One of my online colleagues lives in California and I love reading his blogs, mainly about gardening as he is a horticulturalist. Today he wrote about his “adventure” with Pepe, the skunk. I live in Switzerland and we do not have skunks or coons, just cows and hedgehogs so I really found this very funny. Most of my colleagues here live in places with skunks, but my European friends do not. I have never smelt a skunk, but have heard that it can be quite powerful, so enjoy
Coons are not much of a problem in the garden; but they can be a problem around the home. They scatter trash, eat dog and cat food, and can be dangerous to dogs and cats. They get into places we do not want them, including basements, attics, and even our homes. Once inside, they can cause significant damage.
That is why they sometimes need to be trapped. No one wants to do it, but it is sometimes necessary.
One problem that we did not consider when putting out a trap for a coon who was getting into the trash was that we might not actually catch the offending coon. Actually, not catching the coon was not as much of a problem as who we caught instead.
Pepe got to the trap first.
Pepe was none too happy about it.
Neither were we.
You see, Pepe, who is difficult to see…
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Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss 
Pepe le Pew is a cartoon character here. Very cute. Very French. This was a cute read. Poor little Pepe just wanted a buddy. Where I grew up in New Jersey, there was a ‘woods’ (what we called it) across the street from my house that was filled with skunk cabbage. After it rained–oh, the smell! Quite awful. If that is what skunks smell like, it is not pleasant at all.
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I just loved this piece when I read it this morning. That is the good side of blogging, we get to know the other countries.
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I can’t believe that Tony didn’t get sprayed.
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From what I have heard of skunks, I was also surprised.I have never seen one in the wild, only photos, but their smell can be quite penetrating I believe.
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I talked nicely and moved slowly. Pepe was a good sport. In fact, he seemed puzzled that I was moving so slowly and not being more direct.
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Out last dog knew how to handlr. The whole we spent there , she loved to chase both skunks and porcupines. She would barked at them in the front as they turned to used their scent glands , she would back in front of them. One very large porcupine would head for a tree whenever he saw her. A porcupine never hit her and a skunk only a couple of times. Thanks for sharing.
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I loved this piece. I find life with skunks must be really something different
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Once a pair moved into our attic one winter. We were overrun with mice. They clear out the mice. We didn’t know the pair were until they want to leave their family and were trapped. My husband let them out and we never saw them again. I much rather live with a skunk than mice.
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I love skunks and even their smell. They are darling creatures and I wish them all the best. As an aside, the pot that many smoke now smells pretty identical to skunks, and is called skunkweed or skunky pot or similar. The animals smell much better to me than the foul weed!
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We were once sitting in a mountain restaurant and I noticed a smell like cat piss. Mr Swiss informed me that a Young lady on the next table was puffing a joint. It was not exactly pleasant but not so bad
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Hmm. Our cats don’t smoke that stuff when I m at home!
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