Mark Thorson wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
>>I have never, nor would I ever unless faced with starvation, eat dog.
>
>
> I sure would. It's on my list of stuff I've got
> to eat before I die. Ahead of ortolan, behind whale.
>
> I finally killed the rabbit in my garage today!
> I thought it was gone, because I hadn't seen it
> for several weeks. I got some ultrasonic critter
> repeller devices which I thought were frauds but
> this web site convinced me they might be worth
> trying.
>
> http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/antwars.htm
>
> Did not work for rats and gophers. Seemed to
> work on the rabbit until last week, when I noticed
> it was back. Put a trap in the hole-in-the-wall
> it was using to get in. The trap was tripped twice
> with no result. Three's the charm. Big guy, for
> a wild rabbit. Normally, they're small. This one
> I estimate at three pounds. I tossed it where
> scavengers routinely pick up dead bodies. They'll
> probably be a happy coyote tonight.

Cooper, our JRT, is quite adept at keeping our yard free of bunnies.
It's amazing to see a 14 pound lap dog run down and kill a full grown
rabbit.

And it is a testament to the preventative powers of the ivermectin in
Heartgard that none of the three dogs have required treatment for
tapeworms, in spite of ingesting Cooper's prey.

At least Cooper's depredation of the adult population have prevented any
nests this year. That's REALLY upsetting. If you manage to avoid
hitting them with the lawn mower, you're minding your own business,
washing the dishes and looking out the window, and you see the dogs out
there, scarfing something down like single-serving snack packs
(seriously, who can stop at one?), and it's not until one of them flips
something into the air and catches it it to swallow whole that you
realize what they've got...