Sorry about your pug Bob. They are like children to folks like us. As for your new pup.....they always say dogs are excellent judges of character... Of course I'm just kidding, but some dogs seem to bond with women more for whatever reason. She sounds like a squirrels worst nightmare. My little one has almost caught them a couple of times, I always cringe when it happens, rooting for the squirell to make it. We have walnut trees in our yard and each fall the squirells come and get as many as they can. Most of the squirells live across the road and I always joke that they must have a meeting beforehand and draw straws to see who is going to have to run the gauntlet to get the walnuts that day.