Is it Skunk Season?
I was up this morning fairly early and Cooper and I went outside and the first thing I could smell was some lingering skunk smell. I guess it's that time of the year again. I have noticed any skunk up until today. I guess we have to be careful when I start letting him outside at night. We haven't had any incidents in awhile. Last time was a few years ago when he ran into one but didn't quite get sprayed straight on. Here are some things we do when we he let him out after dark to do his business.
I turn on the outside light first for a bit to give the backyard a chance to light up. We also use one of those big halogen light bulbs. They really light the backyard up. Skunks don't like the light, so having a well lit backyard will help keep the skunks away. I also like to make some noise when we go out so we give them a bit of scare. The last think, I don't let Cooper run around out there too long unsupervised. At night, it's do your business and get back into the house. When dealing with skunks you have to use a little common sense and you shouldn't have a problem.
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