Well, this all depends on the size of the dog and what kind of aggression it shows towards the raccoon. Raccoons are feisty animals and will easily take on a fight with a dog its size. The raccoon will fend off dogs that will come too close like any other wildlife animal. If you own a big dog, the raccoon might rethink everything before making a move.
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Needless to say, that raccoons and dogs will start a fight either way if one gets too close to the other. It might also happen that the dog fears the raccoon. Raccoons are attracted to pet food and very fond of dog and cat food specifically. It may irritate a dog to see a raccoon eating and might start chasing away the raccoon. Anything can happen in the animal kingdom.
In case you do not have a dog to keep the raccoons at bay, they will continue their destructive behavior in whatever way they want. Raccoons are very well-adapted to the urban landscape and use their skills and knowledge to their full advantage. One of the things that give the raccoons an advantage over other urban wildlife is that they have dexterous hands to manipulate objects with. It has led to many break-ins, stealing of food to straight-up trashing properties.
Raccoons are opportunistic eaters which means that they are far from picky eaters. Even though their diet is quite healthy consisting of berries, nuts, grains, vegetables, eggs, fish, among other things, their diet in the urban landscape is a strong opposite. These foods are quite fatty and oily leading to too many raccoons dying of obesity.
They live and die for food, and that is apparent by how easy raccoons are to lure when you hold out food. This can have bad consequences as they can bring all their friends over the next time. When food is found at one reliable place, raccoons will keep coming repeatedly since the city offers an abundance of food as opposed to nature where they have to put in the effort.
The life span of a raccoon in the city is for this reason 10 longer on average, but this can differ based on the environment. A lot of raccoons had the unfortunate fate of being run over by cars as they were trying to cross the streets.
If you suspect raccoon activity taking place on your property, contact the technicians from Raccoon Control. We hired the best-seasoned raccoon removal specialists in the field that continue to raise the bar with each case. Every one of our technicians is certified and licensed which guarantees a high-quality level of service at an affordable cost.