Well, it is now 11:22 PM
at about 9:30 tonight, i heard Merlin barking outside. It was different from his normal bark. More, worried.
I went out on the back porch to see what was wrong. There stood a massive raccoon. This is the first time I have really seen one up close and personal. I, being the strong woman I am, turned and ran into the house! Merlin, my coon dog...ran behind me.
Mark and I have spent the last couple of hours chasing it around the yard, trying to get it to go away into someone else's yard. one that would not have a terrified basset hound barking at the backdoor trying to get in. Big baby!
Well,that didn't go well. And, just to let you know...If you need a animal control officer at night, he will not come! We called and they said call back in the morning. We got so tired of hearing Merlin freaking out that Mark went back out and tried to get him to go in his dog house. To Marks surprise, There was the raccoon, in the dog house!
We decided to put a cardboard box over the opening, bungee cord it in and take him down to the creek by our house. He is now in a happy home, away from our home!
Do you feed Merlin outside? If so, that might draw in more coons. We used to use dog food to lure them into the live traps at home ... they seem to love the stuff.
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