Since I live next to 2 vacant lots and it is fall, I have had mice in the house. For a few days there, I was catching maybe 5 or 6. It is not one of those things you get up in the morning and say, "Wow, today is another fine day to catch mice!", but it is reality.
My dog, Sheba, thinks she is a mouser/a cat. Sheba is part German Shepherd and lab. She weighs about 65 pounds, not exactly what would come to mind when you mention an animal that catches mice. Nevertheless, she thinks she is my protector and if it is mice she must conquer, then so be it!
If I see a mouse when I am not expecting it, I do scream. Sheba comes running and first thing she does is drop her head down and starts sniffing around the baseboards and floor, looking for her prey. God help me if I had to scream for another reason like someone was in the house...she would instinctively look downward!
There was a dead mouse in a trap. Sheba laid down, focused on the mouse, and patiently waited for an opportunity to pounce on it. I almost hated having to put the mouse in the garbage as she was so intent on protecting me from it.
I had been using those plastic traps (the wooden ones scare me when I put them down and they snap, just barely missing my fingers). They are great....work on the principle of a baggie clip....bait the trap, set it down, wait, catch your mouse, then just release the mouse into the garbage by pressing the clip.
I recently discovered a better mouse trap than the plastic ones and even Sheba....those ones you plug into an outlet and the vibrations it emits in the walls keeps the mice away. IT WORKS!!!!!I have not seen a mouse in over a week!!! The best part of it is that I do not have the distasteful job of setting the trap, disposing of the mouse, and even seeing a mouse.
I would give this "mouse trap" 2 thumbs up and plan on keeping mine plugged in all year round. That will show those little critters, but unfortunately will take away some of Sheba's fun and duties. Oh, well, I will just have to find something else for her to do around the house....hmmmmmm, wonder if you can train a dog to vacuum.
ANSWER TO LAST TRIVIA QUESTION: Who encouraged us “to reach out and touch somebody?" AT&T
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Elvis Presley made only one television commercial, what was it?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: You know you are old if you have too much room in the house and not enough in the medicine cabinet.
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