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Cole_Robbie · January 29, 2016

I've used my German Shepherds to deter deer before. A dog pen in the garden is good for about a hundred feet in every direction with deer, not squirrels though, I'm sure. My problem with using dogs in the garden is that I have to account for the possibility of a pack of coyotes showing up. They are notorious dog-killers.

January 29, 2016	#16
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I've used my German Shepherds to deter deer before. A dog pen in the garden is good for about a hundred feet in every direction with deer, not squirrels though, I'm sure. My problem with using dogs in the garden is that I have to account for the possibility of a pack of coyotes showing up. They are notorious dog-killers.