yes, you may be very correct. I windered whether it was a symptom of being bored perhaps. Dogs need stimulation and the digging may be a reaction to lack of activities. Obviously having their own sand pit isn't a good substitution if you are trying to wean them off digging.
rob
I have had moderate amount of success with my potted garden but now m
dogs have gone and dug them up. i've managed to salvage about 6 of the but the casualties of war ran up quite high this time. 6 broken pots an
20 dead plants later, i've resorted to tie-ins and crating but i woul love any idea that would make my potted plants unappetising an unappealing to my dogs.i've been toying with the idea of burying barb wires around the oute perimeter of my pots. would that help? has anyone tried this before?
any ideas are most welcome. i love my dogs and i love my flowerin plants, so i would like to find a solution that allows them to co-exis peacefully.
thank you all, arman
-- Arman
Coffee grounds? Most pets don't like the smell.
You could ask the folks at your local Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf or Starbucks to save you discarded grounds - give them a container, if they prefer not to put in plastic bags.
ISTR that coffee grounds are good for plants, as well. T/F?
Persephone
how about fringing the garden with sacrifical thornier or bushier plants, thereby placing a barrier between the dog and desired plants? If the mut does want to go digging it will first attack the plants which will cause most pain and likely stop in time. This depends on where you place the garden, how spaced it is, how big the dog etc etc.
Also, have you provided a different place for your dog to dig. It may be that he/she loves to dig and would leave thegarden alone if he/she had their own digging patch. It may not work but is perhaps worth a try. When we moved into our current place there were no gardens for the cats to crap in so they used the lawn(killing it) or flower pots. When I put in some gardens they started using those.
Camphour (I am told) is supposed to be a deterrant to dogs and cats. Moth balls, perhaps in an old sock, may do the trick. It is possible to buy camphour mixed into saw dust that can be spread around and supposedly break the cycle of bog and digging.
rob
maybe try setting aside a patch for the dog and start of burying the odd bon e or dog biscuit just below the soil. Provided the dog doesn't mind the taste of a little earth it will develop that patch, digging and something nice to eat. Doggy may decide bones are better than plants.
rob
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Bad idea. That's like giving your dog an old shoe to chew on and then wonder why you come home to all your new shoes chewed up. MOST dogs don't understand that you can dig up anything 'here' but don't dig 'there'. You need to teach it to not dig, period. Best way is to break the dog of digging OR you have chosen a breed that digs not matter what because the ancestors have spent the past 400 years or more digging up rodents and other burrowing creatures. In that case........get used to the digging.
Val
A short list of living things were complete mistakes. Dogs, mosquitoes and viruses. You're wondering how to make your dog behave acceptably? You've got to be kidding. Do the world a favor and slit it throat.
add trolls to the list
Carl
Trolls are better fed into a wood chipper.
Slowly.
Bill
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Try:
1 tbs cayenne pepper 1 tbs garlic powder 1-2 drops of liquid dish soap 2 cups waterMix in spray bottle, spray around the area. Re-apply after rain.
OR
2 tsp hot sauce 2 crushed cloves 2 tsp liquid dish soap 3 cups waterMix in spray bottle, spray around the area. Re-apply after rain.
I've used this method to keep dogs from "shittin'" on the lawn. It won't hurt a lawn and I suspect not your flowers.
Oren "My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes."
This is not a troll. You've been trained by your dog. With help, you can get your mind back. It'll be a long road, though. Good luck.
Don't you feel suggesting someone slit their dog's throat seemed harsh? I apologize for the troll remark if I misunderstood. No question folks sometimes do get trained by their dogs, ats and other pet's behaviors. Once you realize what the animal's motivations are, you have half the battle won.
Carl
No, not harsh at all. Like child molesters, dogs have no place in a polite society. Perhaps they were designed to live in packs, in the woods, and clean up rotting dead animal flesh, much like maggots. But, they don't belong anywhere near human populations.
Apology accepted.
All animals have characteristics which are unchangeable. For instance, if you step into a tiger's cage, it is assumed that you want to die, because the vast majority of the time, a tiger will kill you if you stop by for a visit. Dogs are the same way. You can assume certain things about them. Make a list of 10 possible things an unattended dog might do, and if 9 of those things are stupid, destructive or annoying, you can bet a year's pay that the dog will choose one or more of those 9 things 100% of the time. The only acceptable thing it might do is sleep. The other 9 include such delights as crapping on the rug, crapping specifically where innocent people need to walk, barking until the police arrive, biting someone, chewing furniture, wrapping their leashes around trees until they're choking (a good thing, actually, but still stupid), digging in neighbors' gardens.
what are you doing in my thread? if you don't have any vali suggestions ... please go crap in your own thread. and if you aren't troll .. i don't know who else qualifies to it !!!!
just like a child molester .. i believe you should be shot on sight !! for animal cruelty. now go dig for trouble somewhere else
-- Arman
Hi Oren & others who have made some valid suggestions,
Thank you!!!!!
I am going to try the moth ball and this spray suggestion and see ho it goes. Trouble is where I live, its hot ... real hot .. so i have t water my plants twice a day so they won't wilt. will the moth ball hur the plants? also how safe is it in vege containers? right now i a growing varieties of lettuce, leafy veges (spinach) and beans, is i safe to keep moth ball in those containers?
i like using organic fertiliser, so some i mulch and i also use te leaves and grounded up egg shells, could they be attracting the dogs?
rob, you might have a point abt the dogs being bored. i train and sho dogs but recently i've been so busy between work, my toddler, m evening classes at the university and a bunch of house guests who sho sign of leaving that i have actually neglected my dogs quite a bit. s like someone here said, now that i've realised that they are bored maybe doing something abt that will help get them off my plants hmmm... !!
thanks again for your inputs everyone! really appreciate them! i a attaching a pic of my hanging flower pots that have escaped my dogs . lol, this is from last year tho, so now the total container count i
80+.take care everyone & thanks again, arman
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Well,I think we will have to agree to disagree. many people have found the 'cost/benefit' ratio of keeping 'domesticated' animals (which the dogs we speak of are) satisfactory. And humans have found that true for
10s of thousands of years. Certainly one could focus on the negative aspect of cars, computers and even family members. Doesn't meant they have no place in our lives. Whether its securing property, searching for criminals or explosives or avalanche victims, or just helping to ward off loneliness as a companion, they can be quite useful. Of course, as you allude to, one should educate oneself as to the 'nature' of dogs before associating with them. They are like retarded children in many ways but clearly many can be kept without the problems you mention and without destroying gardens.You can have the last word. This seems off topic now.
Carl
You have an animal whose way of living involves mischief and destruction if not watched constantly. You stated this yourself, although you don't like it being stated a different way. Don't complain when the animal does exactly what it's expected to do. This is like complaining that your toaster makes your bread a darker color. It's what toasters do.
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