I've seen at least ten pictures of bullfrogs with fish in their mouths and even a video or two on other pond forums. My friend saw one grab and eat a duckling at a golf course. They are blamed for helping native Western Pond Turtles and native frogs to extinction here in the West including BC Canada so I have no problems believing that bullfrogs eat anything. I have had cats my entire life and have had aquariums my entire life and ponds in various forms since 1985 and have seen plenty of cats watch fish but not catch any. Every time their paw gets wet they draw it back and shake it off. I do know that cats would not climb or jump into a pond and get wet enough to disturb plants unless it was an accident and they fell in. I have seen my own cat fall in. once. No plants were harmed though. If plants are disturbed or pots tipped over morning after morning it is raccoons. I have had dogs in my pond that did a lot of damage, more than once. Loose neighborhood dogs. They were leaping and splashing and knocked over lily pots and their claws put holes in a lot of foliage. They weren't after fish or food they were playing in the water. One kept coming back, I'd chase him out and he would circle behind me and jump back in....This has happed three times in twelve years of ponds at this house. The raccoons come pretty much every night. We sit on our couch and watch animals at our front yard wildlife ponds all the time. Cats, raccoons, opossums, squirrels, birds, dragonflies, treefrogs and many insects too from bees to water fleas. It is raccoons who tear up everything and now we have to cover the ponds every night with covers made of copper and chicken wire. Now they are destroying the rock edges and we have to do extensive work when the tadpoles all morph. The cats never hurt anything. They chased the treefrogs but we never saw one eat one or found any corpses or body parts. They seem more confused by them than anything. Mostly they just drink from the ponds. Having a dog should be deterrent enough for cats in your yard, won't work on raccoons though. An electric fence was the only thing that worked for me on the fish pond which is too big too cover and has plants too tall. I tried two ultrasonic noise makers which did bother the cats but not the raccoons. Motion water cannons will deter cats but not all raccoons.

I raised Alaskan Malamutes for years and collected their hair. I saw an article in a dog magazine about a woman who had spun her Samoyed dog hair and made it into a full length coat, a hat, and a gorgeous rug. Mind you this was back in the early 70s. I did some research and found someone who would spin it for $3.50/oz. I had POUNDS of the stuff, so I figured I'd better learn how to do it myself. I found an exploded picture of a spinning wheel in a Mechanic's Illustrated magazine and gave it to my husband to make for me. He gulped once and for my birthday I got an Ashford spinning wheel in a box. He made me put it together (like he made me build my own dog sled) so I would know how it worked and how to fix it if it broke. Once I learned how to spin with wool (it was a challenge, believe me) and figured out how to do the dog hair, I had to do something with it. I had to learn how to knit. I made a sweater for my first project and learned a whole lot about myself and my abilities. Dog hair is slick, it does not have the barbs or scales that wool has, therefore it "walks" or stretches if the twist isn't tight enough. I picked the wrong pattern, it was knit on large needles and the sweater grew after it was done. My daughter wore it for a mini skirt. Since that time, I only do hats and they are very warm. It has to be below freezing for me to be comfortable in it. If you are going to use the dog hair or cat hair for a garmet around your face, remember it is like angora rabbit hair and will tickle when it fuzzes up. We call the dog hair "cheingora" to give it a fancy name. I could never wear it as a scarf, it would drive me crazy. Once the hair is washed, there is NO doggie odor, even if it gets wet. I wash mine with human shampoo and a next to last rinse in conditioner, then a final clear water rinse. Right now I only spin my own dog's hair (Australian Shepherds) and do some for some very close and special dog friends. I did a batch for my best girlfriend that I've know since jr high. I didn't card it, took it out of the bag and spun it in different layers. When I knit the hat up and sent it to her, she said when she opened the package, she burst into tears because she recognized all the dogs she had owned in the hat. Some of them had passed by that time. I just did a hat for her husband out of some black dog hair. If you are going to felt it, try adding just a bit of wool to it. You can try a knitting store to see if they have roving. Ask around if there is a spinning guild, they can steer you in the right direction for supplies. The wool will make it hold together much better. I'd be afraid to spray it with anything like an acrylic spray because you will lose the uniqueness of the hair. You might try hair spray.

Choose the add ons that are important to you and then pick the cheapest way to get those options. HEPA is great for filtering the air, but the charcoal filter is better at reducing pet odors which is why most pet models dont come with hepa filters.

Those are fantastic! Because I kind of know how the ladies will react when they open your gift, I think you should ask your sons to take a picture for you.