Once we get a dog the squirrels will leave. We enjoy to watch them. The dog is about a year and a half away. The rule is the dog has to be under 20 pounds and very friendly to others. It wil get trained. I dont want to have the situation we had with Squirt. Our neighbors actually are not afraid to come in to the house. We could never of gotten the things we had to get done with a dog, but we do miss having one. So for now the Squirrels will be fine.