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Unwelcome Visitor to the yard... We had a night time visitor that really stirred up the pups. An opossum was walking along our low little metal fence and made both dogs crazy. Thank goodness it was nighttime since daytime activity would mean rabies were more likely the cause. DH scared it off with the waving of a board and banging on the fence with a shovel. He's out there with them now watching them pee making sure our friend doesn't come back around. those boogers are mean and hissy. don't ever tangle with one. usually they can be scared away easily but it's not worth messing with them either. |
I worry all the time that something like that will get into our yard, especially at night as the yard is so big and I can't see it all by some. When I let Tibbe out at night and he just dashes through the back door really fast my heart goes loop-de-loop and I rush out right behind him, usually shouting "Wait" or "Stop" just in case some critter is visiting the yard. One night it was the neighbor's cat in our yard and they had a spat but as I was right on Tibbe's heels, I was able to shoo the cat away before they could hurt each other. I did see it hit Tibbe in the face, he jumped back but was starting back at it when I was able to stop him by shouting! The cat ran and Tibbe stopped dead in his track but it was so scary. I got him inside quickly and checked his eyes and everything and he was unhurt. Ever since, when Tibbe flies out the back door, so do I. |
We live next to the Forrest Preserve and have all kinds of critters here. Deer, Coyotes, Oppossum, Racoons, etc. We always go out with the Yorkies, and always let Carlo go out first. His job is to make sure the yard is clear, and he has never failed to do his job. |
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Be careful. They have a habit of returning to their haunts. |
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Make sure you dont have any trash that there getting into and getting food. We had what he thought was one (never saw it) that in the middle of the night would take things out of our recycling bin and chew on them and leave them scattered around the yard for three nights. Once we started washing the stuff going into the recycling bin he stopped coming back because there was nothing for him to eat. |
They are such lovely creatures! Have long loved that breed and I kind of feel like I "know" one with your stories about Carlo. He's quite a guy! Tibbe would love a big bro. |
i'll have to keep going out and double checking for them to make sure he doesn't come back. or get me a Corso too :) |
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I'm a wildlife rehabber, and opossums are really very docile creatures. They have two defense mechanisms: "gaping" (when they make that mean, ugly face, but have nothing to back it up), and "playing dead." Whenever I've rehabbed opossums, and they start that gaping, I tell them to knock it off because they are not fooling me! Most of the mischief for which opossums get blamed is the work of raccoons (and they are mean, nasty critters). The biggest threat to our doggies from opossums are fleas, which can be a real pain. I've been bitten by squirrels, pecked at by birds, but have never had any problems with opossums (but they don't bond ... squirrels and birds will come back, but once I release an opossum, I never see it again!). |
I live in a wooded area and we have such visitors on the patio at night on a fairly regular basis. Opossums, raccoons, skunks, etc., and those are the night visitors. Opossums are the least harmful of any the critters. They are scavengers and are just looking for left overs. They are like the bottom dwellers of the forest. They are very awkward and slow also. I find we get more visitors when we have been cooking out as they smell the food and come looking. If my cat is outside I always have to take a good look around before I let her in because the raccoons will walk right in with her if I'm not careful. No, the cats don't bother with these forest critters. They know not to pick on someone bigger than them. |
They will attack if they're cornered or feel threatened and yorkies are good at stirring up trouble. I know!:) |
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