Barney Rids the Garden of Another Pest

Hellmanns · April 20, 2016

Mice, squirrels, raccoons, groundhogs, you name the vermin, Barney has been a trooper at helping me rid the garden of pests over the last 9 years!

dmforcier · April 20, 2016

I dunno. That looks like a standoff to me.

What breed? Rat terrier?

Worth1 · April 20, 2016

Yagonnaeedit?
Worth

Hellmanns · April 20, 2016

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Originally Posted by dmforcier

I dunno. That looks like a standoff to me.

What breed? Rat terrier?

Feist is the breed. They ain't dumb either..

Hellmanns · April 20, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Yagonnaeedit?
Worth

If it were nice and young I would. That ol boy would make the gravy tough.

Worth1 · April 20, 2016

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Originally Posted by Hellmanns

If it were nice and young I would. That ol boy would make the gravy tough.

When I get around (MY Own Kind) that is the way I will talk.

Worth

Hellmanns · April 20, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

When I get around (MY Own Kind) that is the way I will talk.

Worth

You would fit in well up here in Eastern Kentucky, Worth.

luigiwu · April 20, 2016

is there a name for that brown creature??

Hellmanns · April 20, 2016

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Originally Posted by luigiwu

is there a name for that brown creature??

Yes, it's a woodchuck or groundhog.

Nattybo! · April 20, 2016

Yay for Barney! If I lived closer to you I would ask about renting him to chase my varmints away

. Have you ever heard a groundhog whistle?

Hellmanns · April 20, 2016

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Originally Posted by Nattybo!

Yay for Barney! If I lived closer to you I would ask about renting him to chase my varmints away

. Have you ever heard a groundhog whistle?

Thanks, and another name for the critter, whistle pig. I've had several over the years as pets, and they whistle when they're hungry or need attention.

Nattybo! · April 20, 2016

As a pet? No way! Were they yard pets or did they actually come inside your house? I read that they are actually very neat and tidy animals with separate "rooms" in their burrows that are designated bathrooms. If bunnies can be litter box trained I guess a groundhog could be too?

dmforcier · April 21, 2016

That's not a surprise. Even skunks can make good pets.

I think I'd draw the line at a badger, though.

pixlpush · April 25, 2016

well done Barney!

April 20, 2016	#1
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	Barney Rids the Garden of Another Pest Mice, squirrels, raccoons, groundhogs, you name the vermin, Barney has been a trooper at helping me rid the garden of pests over the last 9 years!

April 20, 2016	#8
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	is there a name for that brown creature?? __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

April 20, 2016	#2
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	I dunno. That looks like a standoff to me. What breed? Rat terrier?

April 20, 2016	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Yagonnaeedit? Worth

April 20, 2016	#10
Nattybo! Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 272	Yay for Barney! If I lived closer to you I would ask about renting him to chase my varmints away . Have you ever heard a groundhog whistle?

April 21, 2016	#13
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	That's not a surprise. Even skunks can make good pets. I think I'd draw the line at a badger, though.

April 25, 2016	#14
pixlpush Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 99	well done Barney!