The Chase

Well our efforts to thwart the rabbits are already paying off, on Monday we managed to completely net around the first hedge and it was easy to see the results when we arrived this morning. Although we could tell some of the critters had managed to scramble over the barrier they couldn't then get back to their refuge. It wasn't long before Shandy flushed one out, a pretty big one too, but we just couldn't catch it despite running around in circles trying to keep an eye on where it had gone to ground. Eventually however it made a fatal mistake by taking shelter underneath the old pump, by this time Shandy was furiously barking and ripping chunks out of the wood so we decided to dismantle the planks. Unbelievably the rabbit managed to climb halfway up before being blocked by the pipe and Giles had to reach inside and grab the unfortunate bun by the legs! Needless to say Shandy finished it off pretty quickly and then trotted off to bury her prize. We finished netting the other hedge this afternoon and have been warned to bring our running shoes next time for the great rabbit flush out, there's never a dull moment at Norton Conyers!

"I flee who chases me, and chase who flees me"
Ovid