I have another thing to worry about that I've never thought about in my many years. It's buckeyes brought into the yard by squirrels. A few days ago I noticed Rachel one of my pups chewing on something under the table at my feet. It was a buckeye, I recognized what it was immediately so I took it from her and gave her a treat. She brought it in unnoticed by me which is common when she brings other things in like a vole or mouse she's captured hidden in her mouth. She doesn't eat the rodents but will protect them from the other pups until I give her the traded treat for them. But she was chewing on the nut to the point I could see the inner nut inside the dark shell cover. Saturday I found a still green husk from another buckeye but no nut outback. If you don't know every part of the buckeye tree is toxic to humans and dogs but not squirrels even the tree bark.
