This was the other evening when our Kelpie x Collie was outside:
Knew the dog was snorting more than a cocaine addict, got outside and she's got one mouse under the edge of the verandah slab in the gravel, and all you can see is a tail. Move rocks out the way one mouse caught after a few false starts. Remove dead mouse from dog
Go for piss and check little ute. Dog is fussing on the verandah. Lift cable drum. Dog runs off with Mouse number 2 caught. Bloody shovel is by the fence. Dog then disappears from where I last saw her, so go round the other way and don't find mouse with dog... Where is dead/dying mouse... Know where dog is but where is mouse, retrace dog route find mouse. Dead mouse #2.
Getting ready to go inside and dog is fussing by the barrel again, we've already had one mouse from under there, but the fuss is there's still one there.. lift up barrel mouse runs under shoes. Call dog over, have her block one side and lift all boots and shoes up... Where's the little shit gone. Under my flipflops. Dog gets #3 mouse, mouse meets shovel again and over the fence it goes dead. Well done dog....
She was so pleased with herself with that 10 minutes work.
Dog in Question (and yes, that is her bed - typical Kelpie, she likes being high up... quite a few friend's dogs sleep ON their kennel roof instead of in the kennel.)