Oh my gosh, could this night get any better?
About 1/2 hour ago, through our open bedroom window I heard a "pup" yelping somewhere out back. Ski heard it too. He decides to investigate.
Initially I thought a coyote had gotten someone's dog, but whatever it is appears to be on our neighbour's side of the fence. We can't see what it is, and I won't let him hop the fence to investigate. Could be any number of creatures, including skunk, baby coyote, who knows?
The yipping and yelping is starting to die down, but a scrabbling noise persists, and Ski wants to call 911.
Anyway, now we're fighting because he says I'm letting whatever it is just die.
Dude, it's 4:00 a.m. We can't see it. We are not calling the cops. Animal control is closed. And you have zero tools to deal with whatever it is - no gloves, traps, ropes, whatever ....
We have a fully fenced backyard to keep out the bigger critters, and chicken wire along the bottom 3' to keep out most of the smaller ones.
I really (I mean really, really) want to go to bed, but now idiot boy is back outside trying to do who knows what.
Ugh!