In a message dated 10/11/2006 2:48:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Janbraeloch@xxxxxxx writes: I hope someone out there can answer an off the wall question. My dogs have been barking at knocking on my wall. I went outside to find that a red headed woodpecker is pounding through my cedar shingles!! I have thrown a rotten apple at him..his leaving was temporary. Now I have sprayed the side of the house with soapy water. He was gone for 2 days and now is knocking again. I don't want to spray insecticide on the house as it may asphyxiate my dogs and me. Does anyone have any suggestions?? Help! Get a (hungry, outside) cat. It's illegal for you to kill a woodpecker (they are protected). Those plastic owl-on-stick things with the freaky eyes that you buy in garden centers don't work. Wind chimes don't work. And, boy will those nuisances do a number on your siding..... Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================