Shadow, about to pounce on a field mouse. She loves to hunt them.

[George McGovern]

[Biophilic]

1. You do have such wonderful photos of your animals. Thanks for sharing them.

This one is particularly cool. I'm beginning to think Shadow is a perfect model but mostly that she really, really loves being alive.

[George McGovern]

2. You're welcome Biophilic!

Shadow does love being alive. She especially loves being out of doors. And double especially hunting field mice. Thank You!

[Polly Hennessey]

3. Such intensity. She cannot fail.

[George McGovern]

4. Thank You Polly - she always gets her mouse!

And when my wife and I realize she's been chewing on one we say to each other: "Don't let the dog kiss you!"

[NQAS]

5. Of course, he looks like a fierce predator going after a vicious opponent

But he's going after a mouse.

Kind of like my dogs. They will bark up a storm - the same barking storm - for the UPS guy, a squirrel, and the bear. Hard to take them (the dogs) seriously. One of my dogs likes to go mousing. Mostly, he just annoys them.

Though that mouse your dog is after should really take cover.

[George McGovern]

6. Thanks NQAS - not that it matter to her, but Shadow is a she . . .

She's loves to hunt - she'll trot out into one of the horse pastures and follow her nose. She also barks up a similar storm for other things like your dogs. Do you have pictures of them?

[yonder]

7. That's a great photo, IMO.

A keeper.

[George McGovern]

8. Thank You yonder!