I'm fairly confident that the Badger was neutralized by a very large 130lb? Black Lab. My hope was that Ela wouldn't engage such @ 18 months old.

But yes, my worry was the Coon incident. We were in an Oxbow & I was organizing a blind & the kids. I had ASSUMED that Ela would be fine on her own little adventure but then I heard her barking and getting closer & closer. Now the bush was some kind of thick & there was little way she was moving that fast on land. So I went to investigate & found her barking & nipping the Coon on the tail as they both were swimming down a River. Thank goodness I had worked with her enough that she would disengage on command.

Cheers,

Raimey
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