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Stoat spotted - a bit worried
a1154
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Saw a stoat in the garden this evening....started wondering if the dog is safe. I googled it, says an average dog could be bitten, but not hurt by a stoat. She not an average size though - tiny dog. What do you think?
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I'd love to see a stoat again, I haven't seen one for years.
In the sticks near Peterborough
They are a bit shifty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oWnaFoA1MY
You're very very lucky - last saw stoat family playing in a dry stone wall - must've been about 30 years ago Delightful
Haven't seen a stoat here, though I did see one in the country park a mile or two away so they do live roundabouts. Have seen weasels a few times, very fast, think they may live in the dry stone walls. Once found one in the dining room that the cat had brought in, don't know how it managed that!
How fantastic - lucky lucky you
A stoat eats small mammals and is a very secretive animal.
I'm sure your dog, however small, is quite safe
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ok. She is free range in the garden, and stoats can go for prey larger than themselves, but a confrontation is extremely unlikely. He was probably just passing through.
it was very enjoyable. He peaked over a wall, then jumped down from it, so i got a very good view.
We see a stoat occasionally in the garden, don't think there is anything to worry about, it is more likely to be scared off by the dog.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think the only time a stoat would go for a dog is to protect her young.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As long as the stoat has an escape route there shouldn't be anything to worry about. Most animals will avoid confrontation wherever possible.