How do I keep our older adopted Labador dog out of my newly planted flower bed?

Question

She wants to lay on my newly dug soft dirt, we live in the country, where there is no leash law, so she is free to roam, she has acres and acres to lay somewhere else, but chooses not to dig her own area, and wants to use my new flower bed. Is there anything like crushed red pepper that would annoy her and make her not want to lay on my new baby annuals? I would like to keep whatever I use natural, with no chemicals of course.
Thanks for any info!

Answer 1

You can sprinkle moth balls in between the plants. I would imagine there are some chemicals, but nothing that hurts plants or dogs, and dogs don't like the smell. I usually crush them up and then sprinkle around areas I've just planted. Keeps my dogs from getting into them, and I usually only have to do it once each spring and they stay out of the flower beds until the next spring. I'm out in the country too, so I normally let mine out to roam and right now I have 11 dogs - 7 are german shepherd puppies and even the puppies stay out of the beds.

Answer 2

Try a product called "Invisi-fence"...I think it is Capsacium based (pepper) I have a 90 lb Weimeraner and he learned the hard way to stay out of anything that is bordered with rocks. I would just wait for him to stray into the beds, and then spray him with the hose. Also, did you amend your beds before you planted with anything that she may be attracted to such as bone meal??? The first (and only ) time I used bone meal, my dog dug the whole bed. Be careful if you use fish emulsion to fertilize, my dog goes crazy over it too. good luck

Answer 3

There's a plant called "the Piss off Plant" that you can get from specialty plant catalogs, I've only seen it once at www.richters.com it keeps dogs, cats & most other mammals out of beds where it's planted. You'd need one every three feet or so. Totally natural, no chemicals people like the smell where more sensitive noses like dogs hate it.

Answer 4

just put up a wire fence that should keep it out. she probably goes there for the soft moist cool earth. its what my dog does. if you dig another bed and use the fence she may use the other bed and you can take the fence down. the trick is to water the other bed to cool down the soil. good luck!!

Answer 5

Put up wire as a fencing around the flower bed.

Answer 6

I think I would either put a invisible fence there, or make another place with nice dirt so she lays there. Or when you see her go in the plants tell her "NO!" in a firm voice. and pull her by her collar out.

Answer 7

Try sprinkling some coyote urine around the bed.

Answer 8

Ever heard of a MARVELOUS invention called a FENCE????
duh...