Dogs In Gardens.

So, dogs.

They make a mess, they rip out your grass having their "wolf half hour" when they run round in circles at 100mph for NO REASON, they pee and make your lawn die and they leave presents.

Keeping the dog (***** actually) off the lawn is NOT an option, it's her garden too, and apart from a regular poop patrol (clean up squad), we just let her go for it, but she is ruining our grass

For the people with dogs...how do you keep your lawn looking nice? any tips or tricks?

do you know what variety of grass you have? you may need to try a sturdier variety.

No, it came with the house, but she's pulling it up by the roots when she runs round in circles, grr, not to mention the amount of mud she brings in!

Our dogs have a lawn of their own to eat/poop on/destroy so luckily they're never out the front.

But maybe you could put in a sandpit or something for puppy to play in, which might distract her from your lawn?

I put a dog run on the side of the house for my 14 year old cairn terrier. Pea gravel is a wonderful thing, he still gets the run of the yard once in a while. It doesn't take long for them to do lawn damage, especially in the spring.

We have 8 dogs, the big ones are 12 stone each, whats a lawn?

We are lucky as they have loads of space outside our garden to roam about in and they are consummate escape artists and as part of the family entitled to their habits ( though drinking water fro the toilet is frowned upon )

My dog never damages the yard, but then she's pad trained, and we have stamped concrete!

k.o.d said:

We have 8 dogs, the big ones are 12 stone each, whats a lawn?

We are lucky as they have loads of space outside our garden to roam about in and they are consummate escape artists and as part of the family entitled to their habits ( though drinking water fro the toilet is frowned upon )

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KOD.. is that an Akita?

hello,

i have 3 dogs 2 germen shepards and a poodle i have the same problem 2, every winter our garden is spoilt and has to be re done evey spring, our garden looks like a motor cross track and the utility is full of mud from their feet every day, i also tried giving them their own piece of garden but it started to smell even tho i washed it down every day( such big dogs) i would also love some good ideas please help some one,

angelfish123

I wish someone would reply to this thread I could really do with some advice too as yesterday it rained and of course with the dog tearing round the garden there is more mud than grass! He came running in last night and mud went flying! Not sure how much longer I can cope with the garden being like this!

Anyone please help us!

I really don't remember having much of a problem with my dogs in the garden. The inevitable poop scooping of course . I had a cavalier king charles and a cocker spaniel , along with two cats and two rabbits running round . I had more of a problem with the dogs sleeping in the flowerbeds !!!

Tolak said:

I put a dog run on the side of the house for my 14 year old cairn terrier. Pea gravel is a wonderful thing, he still gets the run of the yard once in a while. It doesn't take long for them to do lawn damage, especially in the spring.

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this is probably your best bet in terms of controlling a dog's exercise. a dog run is a very long peice of cable strung between two poles/trees/etc with a lead attached via a pulley. the lead should be long enough for the dog to move several feet to either side; this limit can be demarcated by a change in surface such as grass in the yard and gravel under the run. the intent of a dog run is to give the dog a long rectangle to run around in while not permitting it to tear up the whole yard.

never, ever use a choke collar in conjuntion with a dog run. its also not recommended to leave the dog unattended on the run for extended periods of time, such as overnight.

i also suggest asking around at your local garden centre to see what other varieties of grass seed they sell. i know that different varieties thrive in different locations; you may want to see if they sell any native varieties. i know that around here, the standard choice for grass is Bermuda but that's just because its considered pretty. Many of the non-native ornamental grasses are not very robust. our backyard is quite large, but the native "weed-type" grass my parent keep in it has withstood many an onslaught from active dogs. the shady side doesn't fare quite as well as the side that gets full sun, but that's only to be expected.

try calling the nearest golf course and ask what they use for their "rough". that might be a good place to start finding out some alternative plantings.

Narrow leaf grasses are prettier but they are harder to seed and harder to maintain, Native Broad Leaved varieties are a much better choice for a lawn with a dog. Its a bit late now but with a new situation a little discipline goes a long way, your the dominant animal, scold the dog when it goes in the garden, scold it when it puls up grass and give it something better to chew on.

The joys of dogs in gardens

I had to laugh and take a photo when I saw my Dobe doing this - she enjoyed herself so much - eating dirt We had lots of moles and it used to drive her nut - she would someitmes burrow all along their shallow tunnels.

Dogs = holes = poop. We have a rescued greyhound. I am constantly filling in holes in the yard. Being a professional, sometimes the backyard is a must when walking time is tight. Fortunately, he mostly limits his 'business' to one side of the yard behind some trees. I thought about an invisible fence, but, just don't want my dog shocked...love him too much for that. SH