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Our recycling bin, provided by the local council, is just an open bin with no lid. Amongst other things we recycle the dog food cans, albeit washed out first.
Mr Fox must have smelt that because one night during the week, the security light went on in the wee small hours, our two dogs went bananas, and we say the fox standing in the garden with several empty dog food tins strewn around. We've since addressed the bin issue but the fox still keeps coming back to check. Cue the dogs threatening to smash the door down if they can only get out to get at it, which wakes us up and probably the neighbours too.
Until this morning I hadn't let the dogs out - I don't want the fox killed and equally I don't want our dogs hurt, although the odds are slightly more in favour of a large male GSD and a smaller GSD crossed with some sort of killer terrier. However, today I let them out in the hope that the fox might take the hint. The big dog, still entire, scent-tracked the fox's movements all around the garden (was quite impressive to watch!) and marked his territory numerous times.
Any suggestions for how we stop the fox from coming back? I know about the lion dung thing but not sure that will be a good move when we have our own dogs present, i.e., not sure what effect it would have on them?
All useful ideas welcome, thanks!
Mr Fox must have smelt that because one night during the week, the security light went on in the wee small hours, our two dogs went bananas, and we say the fox standing in the garden with several empty dog food tins strewn around. We've since addressed the bin issue but the fox still keeps coming back to check. Cue the dogs threatening to smash the door down if they can only get out to get at it, which wakes us up and probably the neighbours too.
Until this morning I hadn't let the dogs out - I don't want the fox killed and equally I don't want our dogs hurt, although the odds are slightly more in favour of a large male GSD and a smaller GSD crossed with some sort of killer terrier. However, today I let them out in the hope that the fox might take the hint. The big dog, still entire, scent-tracked the fox's movements all around the garden (was quite impressive to watch!) and marked his territory numerous times.
Any suggestions for how we stop the fox from coming back? I know about the lion dung thing but not sure that will be a good move when we have our own dogs present, i.e., not sure what effect it would have on them?
All useful ideas welcome, thanks!
Mastiff said:
PLEASE do not let the dogs out
Yes, I do understand, up until now I hadn't, the fox was up and away long before I'd got the door unlocked (and was quite small) so I was reasonably sure nobody was going to come to harm. I just wanted it to hear/know that there are dogs in the house/garden. But I certainly won't be putting them into a confrontational situation.Gassing Station | All Creatures Great & Small | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff