I'm posing this question here in the local forum because you know how crazy things get in the larger ones.
I live in town, in a neighborhood, and something is coming around during the day while I'm at work digging in my hop beds, just started in the last couple of weeks. I suspect a new neighbor's Dacshund, but can't prove it, and you know how that goes nowadays. We have no fenced back yard, and do not plan to spend that kind of money to cure this problem.
I don't want to kill the dog, just want to teach it not to come back.
I've tried sprinkling Cayenne powder for several days to no avail.
Have read vinegar or ammonia, but not sure what that'd do to the plants.
Oh, and I'm pretty convinced it's a dog by what was left behind one day.
Any of you have a suggestion?