GESO: Porcupine

2013-12-16 Thread Alan C
Had some excitement in the garden this evening. Our Lab was barking madly at something in the undergrowth. There was a rattling sound (much like the rattlers I have seen on TV) - it turned out he had cornered a porcupine. They are not actually aggressive but present their rear end of sharp

Re: GESO: Porcupine

2013-12-16 Thread Bruce Walker
I've never seen those quills closeup before; boy they look vicious. Good thing you got your dog away without incident! Porcupines are native to Ontario too, but I've only ever seen one in a zoo. On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Had some excitement in the garden

Re: GESO: Porcupine

2013-12-16 Thread David Mann
On Dec 17, 2013, at 5:32 am, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Had some excitement in the garden this evening. Our Lab was barking madly at something in the undergrowth. There was a rattling sound (much like the rattlers I have seen on TV) - it turned out he had cornered a porcupine. They are