Although I am left with the dog my son had before he moved to South Louisiana I prefer the wild ones too CF. They don't run up my vet bill plus I don't have to worry about feeding them that much. However, the wife spends money on the squirrels and the birds. Seems there is a feeder of some type hung up on every part of the house. I don't do that but I do keep water out for whatever needs it in this drought we're having. I make sure to dump and change water at least every 3 days to keep "skeeters" from breeding.
we had a massive downpour early this morning - and the ground sucked it right up - it's so dry ahd humid here -