spaniels ... we have two Newfoundlands, when they have encountered a hedgehog in the past, they are flummoxed ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 some dogs do this other dont, I had a lurcher once who used to parade about with them when lamping early on in the night / session- eventually she would let them go to toddle off on their merry way totally unharmed (well physically at least) and get on with some proper work! Only ever seen one dog kill one my old terrier and it makes a right mess of their mouth. I think its a tease, your dogs idea of a joke that's what I put it down to with mine in the least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 My old spaniel used to be a little ****** for bringing back hedgehogs, his mouth would be bleeding and there was no way he would let go of it without a fight Never managed to kill any though and neither did he lear his lesson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berettadevon Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 must be warm as where i live we have a couple of them that come across my garden of a night time and last time i saw them was just before xmas!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Nice picture and story, but If this picture was taken yesterday in the UK you must be living in a microclimate, as there are no leaves on any of the trees where I am shooting over the last month and I travel a fair bit. Edited January 21, 2014 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Nice picture and story, but If this picture was taken yesterday in the UK you must be living in a microclimate, as there are no leaves on any of the trees where I am shooting over the last month and I travel a fair bit. Specsavers are good if you can find them!!!! The OP does live in Belgium apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfried Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Nice picture and story, but If this picture was taken yesterday in the UK you must be living in a microclimate, as there are no leaves on any of the trees where I am shooting over the last month and I travel a fair bit. This picture was taken this week. Temperature didn't go lower then 10° Celsius this winter.we didn't have any frost up to today and this is the result!! Some trees didn't loose their leaves and some are already getting new leaves and are already green8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Specsavers are good if you can find them!!!! The OP does live in Belgium apparently. opps from Belgium, well I did say anywhere in the uk. should of said picture was taken in Belgium. apologies wilfried the weather must be much warmer than here. Edited January 21, 2014 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfried Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 opps from Belgium, well I did say anywhere in the uk. should of said picture was taken in Belgium. apologies wilfried the weather must be much warmer than here. No offence,mate! In fact I am waiting for a bit of winter. Normally we have temperatures below zero and snow this time of the year. Now it is much to warm...some birds are already making nests (magpie in my garden) and the first lapwings are already here. Global warming maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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