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I went back over in the field this afternoon and my dog Frank was with me. I was on my ATV and he was running loose. All of a sudden he stopped and went to digging and in a couple of minures He had a mole. I put the mole on the ATV and we went on, Less than fifteen minutes and about a half mile later he did the same thing again. He He had one in the yard a few days ago, but I did not see Him catch it. Kaywoodie is going to put up some pictures as I don't know how. Pictures on Iphone, I can text them but can't get them to my PC. miles

Frank!

Frank looks like a great pup!!

He is. Good wounded deer tracker for a young dog. miles

He wants more,,,
Does he locate them by smell,sound?

I think smell, but not real sure. miles

I bet he hears them. Pretty impressive.

Great looking pup Miles.

Be warned, my bud had a golden that had it in for moles, I'm pretty sure he located them by sound. He came home from work one day and had 6 or 7 large trenches in his yard from the dog digging up the moles.

He never did break him of that habit.

Do you rent Frank out? I've got some moles that need catching.


RS

I’d sell that dog to the Circus, probably worth some cash.

Won't get rid of Frank. He showed up about a year and half ago, weighing between 10 and 15 pounds. About starved. I did not want another dog, but could not find anyone else that wanted Him, so I have Him. We are now buddies. miles

That’s awesome! Moles and gophers, get em!

I grew up around moles, and there's actually a Friesian breed (stabyhoun, or Friese Stabij), that is a mole catcher by tradition. Don't know which one tears up the lawn more, unfortunately. Once they figure it out, dogs can be pretty effective.

Heck you could both join together. I don’t know your living situation but a feller might could make a decent living with a dog that finds moles.

As they say Miles,
"Who rescued who?"

Great looking pooch

I had a labradoodle that was a mole killer. Rats too. I miss that dog.

If we could help anyone near me with a mole problem, it would be done, and for free. miles

My dog performed very much like that on gophers in Utah, ain’t too many gophers where I’m at so I didn’t suspect he had that ability, tho he’s death on small rodents in general.

Neat birdsong in that video 😎 That’s an Eurasia blackbird singing, a thrush the size of our American Robin, lives in the same situations but arguably a better singer.

My German Shepherds dig them up. They dig a bigger hole than needed.