Red Doe wrote:I'd go with the dog or another cat. I have a dog and cat and no strays come round here because of them. Mind you, the Collie is liable to only lick an intruder of any kind to death, but still, I think she's a great deterrent.
I would love a dog unfortunately my lifestyle precludes it. One week in 5 I am in Copenhagen and one week in 5 I am in Brussels. Mrs Lee is a violinist so she is away on tour quite often or in London. Granddad lives quite close but he is getting on and my parents moved to Eire in the 90's. It would no be fair to an animal.
When I was a younger I had a Jack Russell terrier that went to university with me. He used to curl up under my chair during lectures, I even managed to get him into a cinema once. Happy times.
i wouldn't be without a dog, we have a Cairn Terrier bitch at the moment, but have had various in the past, Airedale, Poodle, Black and Tan, 2 other Cairns and a couple of Jack Russells, i do favour Terriers though, once the balloon goes down you will probably need a dog, even if just for a guard dog for you and yours.
Second the motion - no airguns please!!!! if it where your pet you would not be happy
Water works well. I have cats but have the same problem with my newly dug veg patch and flower beds etc. also have foxes coming in the garden as well -year before last most of tulips disappeared because they kept digging up the bulbs and playing football with them
Put some wire mesh over but raise it like a cage so they wont be tempted to sit on it and still try and take a dig at it or a squat and take a pooh that worked fine last year and all my veg and flowers came up a treat this year - I removed the cage when the plants were well established by then the cats are usually not bothered because it they associate with a no-go area.
An American survivalist friend of mine has sent me details of a home made tazer utilising the flash circuit from a cheap disposable camera to boost the output of a AAA battery to a non-lethal but shocking 35,000 volts. Now, If I were to connect this to some chicken wire laid down in the cats favourite digging place I'm sure that I can get them jumping at least 6 feet vertically.
Actually this is getting a bit like Jasper Carrot and the mole..........
Perhaps I had better lie down in a darkened room......repeat 'they are not trying to hurt you, do not lash out'......Nurse, Nurse, the screens...................
I have a dog and cat and no strays come round here because of them. Mind you, the Collie is liable to only lick an intruder of any kind to death, but still, I think she's a great deterrent.
