Hi Patti...sounds like "little bear" was a keeper...lol.
I think Black labs have amazing personalities...so sweet and gentle. I have had so many kinds of dogs over the years but Labs are the sweetest.
So, when she ran across the river, do you mean they were on their own and you guys took them in?
I think animals know when you save them...they know what's in your heart more than people do.
I was kind of wondering the same thing as Jesse Joe...lol. I guess the bacon grease would attract them and make them think it's food and the amonia would stink or burn their eyes????
An old farmer told my father-in-law to urinate around the perimeter of his garden to keep out the deer...lol.
I don't know if he ever tried it or not, but he did always keep a radio playing overnight outside to scare away varmits so I guess the urine thing didn't work too well.
I hope your fence works and you don't have to do anything else that involves climbing trees