"Sharon" wrote in message
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As with urban foxes, feeding Trolls only encourages them.

Ignore them and they will more than likely go and mess up someone elses
thread.

Also, don't rule out owning a dog because you will be away during the day.
That is if you would really like a dog for the dog's sake and your own, not
just as a purchased anti-fox device.
Some breeds e.g. Airedale terriers can be quite happy with the run of the
garden during the day as long as they get plenty of TLC morning and evening.
Not all dogs require a massive investment in walking.

Having said that, a puppy (or an Airedale bitch with a phantom pregnancy) is
likely to cause more damage at times than a whole host of foxes :-)

In the same way that a weed is a plant in the wrong place, vermin are just
animals in the wrong place.

Any 'bleeding heart' who feels that foxes are hard done by is more than
welcome to set up a fox sanctuary for the rehoming of unwanted urban foxes.

This is probably much more humane than just leaving them to over breed then
die back from the mange, as happened in Bristol.

Talk to your neighbour, and explain that you would like to try letting their
dog in your garden to deter the foxes.
Also explain that if it causes more problems that it solves you hope they
won't be offended if you try something else instead.
If it works, you could become a friend to the dog, and a potential dog
sitter when your neighbours go away.
Sometimes known as a win/win situation :-)

HTH
Dave R