Hmmmmmm the Killing Zone grows

Well living in the middle of the forest is really kind of a battle. You have to keep the brush and blackberries from taking over. Mice and rats think you have built wonderful places for them to live. Last year we spent over $ 700 on 2 car repairs from mice nesting in the heater fan area of the car - that was a drag.
So we got 2 cats and a new cat showed up so things improved with less mice damage. Of course, cats love to bring little trophies and deposit them around the outside of the house. Yuck. But it is a good thing to protect where we live.
Our beloved dog, Akita, passed away this last year - 2006.
While she was still with a us, we got Bast as a puppy. She is malamute, husky and wolf. We have spent alot of time and training with her. She has become a wonderful companion and her job is to defend the home, garden and land. Well.......... she is the most incredible hunter. I was thrilled to see her bring down those nasty rats.......... but unfortunately she also harvests anything else she can nab.
Living here for over 20 years, I have fed the wild birds. We have quite a few that come around the house. But now with this new animal squadron creating a kill zone around our house, we are left with only 2 kinds of wild creatures - The Quick and The Dead.
Bast is so proud of her work and our deck is her trophy case............ ewwwwwww.
I can only hope that the skunk you wanders down from the mountain in the spring has the good sense to avoid our place or our deck will really smell.