>This is made worse because my neighbor puts food out for the German shepherds.<
This is a problem up here, too.
They’re usually, but not always, old ladies that think they’re doing the wildlife a favor.
Nobody can let their little dogs out back anymore. They could get attacked by coyotes or sprayed by a skunk.
Where we live, we are helping wildlife. 90% of our eaters are birds, many chickadees, doves, and cardinals. It was -10 this morning and we have about 10 inches of snow on the ground.