The dump is 5 miles or so from her house. She was concerned that they’d just come back, so that’s why she painted their tails.
I’m sure she just started a problem for someone else, too. ;)
We have a few squirrels around, but they’re not much of a problem. There is usually a dog or cat in the yard, so that’s a deterrent right there.
My SIL’s collie has discovered the “joys” of chasing squirrels LOL!
She’s visited a couple of times lately and she’s not on the front porch long before she spots a squirrel somewhere & is off and running. If you say “squirrel” or “deer” in an excited voice, she knows what is going on. For “deer”, she’s checking the fields .... for “squirrel”, she’s looking in the yard.
Last summer, when I was dog sitting, I didn’t see her nearby & started looking. Through the gate into the back fields, there is a slight rise ... she was lying down on that rise where she had a good view & alertly looking at the back fields, waiting for deer to appear near dusk. She figured out that when it was time for shutting the chicken coop door, etc. then deer were likely ... she did that several times when I was doing evening chores.