Reading that, I feel greatly blessed by my two Alsatian guard dogs. Yes, they do *****, but that's OK. Shovelling that up and dumping it in the burn is a routine morning chore which I don't event think about.Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:05 pmNext door have 3 Ridgebacks who would lick you to death if you got over the fence. They dig up the garden, that was, and *sh*t* all over the place. At least our guards are house trained. Food, vets fees and compensation if they get out and chase a pregnant cow and it aborts. I think 10 euros a night is cheaper. Also dogs will bark at anything. Not getting up every time a dog barks. Our chaps only bark if it is an identified genuine threat. The dogs next door disappear inside if there is a big cat around. That may be a solution but how many tins of kitty cat does a leopard need a day.
Vet bills are minimal. If one of the dogs needs serious medical treatment, it'll get a jag in the paw and that will be that.
Not many leopards hereabouts. A Jaguar or two, but the occupants tend not to get out until I've talked to the dogs.
The only big cat around here died last month. The dogs were afraid of him, I must admit.