No Tank, Big Brother

So Cindy’s daughter picked up Tank last night.  Tank was in the backyard playing with Sadie for awhile before they left.  It was the first time I saw Sadie running around at full speed with another dog since the last time she was with my dad’s dogs.  Ever since Nicki lost her mobility Sadie really didn’t have a playmate to run with.  It brought a smile to my face to see them both running around the yard.

The departure of Tank brought tears to Cindy’s face as I knew it would.  She really loves Tank and liked having him around for company the last 10 or 11 days.  Sadie will have to step up and fill the void.

The chickens made it through another day intact but both Cindy and I have a terrible sense of paranoia about another potential attack.  We both spend a lot of time looking out the rear windows at the fence line, scanning for any movement.  Our Airsoft AK-47 arrives today which will allow us to spray any potential predators with high speed plastic projectiles at a rapid rate.  I am also considering upgrading the 4 camera security dvr in the coop to an 8 camera model which will allow me to put pretty much the entire back yard under surveillance.  I also still plan to look more at electrifying the rear fence line to provide more predator deterrence. No matter what we do, anything short of encasing the back yard in a bubble will fall short of giving us 100% peace of mind.