Animals we share our lives with

[JakeBrake]

My next door neighbors.

 

[Dawg52]

Took the mutt to the reservoir today. Nice cool day for a hike.

Here we go....

Exploring....

Enjoying the warm grass.....

 

[Purron]

Took the mutt to the reservoir today. Nice cool day for a hike.

In my next life, I want to come back as a dog with an owner like you

 

[jimnjana]

Bianca



This is Bianca, our German Shepard Dog. She's a rescue dog. This was the first time she ever saw snow. She kept trying to eat it... Yes, it does snow in Atlanta...the "big" storm in 2010.

 

[jimnjana]

Bianca and Molly



Bianca has issues with other dogs, but she does like cats. Go figure. Her and Molly get along the best. Molly was raised with our Chow, so she has always gotten along with dogs.

 

[Dawg52]

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This is Bianca, our German Shepard Dog. She's a rescue dog. This was the first time she ever saw snow. She kept trying to eat it... Yes, it does snow in Atlanta...the "big" storm in 2010.

Rescues....the best kind. Nice looking dog.

We got that snow too. My dog also enjoyed it.

 

[simple girl]

DH put the garbage out on our back deck last night. It's 25 feet up, so you'd think no little critters would get into it....right? Well, think again. This little guy is obviously a very good climber. And stinkin' cute, too. Look at that guilty expression!

 

[bbbamI]

......love that 'expression'.

 

[Gumby]

Raccoons regularly make nocturnal raids on our trash can, which sits outside next to the garage. They know exactly how to knock it over and pry the lid off. I really don't mind. I just pick it up and put the stuff back in the next morning.

 

[Purron]

Raccoons regularly make nocturnal raids on our trash can, which sits outside next to the garage. They know exactly how to knock it over and pry the lid off. I really don't mind. I just pick it up and put the stuff back in the next morning.

Gumby's yard, 3AM.

 

[Gumby]

Gumby's yard, 3AM.

I've never seen that many at once, but 5 or 6 is not unusual.

 

[Purron]

I've never seen that many at once, but 5 or 6 is not unusual.

I was just joking and am sure you don't have an army of raccoons in your backyard.

Just be careful with them Gumby and make sure any pets in your household don't come in contact with them. As you know, I volunteer at the animal shelter and often have contact with animal control officers in our community. Raccoons can carry rabies and account for many cases in our area. Here's some info from Purdue about raccoons and rabies.

https://www.addl.purdue.edu/newsletters/2003/summer/rabies.shtml

 

[Ally]

My brother adopted a baby raccoon for awhile. He found him alone when my brother was fishing. He was really cute until he grew up, then he was large and scary. My brother had to take him to some wildlife specialists who help animals adapt to living in the wild.

 

[RitaR551]

Speaking of big and scary. We ran into this guy a couple weeks ago while shopping near Gatlinberg, TN

 

[Purron]

Here's a good one for both cat and dog lovers!

Cat-Friend vs Dog-Friend - YouTube

 

[kcowan]

ooohh... yuk!

 

[Ally]

Purron, I've seen some of those same things at my house with our real dogs and cat. Haha

 

[imoldernu]

Am looking for a humane way to keep the geese from destroying my lawn.

 

[Buckeye]

Build a pond on your neighbor's property.

 

[Meadbh]

Am looking for a humane way to keep the geese from destroying my lawn.

That's some lawn! I thought you were LBYM!

 

[REWahoo]

Am looking for a humane way to keep the geese from destroying my lawn.

Move to a condo?

 

[veremchuka]

Border collie, they love to herd things and they'll chase and harass the geese to the point your neighbor will also need one! As an aside, Canadian Geese will destroy your lawn. They rip up the grass and their dropping are greasy, polluting and damage the lawn they don't rip up. Get them off that grass asap.

 

[rbmrtn]

Eat a few of them... the others might get the message

 

[imoldernu]

Oh... BTW... That! was not my lawn... My house is two streets and about $1.7 Million away... I just kinda like the house.

 

[Sarah in SC]

Seriously on the border collie for the goose problem: see If there is a local dog agility club and ask for contacts with folks who participate with borders. You want someone whose dog is trained as a herder, but they sometimes do both.
Ideally you'd get someone to come and run the geese (not harm them) around some, and convince them a more peaceful place to camp exists elsewhere. Or you can ask at the local airstrip who they use. Border collies who do this kind of work regularly are called goose dogs and there are a handful of companies that off them to major commercial accounts.
Just be sure it is someone who has complete control over their dog to prevent harm to the geese, and not some yokel with a dog on a rope.