Don't get a dog if you are just getting it for critter control in the back
yard. Dogs are really social critters and require love and attention.
Getting a dog to just leave it penned up in the yard is cruel and unusual
punishment. It would consider itself part of your family and wonder what it
did wrong to be excluded from family life.

So if this is your wish then 2 dogs would be kinder so they could be family
to each other.



"George" wrote in message
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Our yard seems to have a critter magnet. Mostly, woodchucks, skunks,
squirrels, occasional racoons, and a few deer. It has cover and food,
and the food includes our garden.

We've tried fencing the garden, which helps. But, in the end, they
always get in. Trapping and 'relocating' also helps, but the supply
seems inexhaustible. And, by the time I know that I need to set the
trap, the damage is often already well under way.

So, we were thinking, dog. Maybe a dog would just discourage all
these guys. If anyone has any pro/con to share on this, I'd
appreciate hearing it.

Or, we could just grow garlic. Nobody seems to eat that.

Thanks,
George