Since I'm at Mom's full time, my dogs are too.

Without Gertie (my beagle), my yard - front, back and sides - has become a haven for burrowing critters.

The ugliest are star-nosed moles. Ugh!



They leave big piles of dirt at the ends of their tunnels. Quite messy.

The most prolific are the regular moles. You can't take a step without sinking up to your ankles in the back yard. The front is almost as bad.



I also have voles. They look like mice, only bigger. But they make holes all over the place - another hazard.



And finally, a groundhog has decided to live under my deck.



I hired a landscaper to install some grass, and asked him to get rid of the moles too. He installed 12 traps and has caught many moles. They are coming from my neighbor's yard. Nice of him to share.