AHHH! Holy Cow!! AHHH!!

[Michelle&Lolli]

In the basement room where Lolli is, it was used as a bedroom, so it has a larger window with a deep well to meet fire safety standards.  I was in last night spending time with Lolli and heard a clinking/scratching on the window.  Looked up and there was a raccoon down in the well.     Holy bleep!   I yelped, cussed and yelled at my dad!  By that time, the raccoon was climbing out and going away.  I had to ask my dad if it could get inside and he grumpily said no.  But I have to make sure.  I about had heart failure.  LOL   Lolli even periscoped right before that happened too, so she must’ve sensed that something was out there.  

I grew up in this house and it’s out in the country.  I have *known* raccoons and coyotes probably get very close to the house.  I’ve just never SEEN it.  Plus until my dog Samantha passed away about 8 years ago, we’ve always had a dog around. So I told my dad we need a dog.  Again.  But now I have a real reason other than I want one.  LOL   

 

[RabbitPam]

It can be startling, but I’m sure your dad’s right about it not coming into the house.
They are looking for food, so first I’d try to be more secure in placing anything outside that might be edible and seen as a reoccurring food source.

Be careful about getting a dog with bunnies. One that is a hunter, that you might consider to keep varmints away, is not a good choice as a housemate for a bunny. I would try outdoor lights that are motion detectors to scare them off before taking on a dog.

[Monkeybun]

Agreed. Don’t get a dog to just chase off raccoons. Think of what poor Lolli would react to it. And how a dog meant to chase off raccoons would react to a bunny.

[Michelle&Lolli]

Oh my dad won’t get a dog. That’s still not a good enough reason for him to get a dog. LOL But thanks for the warning. If he does get a dog, it will be a small dog. I have no clue what breed and it will not be allowed near my baby unless I’m around. And by *near*, I mean her pen.

[MimzMum]

I’ve had two similar holy cow moments lately:
One was when I was walking Jenna one afternoon and as I turned left out our driveway, badaboom! There’s our neighbors’ PIT BULL walking around loose. He caught sight of us immediately and starts barking at us (from out in the street, mind you) and I had to scoop up Jenna as he backed me down my own driveway! The neighbor’s kids began calling him back, but he was still barking at us until we got halfway back down the drive and he’d turned back to his house…THEN Jenna starts growling and barking. Thanks, girl. >.<

The next is that now we have two other pit bulls that seem to be running loose in the neighborhood and mostly in our yard, getting into our garbage. So much for me taking the buns outdoors anytime soon. One dog is a female, either who has recently given birth or will be soon by the look of her teats, and the other may be a male, they travel together and always leave the yard in the same direction. I don’t know if they are wild, one does have a blue collar. Can’t get close enough to them to get a look and honestly-with the type of dog they are-I don’t want to.

I can appreciate the difficulty in keeping a dog in it’s own yard as much as the next person, but these dogs have NO supervision. No one seems to give a rat’s behind to keep their animals restrained. I do wish Shadow were still here, they wouldn’t dare to set foot on our property with him around.

I’m currently armed with bear spray whenever I go outside. That I have to do that in my own yard is ridiculous. Wild creatures like foxes, bears or even raccoons are most likely to leave you alone if you cross paths…but formerly domesticated or stray animals that have been abandoned are completely unpredictable and highly dangerous. Our animal control is also very lax about addressing these situations.

Guess the outdoors will have to come inside for the buns until the problem is solved.

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