We seemed to have a fly situation at the dog kennel that houses 17 - 20 beagles. I haven’t counted lately.
Mr Wrekker went to the Tractor Supply store and got enough insecticide things to upend the natural balance of the flora and fauna in the immediate area.
Fly repellent ear tags
Sevin dust
Fly granules
Diamacteous (msp) earth
Liquid that goes in his sprayer thingy.
I told the grandwrex to hold their breath outdoors.
I’m pretty sure they tried.
I looked outdoors and he was ear tagging his dogs. He’s done this a number of times so he’s pretty fast at it.
I looked again and he was cleaning the pen. That’ll help. The beagle pack like nothing better than to poop and pee on fresh dirt.
He spread their new cotton seed hulls bedding. And started the sprinkling and spraying process.
Talk about over kill.
I hope it don’t kill the dogs.
When he came in to clean up I marched him right back to the garage and told him to strip. He smelled like a chemical spill!
After lunch I opened the french doors and faced a wall of flies.
I immediately banned the use of those doors. Out thru the garage was the only way out.
The Grandwrex still tried every 15min.
Mr. Wrekker went and got the left over granules. And spread them around. He claimed it would work, just takes a while.
I went and walked the house dogs. It was slow going but we made it around the pond.
When we got back I see there really are less flies. I washed dog feet and put them in for water.
I sat down to breathe for a minute, on the deck steps.
I looked under.
Oh, no! Poor Clarence. Covered with flies. He is pretty stinky so I’m not really surprised.
I told mid-daughter to go to the barn and get her Dad. We had to do something.
He comes with and ear tag and spray and new bedding.
I’m alarmed. How are we gonna ear tag a 'possum?
Son-of-a-wrek drives up. He’s game.
Mr.W says we gonna do this in one big flourish.
Son is to pull Clarence up by the tail. Mid-dau is to grab his snout about hold it shut. Mr. W punches the tag in.
Me and the peanut gallery sit there watching.
Here goes.
Nope. Mid-dau can’t do the snout grab.
So they rearrange. Mid-dau and Son swap jobs.
Before they start Son says to get him a dog leash.
Dau. pulls up Clarence, Son lassos the possums snout. Mr. W. punches the ear tag it took approximately 30sec.
Son loosened the muzzle, Dau. freaked and dropped Clarence on his head.
Clarence never really hit the ground he sorta flew under the deck.
I cried like a baby. This reminded me of when the lil’wrekker got her ears pierced. She never flinched, I cried.
I replaced Clarence’s bedding laced with sevin dust and went to get him a treat.
I had cabbage leaves I had saved for him. (There’s the Irish reference, if you must know) and a liver treat.
I looked under the deck and he apparently doesn’t blame me. I’m pretty sure he’ll blame Son-of-a-wrek.
He loved his treats and is now fly free.
And he sports a very cute neon pink earring.
Mr. Wrekker is rethinking the wisdom of allowing me to keep a wild 'possum as a pet.
He said: “this just ain’t right”
And keeps shaking his head.
I won one of those. Everybody had to try it out. Mostly they electrocuted themselves and each other. I donated it to a male friend and it just made his day.
‘Mr. O’possum’s no-good, very bad, horribly wet day.’
It rained and rained and rained some more, yesterday.
I swear I saw animals walking two x two looking for Noah’s cruise ship.
Clarence was soaked all day.
I told Mid-daughter I was gonna get the blow dryer after him.
She said, and I quote: “Are you on crack, Ma?”
Not sure if she was worried I’d get electrocuted or 'possum attacked.
Well, I didn’t do it.
But, I worried about him.
I had a pet towel ready in case the opportunity arose I could dry him alittle. He kept coming to the welcome mat and looking in, his little nose wiggling at me. I gave him Cheerios. He’d fill his cheeks and bobble down to his bucket home.
My chance never arose.
He’s drier this morning.
He kinda looks cleaner, as well.
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