Great advice ya all! Thanks, we are reading em ALL!! I like that baby powder trick! Had not heard that one!
As far as the yorkies, yes, they are ratters (mousers) by nature. I am not sure what they might REALLY do if they saw or caught one, I suspect that nature would take over and the mouse would be toast/history/DOA.
Tilly would most likely be the bestest mouser, that gal goes wild if she sees a rabbit or even a bird in the yard! You can see what yorkies were bred for in that gal!
But, Don, you are right, I would prefer they not have that encounter. For a lot of different reasons. More than I care to go into before my coffee.
Larry, Al did give up smoking a number of years ago, so we will skip that part, but he does wear hats!
Again, thanks everyone, we really appreciate your feedback!