There's a resident skunk in our neighborhood which abuts a forested hillside. The neighborhood also hosts a number of dogs, some of whom have had encounters I'm sure. The air is occasionally redolent of those dust-ups. Now that I've read this article, I'm going to be very much more cautious in my semi-wild backyard!
Yes! And stay at least 20 feet away -- that fact, that they could direct their stink streams accurately up to 10 feet away, was pretty surprising to me.
If I see one in my backyard, I'm running inside and bolting the door! Or maybe I could sic my trained murder hornets on it. They don't have a sense of smell I bet! 😉
New Zealand usually has a lock on all the interesting, unusual animals so leave it to us to show off with a skunk... If it weren't for dogs, we probably wouldn't have nearly as many interesting stories to share about skunks.
There's a resident skunk in our neighborhood which abuts a forested hillside. The neighborhood also hosts a number of dogs, some of whom have had encounters I'm sure. The air is occasionally redolent of those dust-ups. Now that I've read this article, I'm going to be very much more cautious in my semi-wild backyard!
Yes! And stay at least 20 feet away -- that fact, that they could direct their stink streams accurately up to 10 feet away, was pretty surprising to me.
If I see one in my backyard, I'm running inside and bolting the door! Or maybe I could sic my trained murder hornets on it. They don't have a sense of smell I bet! 😉
Yikes, I hope I never meet a skunk. But fascinating. My dog would try to herd one if she met it, I suspect.
New Zealand usually has a lock on all the interesting, unusual animals so leave it to us to show off with a skunk... If it weren't for dogs, we probably wouldn't have nearly as many interesting stories to share about skunks.