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Hopping pests
atec77 wrote:
On 20/09/2010 6:39 PM, Trish Brown wrote: atec77 wrote: On 20/09/2010 12:45 PM, terryc wrote: On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:51:55 +1000, atec77 wrote: Irish of course almost a metre tall and 60kg Lol, local kids just love the local one when they see it down the park, NOT. Freaks them out totally when I just walk up and pat it and still have my hands. Once they realise they aren't going to be lunch, they are amazed. The hound is smarter than most humans which upsets many , far most thoughtful and trustworthy I've never known a crook wolfhound. They're usually the kindliest, most quiet-natured dogs. I s'pose, like most dogs, it all depends on the owner and how they've been brought up. I just love the honest faces and the jaunty tail-carriage. ;-) When we lost the dog to cancer two years ago we allowed him access to some of the house , he enjoyed stealing thing like the remote into his bed and waiting for us to look , just a little smart and humorous . LOL! Our bully did a very similar thing. She kept stealing pairs of rolled-up socks into her bed and 'mothering' them until they were missed and retrieved. Don't for a moment think they are anything but a wolf descendent however as to protect a family member once the dog grabbed someone by the arm pulling them back and snapping it like a twig . Yes. The King of Dogs. I see all dogs as wolf descendents and when they behave like a dog/wolf, it doesn't surprise me. Gives me the heebie-jeebies when people treat their animals like stuffed toys and then get a surprise when the animal instinct kicks in. Bah! Humbug! Oh, and Hah! Bumbug! as well. ;-D -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Hopping pests
"Trish Brown" wrote in message ... atec77 wrote: On 20/09/2010 6:39 PM, Trish Brown wrote: atec77 wrote: On 20/09/2010 12:45 PM, terryc wrote: On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:51:55 +1000, atec77 wrote: Irish of course almost a metre tall and 60kg Lol, local kids just love the local one when they see it down the park, NOT. Freaks them out totally when I just walk up and pat it and still have my hands. Once they realise they aren't going to be lunch, they are amazed. The hound is smarter than most humans which upsets many , far most thoughtful and trustworthy I've never known a crook wolfhound. They're usually the kindliest, most quiet-natured dogs. I s'pose, like most dogs, it all depends on the owner and how they've been brought up. I just love the honest faces and the jaunty tail-carriage. ;-) When we lost the dog to cancer two years ago we allowed him access to some of the house , he enjoyed stealing thing like the remote into his bed and waiting for us to look , just a little smart and humorous . LOL! Our bully did a very similar thing. She kept stealing pairs of rolled-up socks into her bed and 'mothering' them until they were missed and retrieved. Don't for a moment think they are anything but a wolf descendent however as to protect a family member once the dog grabbed someone by the arm pulling them back and snapping it like a twig . Yes. The King of Dogs. I see all dogs as wolf descendents and when they behave like a dog/wolf, it doesn't surprise me. Gives me the heebie-jeebies when people treat their animals like stuffed toys and then get a surprise when the animal instinct kicks in. Bah! Humbug! Oh, and Hah! Bumbug! as well. ;-D -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia Sorry Trish not December yet, but I will heartily endorse it then. Ans yes our feral (cattle dog) acts like wooleff at times. |
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Hopping pests
tathraman writes:
My garden is being ravaged by wallabies and/or kangaroos. Can anyone suggest a deterrent (excluding slaughter) that would be effective? There is the theory that herbivores abhore the odour of decaying flesh. So to deter rabbits, they recommend that you spread blood and bone fertiliser around. I suggest that you try this for your wallabies. Spread B&B around on part of your garden, but leave some garden as a sacrifical plot to see whether the visitors confine themselves to the unfertilised plants. There are probably many garden plants where you could sprinkle the fertiliser onto the leaves without ill effect to you or the plant; daisies, for example, but not lettuce. Are the invaders so determined that a standard netting fence fails to keep them out? Infrared sensors could ring an alarm or do some thing startling. There is probably plenty of scope for imaginative application of electrified fencing, unless you have small children. -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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We found that when we proposed a fence, wallabies lived . Ruth is still in, although the dog was running out, but as long as that I've only seen them eat grass, so it does not matter in any case.
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