Adorable Stinky little creatures

We have 4 baby skunks living in our yard. To be honest, they have to be the cutest little creatures I've ever seen. However, obviously we can't let them continue to live here. I called animal control yesterday and was told they wouldn't come out. They would rent us traps for $50.00 a piece and we could catch them ourselves. Not an attractive option to me! Our neighbor has a friend who works for Wildlife Rescue, so we have a call into them.

In the meantime, my dog is going nuts. He doesn't understand why we won't let him play with the "kitties". He was barking at one last night and it raised its tail. I grabbed Jake real quick and was dragging him across the yard. The skunk just started hopping backward with its tail still in the air. It was actually kind of humerous. I do not want to have to give him (or me!) a tomato juice bath though.

The joys of country living! :)