Paul, Daphne is a cutie and she would probably team up well with my Oreo who so far has 11 squirrels, two rabbits, and an opossum to her credit. But we have so many squirrels she has only scratched the surface. She does make life miserable for them though.
Truck, you are the best........and very humane I might add.
Vance, Oreo is a Rat Terrier....a Katrina dog we adopted after the hurricane, from La. and believe me
nothing compares to her as a defender of her yard. Just too many of the little peckers!!!
I hate them but really hesitate to use pepper due to possible eye burning issues. But many are telling me to go that route so unless I get another solution I will have to go that route.
I cannot convey the fury of going out back and finding one of my favorite trees leaning over or hanging out of it's pot. There's nothing in there for them to eat....just destructive behavior.
I'm writing this and seriously considering more and more the workability of the pepper.