obsessing over chipmunk hole, HELP!!!
 

A couple of weeks ago Ginger and Bernie chased a chipmunk across our yard and watched it dive down one of its many holes. Ha, ha, ha...isn't that cute? :rolleyes:

Well, since then Ginger has been obsessed with that hole. The minute I open my door she races barking and tearing at the hole and, even worse, attacks anyone who tries to intervene (she doesn't bite, just freaks out). It's not getting better.

My solution has been to keep her on a leash in my fenced yard. We tried burying the hole, putting one of dh's smelliest sneakers on the spot, vinegar (I don't know why, guess I thought I could change the smell of it), covering the hole...nothing works. As soon as she's free it's to the hole and being a complete maniacal, well dork.

Rewarding her with goodies for ignoring the hole hasn't worked yet either...

Help!!!

Can't offer anything but sympathy. We live on the water...that means muskrats...muskrat holes....and one obsessed yorkie. :rolleyes:

LOL, I'd live with the obsession, if she'd just take time out to pee.;)

I feel for you, I believe muskrats and their holes must be a lot bigger than chipmunks.

Maybe paulapoo can shed some light ont his for you...she has Percy. Percy is a ground hog she has been fighting with for a year now. Oliver and Otis hold viduals around Percys hole. Well one day Poo called me and said It's Perci with an "I" and she has 8 babies LMAO now she not only deals with Perci but her babies too!! They drive Otie and ollie CRAZY. she put up some fence thing thats working...so ill have her look in here and maybe give some advice.

Hmmmm this is kinda funny LOL

Is there a chimpmunk still in the hole? If not, plant a tree in the hole lol

I have no idea, we have 2 ducks in our yard and the yorks don't seem to care!

ha, ha, ha. Ginger has been known to dive into a lake after ducks...I'm telling you, she obsessess.:) The thing is, the hole is apparantly attached via tunnels to all of the other holes that she is as yet, unaware of.

The other two have moved on...but not Ginger.

Aww, poor Paulapoo! Yikes, ground hogs can be mean too. Not to mention, they are a lot bigger than most yorkies. I'm looking forward to her advice. But your comments gave me an idea. Perhaps an ex-pen around the hole until she forgets about it. We have one around our pond ever since Bernie fell in, why not put up another one?

Oh Ginger and Bernie Izzy is obsessed just like you. We found out we have a family of chipmunks living under our deck.:( Izzy knows that they are there and it's been crazy for over a year now. We have to put this wire fence around our deck so she doesn't squeeze under it to get them.:rolleyes: The brown wire fence my husband got at Home Depot and then I planted these nice small, miniture grasses around the deck to hide the wire fence. So far..knock on wood that she hasn't started to dig for them. :D

OK fast forward to this year...we also have an opening under our kitchen addition that hangs over the foundation. We never had a problem but this year OMG we saw a skunk go under there. Izzy would bark like crazy during the day at her (she could see under that little opening where she wa sleeping:eek:) so we have to fix that issue this weekend with decorative bricking and again planting with taller grasses to hide that. I didn't mind the chipmunks but oh my didn't want Izzy to get sprayed by the skunk. Skunk has not returned!!!

It's a never ending situation but hey our Yorkies are terriers and ratters that are trained to hunt out small critters.:) Oh and we have two families of squirrels living in each neighbor's tree (one Oak and one Buckeye tree). So needless to say Izzy is patrolling our yard 24/7. I'm surprised that our neighbors haven't said anything yet about her constant barking..hahaha!

If nothing else...muskrats are uglier than chipmunks.

Just thought of something...maybe try putting moth balls in the hole. Moth balls are supposed to repel deer and such in a garden...maybe it'll repel Ginger.

I filled the muskrat hole up with rocks... :rolleyes: <----- hubby's expression to that. Muskrats have tunnels and multiple exits....apparently Ramsey doesn't know this...she is only intent on one.

Rams is also obsessed with squirrels...she will wait patiently for HOURS...for one squirrel to show up.

lol, I see that same expression from dh when I do a lot of things.:)

Okay, if I try the mothballs and Ginger does the opposite and decides to eat one (there's no telling with this one)...guess I need to research moth ball toxicity.:) You may be on to something.

Imagining chipmunk's reaction to a home filled with moth balls. :eek:

don't forget the vinegar and the smelly sneaker.:p

Oh I giggled over the sneaker....I'm sure he's thinking of moving...too many problems with his neighbors.