Yesterday afternoon while sitting in the kitchen around 2:30pm, I saw a brown rat come through the fence and stroll around my garden with out a care in the world. The dog was barking at the door to go after it and the rat which we now call (Roger) just kept walking around near the door as if the dog wasn't even there. As soon as I open the door it ran off into the next garden door. We never used to suffer from rats or mice until a couple of years ago, but when neighbours afew doors away started digging up floors in the house and gardens we now seem to be hearing and seeing them on a regular bases