My friend has a pleasant home on a hill in the city that has plenty of open woodland and stuff around, including his small yard.
His cats are not permitted inside unsupervised because they poop on stuff, so they get fed outside.
Unfortunately for these wonderful cats, there is a interspecies couple that has decided to live in the yard, and like to chase the two cats away and eat their food, side by side, all romantic and cute but annoying. They are a skunk and a racoon.
Now, when there are humans present, the animals can be chased off. Hose used with first person shooter skills beats skunk, even when it decides to challenge the human.
But what about when there aren't?
What kind of dogs would you use to do battle with the skunk? A pack of terriers? A giant mastiff? What canine or pack of small canines (it's a small yard) can challenge the might of the skunk's chemical arsenal?
Well the easy solution of course is just to put a .22 in it. But we're trying not to kill off what little wildlife we have.
Or, catch it in some kind of cage or something with plastic over it so it can't spray and remove it...etc.
But I am fascinated by dog breeds these days. Sure, if you have problems with rats, you can get a cat...but they also have bred terriers for that job, and the terriers have the advantages of being more trainable and better diggers.
What about a wrinkly-faced dog or a sheepdog or something?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungBe careful what you do Eugene. Skunks and raccoons are protected by law.
My friend has a pleasant home on a hill in the city that has plenty of open woodland and stuff around, including his small yard.
His cats are not permitted inside unsupervised because they poop on stuff, so they get fed outside.
Unfortunately for these wonderful cats, there is a interspecies couple that has decided to live in the yard, and like ...[text shortened]... of small canines (it's a small yard) can challenge the might of the skunk's chemical arsenal?