permaculture

[John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net>]

Aloha,

> i have found more problems with dogs in my garden rather than cats - anyone
> know how to deter them? (three batches of chickens have been killed, whole
> garden beds have been stomped on, and they poo all over the place without
> burying it like our more polite feline friends)

Yeah, and cats seldom kill your chickens...
Luckily I never had to deal with dogs much, even in an urban front-yard 
garden (was in Seattle - most dogs on leash, and most owners by law 
and/or culture keep 'em from dumping on private yards and/or pick up 
after them).
Here in the "wild west" of semi-suburban Puna district (East Hawai'i 
Island) it's very different...luckily no roaming dogs in my area at 
present.  Friends in other areas have had different experiences, 
including goats killed etc.
I could tell you how to painlessly (afaik), quietly and tracelessly do 
one in from a distance, but it's probably better that I don't... :-o

John S.


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