Garden raiders

I guess since ther is some interest in garden dammage I don't mind telling you my woes when it comes to wildlife damage. I can sum it up in 1 word DEER. This is without a doubt the worst I have ever seen in my years of gardening. They don't really bother anything but my vegetable garden but man have they done a job on that this year. What gets me is they are picky eaters they walked right past a whole row of lettuce that was quite good and healthy and completely wiped out a whole row of spinich I mean chewed it right to the ground. They seem to have no appitite for squash but won't let a cucumber vine grow beyond 6 inches. I have 12 big bushy tomatoe plants with no flowers from which the tomatoe is formed they only like the flower not the leaves or stems. I could go on but you get the idea. Its very dissapointing after all the work it takes to establish a healthy veggie garden just to see it ruined. When I woke up this morning I looked out and 4 deer were helping themselves, I yelled at them,they took off and 15 minutes later they were back. In a last ditch effort today I took the shavings and waste from my dog pen and surrounded the garden with a thin line, they seem to be weary of dogs and their scent. If that doesn't work I gues my biggest harvest will be meat this year.