Not too bad here, now Sir is 4. Sometimes I use baracades to alter his way in to the flower beds or protect specific plants. Rufus always returns from walks in hunting mode and used to race down the side passage bound along one raised bed, jump over the next and go straight through a flower bed to make sure all the pigeons and squirrels were moved on. I put up a bit of wooden fence and now he has to go via the patio, so things can grow in the raised bed. The lawn isn't brilliant, but I do try to keep exciting digging areas and burial grounds near the compost and at back of beds. Spring and winter look worse, because of the area of bare soil, but the garden is lovely in summer and I will take piccies. However, now he knows he can almost get the rat which visits, there might be some major damage to the clematis along the rat run along the fence. Asto the house, however many absorbent mats I put down on the utility room floor, Rufus always manages to still have muddy paws by the time he reaches carpet. My animal dyson soon deals with them once they are dry. Chewing furishings etc stopped at about 1. I replaced the underlay, but the carpet remains reduced in area.
