Letter to a New Prairie Dog Owner

Jennifer: Beavers, rats, prairie dogs, squirrels.. They’re all rodents and they’re all built to chew. Yes, that (opening their mouths) is their very sweet welcome to you. They have three different levels of biting that are relevant to the safety of people: 1) the kind where they’re welcoming you or feeling out a material with…

Anger

At one point, the prairie dog that has grown to be more dominant than the rest, Scout, began lunging at Jen whenever she came near the cage. A couple of minutes would pass, and the lunging turned into unprovoked, angry chittering/clicking. A couple of months have passed, and things remain the same. Needless to say,…