I have squirrels living in my yard now, I have black walnut trees. I don't mind the squirrels and my feeders, but my DOG hates them. It is driving me nuts! She watches and barks and barks and barks and will charge the door?

Is there anything I can do to remove the squirrels since its only natrual for my dog to hate them? The dog was there first.

PS. My yard is not fenced or I would let my dog go after the squirrels.

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Mrs.Spud: Idaho Mom

A run would not work, the dog spends all of the time in the house, and these trees are in the front of my house and it would just look weird. I have a historic home so there is not much I can do with fencing.

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Mrs.Spud: Idaho Mom

I really don't know how to make squirrel gravy. Should I be ashamed?

Could I trap them and relocate?

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Mrs.Spud: Idaho Mom

Ever think about trying the invisible fence system. Its a lil work to bury the wire but well worth it and the dogs train quite quick. I know some people think its cruel, but my dog would dig right under a regular fence this I know for a fact. She is a 70+ lbs St. Bernard. She was vandalizing the flowers with her huge paws in the front. We had to come to a compromise, and I hate to keep her on a lead. I spent a whole day digging a trence and buring the wire it took a 1 week of 15 minutes a day and she wont even get near the boundary. She receives a warning beep 5 feet before she receives a shock. It has been working great. We also have a pond in the far back full of snakes. She was bit by a water snake and was in the hospital for 4 days to be treated for that. I was terrified of losing her. The only problem had so far was she realized that when I unplugged the system she could do as she pleased. I caught her trying to unplug it the other day. So I mounted the thing in a plexy glass box. She cant get to it now. She is so intelligent. She also tried to take the collar piece the one that shocks her. She carried it in her mouth after getting her collar off. My husband and I sat on the porch and watched her try to get close enough to the boundary to throw it away outside the parameter of the fence. It was so funny, she would drop it knock it around with her paws and try to throw it again and again. When I decided to go over there she walked off disappointed. Got her a leather collar its not gonna come off again. She is a smart one. If you had the fence you could just open the door and let him have at the critters and eventually maybe he would get tired of them and just forget them. Or they will learn to fear your yard.

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