Once upon a time, we had a mouse problem. After our little terrier mix Dominic dispatched nine of them to the Big Wheel of Cheese in the Sky, they must have gotten the word because only one came around, and that years later. He was a clever little sucker, evading traps and dogs' jaws, but hubby finally nailed him with some poison. We have to be careful about laying down poison because of the huge koi pond that takes up at least one sixth of the backyard.
Pigeons, rabbits, squirrels, rodents of any sort do not fare well in our home. If the dogs don't get them, one of the roaming cats in the neighborhood (not mine ast they are all indoor) will kill them off. We have rescued some baby rabbits from the jaws of our dogs; I like rabbits and unlike the rest of the critters, they are cute.
I can't believe this guy took a ****ing rat to the vet. Wonder what the vet thought. Probably that this was the sucker that was born that particular minute.