I have a guard mutt, Buster, who is an outside dog. Love him, but outside he stays. I have squirrels, rabbits, lots of red birds, hawks, owls, coyotes, lots of barn RATS (not mice), those darn wild hogs that are just ruining everything around here, and that sneaky bobcat that has tried more than once to make supper out of Buster! Ah life in the country - just not too far from the LQS!