Are they still there?

The shed has comfy straw for him to lie in peace and warmth on, mice that get fat on bird seed ready for his paws to pounce on, refuge from the hounds and a pretty handy broken window ledge to gaze down on the them from, as he is doing here. He recently made peace with the first hound, as for the second hound.....I might almost go as far as saying Thumper actually really likes Beth....probably just sees her as a potential soft furnishing to lie on around the house...in time.