How does one keep their dog away from newly planted flowers? are there flowering plants that dogs don't like?

My year old lab loves to break off the heads of flowers like marigolds so I need a plan of action since I willprobably need to replant....... Asked by elliemae 54 months ago Similar questions: dog newly planted flowers flowering plants dogs don't Home > Patio, Lawn & Garden.

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Marigolds have a bad taste (and are sometimes used to dissuade insects). I'm guessing your lab just runs through them? Is your dog eating them?

Or just running through your beds? I have used red pepper (either in solution or sprinkled on the ground) to keep animals away from plantings. I don't know if you want to subject your dog to this discomfort, but one snootful may keep your Lab away from the area.

You could try an invisible fence but I'm not a big fan of those. Maybe a garden feature (large rock or trellis, etc. ) may keep your dog from using the flower beds as a path if it's just trampling that's the problem. If your dog is actually attracted to the smell, you might experiment with aromatic herbs; some have very nice flowers plus you can have a kitchen garden.

Chives and Bee Balm (Monarda) have wonderful flowers and herbs like oregano and rosemary perfume a garden. None of these will give you the months of color that flowering annuals do, however, and I'm not aware of any popular garden center annuals known for repelling dogs..

Cayenne pepper might help I stopped my dog from digging in my yard with cayenne pepper. She would dig up mole tunnels leaving about 4" trenches all over the ENTIRE yard. I sprinkled the pepper onto some mole trails before she went out and when she started digging she would get nasty pepper in her face.It didn't take long for her to figure out that she didn't want any more of that!

You could put pepper onto the flowers with out hurting them. My dog is not terribly tenacious in her bad habits and gave up the digging pretty quick but some dogs might take longer. Sources: me goodiegoodie's Recommendations Cayenne Pepper, Red, Ground, 90,000 HU, 16 oz.

Cayenne Pepper - Ground, 35,000 hu 1 lbs .

1 Some bitter orange might be a option to help in training. If you put it on some flowers you know she will go after, she may get a taste of it and stay away from the flowers. medi-vet.com/detail.aspx~ID~2092 your vet may have some on hand for a few bucks.It is normally used to keep a dog from licking somewhere they shouldent, but might works when used as a training aid (i.e.

Putting it on the flowers). It might kill the flowers, so try and put it only on a few flowers that you think he will go URL3 may create enough of a negiive imprint on his mind that he will only eat one or two more flowers. Be careful not to be harsh with him and such, you don't want him to get a negitive impression of you, just the flowers.

Some bitter orange might be a option to help in training. If you put it on some flowers you know she will go after, she may get a taste of it and stay away from the flowers. medi-vet.com/detail.aspx~ID~2092 your vet may have some on hand for a few bucks.It is normally used to keep a dog from licking somewhere they shouldent, but might works when used as a training aid (i.e.

Putting it on the flowers). It might kill the flowers, so try and put it only on a few flowers that you think he will go URL3 may create enough of a negiive imprint on his mind that he will only eat one or two more flowers. Be careful not to be harsh with him and such, you don't want him to get a negitive impression of you, just the flowers.

2 VacationBoy, regarding your answer "Marigolds have a bad taste (and are sometimes used to dissuade insects). I'm guessing your lab just runs through them? ": Maya the lab just pokes with her nose and mouths them to the point of the heads breaking off....I am hoping since the flowers are new to her that with time she'll get used to them?

Leave them alone? .

VacationBoy, regarding your answer "Marigolds have a bad taste (and are sometimes used to dissuade insects). I'm guessing your lab just runs through them? ": Maya the lab just pokes with her nose and mouths them to the point of the heads breaking off....I am hoping since the flowers are new to her that with time she'll get used to them?

Leave them alone?

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