Whats the best way to keep dogs out of gardens?

Question

My dog uses our garden as a "short cut" instead of using the steps.

My dog is A Big black lab... i would need to put a mighty high fence up to keep her out wouldnt i? As for the put her on a leash part, we live out in the country and shes running free on our property, she has her boundries she obeys.

Answer 1

STEP 1: Place one gallon plastic milk jugs filled with water around the perimeter of your property. This folk remedy works more often than not.
STEP 2: Stop using fish emulsion fertilizer, bone meal and blood meal. Dogs, cats, raccoons and skunks are attracted by the scent of these organic products. If you use them in your yard, cover the scent with a bitter apple spray like that sold at pet stores.
STEP 3: Spread ground hot chile peppers over newly planted beds to prevent dogs and cats from digging. The capsicum (the chemical in the pepper that makes it hot) will deter most creatures from digging.
STEP 4: Protect fragile individual plants by placing wire mesh around them.
Tips & Warnings
The seeds from ground chile peppers may germinate into little pepper plants. If this happens, pull them out and toss them into your compost pile.

Build a stout fence around your property to exclude dogs, as a last resort

Answer 2

Dogs sense of smell is incredibly sensitive. Maybe if you sprayed the area leading up to the "short cut" with a really strong perfume he'd be deterred?

You'd have to repeatedly spray for a while, but it might break the habit by making him associate the garden with nose pain.

Answer 3

There is a deterant called boundary, it keeps animals out of places you dont want them to be. It will wash away w/ the rain but the great thing is, it's nontoxic.

The sell it in Petco, Petsmart, and other petstores. I"m positive you can also find it online.

Good Luck

Answer 4

Go and buy a three foot lattice fence and put it around all your flower beds. Spray it with white vinegar, the smell will keep puppy away..Won't hurt your plants, also keep insects and bugs away..

Answer 5

just put chicken wire around the perimeter of your garden,, it only has to be 2 feet tall,,, once the whole garden is fenced she will respect the boundary...

Answer 6

Black pepper put a cirlcle of black pepper around your garden one whiff and hell stay away for good drug addicts use this around there maryjane gardens to keep away drug sniffing dogs and other animals lol

Answer 7

Take there poo and put it around your garden then in about a week they wont go thinking there is poo dogs hate that you can also put there poo in the holes they dig and they wont dig , i did it with my dog and it worked

Answer 8

If she has boundaries that she obeys, teach her that the garden isn't a thru way..

Answer 9

A leash

Answer 10

Put a lattice border or something around it.