We have a spaniel/basset/terrier/mutt pup who is shaping up to be one GREAT dog. She's figured out the ducks, and hasn't bothered the horses. The rooster taught her about chickens. Very good at barking alerts so we are hoping for the best. I am partial to mutts and smaller breeds, though I've seen German short-haired pointers, Irish setters and great danes who were great farm/guard dogs. The Irish setter was a real sweet heart of a dog. If you like small dogs, there are rat terriers and miniture pinchers that are bred to be farm dogs. They may not be able to kill a coon, but they can certainly let you know that there is trouble in the coop. It depends on if you want the dog to alert you to trouble or take care of the problem for you. One of my magazines had an article about bringing back the farm collie, a mixed breed with a standard collie base. There are a lot of border collies around here that people swear by as the perfect farm dog. They aren't good city dogs, too work-a-holic. I'd love to have one to round up the critters at night for me. Years ago I had a collie/shepard who was nearly perfect on the farm, but when we moved to the city, she became too protective, hated men and children. I gave her to a lady who had a fenced in yard. The dog has thwarted 5 burgleries that her owner is sure of, and warded of numerous unfriendlies. Our Jack Russell has too much prey drive, and he's pretty quiet for a jack. He was six when we moved here, he stays in the house. Catching mice is his speciality, he's a quick killer. He can't resist ducklings, and the chickens were in grave danger until the Rooster came into his own. Once the Rooster matured he gave the dog "what for" every day for a week before the dog gave up. According to urban legends around here, the dog most likely to savage it's owner is the cocker spaniel. Go figure?

Areas that have Dec-Feb lows in the 20s-30s and 50s for highs are lumped in with areas that have 40s for lows and 60s+ for highs. It can get pretty sub-tropical for 4-5 months out of the year in central NC, but we're not in the same boat as central TX (yet). It is getting warmer here, though. Bromeliads are becoming more popular and we're seeing outdoors earlier...more variety of trees and annuals can be grown here. It's hard to keep up with what's just expanded selection by industry for the marketplace and what's "new" to the area thanks to the increased warmth. We've had 2-3 unusually warm winters the past many years, but we still get our "apple chill" temperatures. The hardiness zones are just general guides and all that, but you still get a headstart by almost a month on summer/spring crops in mid-TX and your winter greens don't need as much constant care in the winter.

Thanks again. I misunderstood. I did remove everything. I thought you wanted to see that log. Do you think I should delete Spyware Guard (an earlier version), Spybot, Ad-Adaware Personal SE & SpywareBlaster? Someone installed them on my machine without asking when he worked on it. I have McAfee through AOL. I've heard it's not good to have 2 virus programs. Here's the log you want - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.33 Database version: 1665 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 1/18/2009 12:32:01 PM mbam-log-2009-01-18 (12-32-01).txt Scan type: Full Scan (C:\:D:\:J:\:) Objects scanned: 139689 Time elapsed: 1 hour(s), 38 minute(s), 26 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 1 Memory Modules Infected: 3 Registry Keys Infected: 5 Registry Values Infected: 3 Registry Data Items Infected: 0 Folders Infected: 4 Files Infected: 27 Memory Processes Infected: C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\spywareguard.exe (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Unloaded process successfully. Memory Modules Infected: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DLLs\dpqmhychnu.dll (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DLLs\ieModule.dll (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DLLs\moduleie.dll (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Delete on reboot. Registry Keys Infected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\spyware guard 2008 (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Spyware Guard 2008 (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spyware guard (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\(55937e13-0442-41ea-a026-2604ff356d05) (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\(88796e8d-2186-47d8-978f-af18aa0965f8) (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Values Infected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\spywareguard (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad\internetconnection (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad\iemodule (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Data Items Infected: (No malicious items detected) Folders Infected: C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 (Rogue.Antivirus 2009) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008 (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\quarantine (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Start Menu\Programs\Spyware Guard 2008 (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Files Infected: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\winlogon.exe (Rogue.Installer) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect\svhost.exe (Rogue.Installer) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\System Volume Information\_restore(F845E3DB-F751-4BE4-A620-64F2CA1BFB5F)\RP470\A0112617.exe (Rogue.Installer) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\System Volume Information\_restore(F845E3DB-F751-4BE4-A620-64F2CA1BFB5F)\RP470\A0112618.exe (Rogue.Installer) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009\av2009.exe (Rogue.Antivirus 2009) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\conf.cfg (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\mbase.vdb (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\quarantine.vdb (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\queue.vdb (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\spywareguard.exe (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\uninstall.exe (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\Spyware Guard 2008\vbase.vdb (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Start Menu\Programs\Spyware Guard 2008\Spyware Guard 2008.lnk (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Start Menu\Programs\Spyware Guard 2008\Uninstall.lnk (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect\svhost2.exe (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect\track.sys (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\sysexplorer.exe (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\system32\winscenter.exe (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DLLs\dpqmhychnu.dll (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DLLs\ieModule.dll (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DLLs\moduleie.dll (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Delete on reboot. C:\WINDOWS\reged.exe (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\spoolsystem.exe (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\sys.com (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\syscert.exe (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\vmreg.dll (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Spyware Guard 2008.lnk (Rogue.SpywareGuard) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Our unit is from Smarthome (console with 200' cable and probe). I don't know anything about the wireless units. Do not bury under the drive but to the side and be sure to mark (or measure)where the probe is located for future reference if something happens. If you plan to add an irrigation system or you digging for landscape, you may want to buy 8' electrical conduit and place the cable inside the conduit. No need to glue; just buy the conduit that has beveled ends and put them together as you run the cable through it.