Our dog did it everytime my mum fertilised her plants with horse manure... He obviously loved the taste and smell! The only thing that stopped him digging up all the plants was ... pepper. Not the cracked pepper, but the really fine powdered pepper. She sprinkled it over the plants and when our doggie sniffed the plants (to look for the manure) he had really bad sneeze attacks. He never tried it again.
This might not work with your doggie, considering she eats chillies!!! Maybe she won't even care about the pepper. Or maybe she will thank you for 'seasoning' her planties!
Last edited by Raupe; June 13th, 2010 at 11:01 AM.
: Just realised its a girl dog! ;)
I think it might be the smell of the fresh turned dirt that he likes not the plants.
Maybe you can distract him by using an old clam as a digging pit for him. Put some dirt in there and maybe stash a chewy toy or 2 there or even a bone.
Then put a ton of pepper around any new plants.
Our dog ate a rose bush that was in a pot...the poor thing has struggled to survive ever since but there are still always a couple of green leaves hanging on there!
Could it be partly from boredom? Does she have lots of toys to play with, bones and kongs, and exercise to tire her out? Bit weird that she targets new plants though, could be the smells in the upturned dirt? Or she just doesn't like your landscaping abilities
Thanks girls! Will try he pepper one, havnt done that yet! She has lots of toys, but probably is a little bored, that could be why she is doing it, she is a very energetic dog!
Thanks again!
Maybe she won't even care about the pepper. Or maybe she will thank you for 'seasoning' her planties!
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