Kat and Sooze - thanks for the kind words.

Yes its a pity some humans are not treated with the same consideration some of us give our animals

Kat - can I call you Kat - Yep we have an orchard 'bout half an acre, and most of the trees are growing on ex-pets and animals which have come to us over the years. With the fox population around here we usually make sure they're are far enough down and then fill in the hole and just below the surface put a layer of stones and then finish with the original turf. Seems to work OK. Glad the dog made it.