Training Help needed

[Kbice]

I have a 15 week old rottie and my wife has a flower garden that he won't stay out of. I have put him in the crate every time he gets caught in it and I have used store bought repellants to keep him out. Nothing seems to work. I may be forced to buy a electric fence unless someone has a better idea.

[babybluetx23]

First of all Welcome to the Group! Glad to see another person from Dallas on here!
Have you tried spraying the perimeter of the Area with bitter apple Spray?
Another thing you can try is Cayanne Pepper either on the flower bed or around it.

[Judi W]

Why not just put a nice little fence around the garden area? Much better and less stressful than fighting with the dog. Dogs have enough to concentrate on learning (in the house, outside of the house, no biting, no eating furniture, walking on leash, what you can eat and on and on and on).

Give all a break and make a fence.

[jasygirl]

Try keeping him on a leash when he is outside and when he goes into the garden tell him "out of the garden" or "leave it." Honestly, I gave up on my front garden area with my girls. They like to lay in the shade of it during the summer. I just planted things that didn't matter if they got trampled.

[Kbice]

Thanks for the welcome. Are you referring to ground cayanne pepper or the flakes. Does it take a lot? Also he's going to "Man's Best Friend in a couple of days, will this help?

[Kbice]

I have put a garden fence around it, He just hops over it.

[Judi W]

Well, I've had a couple of dogs that really enjoyed gardening. My solution was fairly simple. I put all my fancy flower beds in the front of the house. Problem solved.

[babybluetx23]

PLEASE do NOT take him to Mans best friend. That Place is TERRIBLE! They abuse the animals. PLEASE reconsider! There are Some REALLY great other options like the Dallas obedience Club, Petsmart Training. You can also go to akc.org and they have links to obedience trainers. I have no way of getting an email address to you unless I am permitted to post it here or get it to Roscoe or one of the admins and they get it to you. PLEASE PLEASE dont take them to mans best friend. They have had SEVERAL complaints to the BBB, The Dallas SPCA, the ASPCA on them.
#2: it is the Ground Cayanne pepper. I would suggest the fence too. I never thought about that.

[sandyz]

After a few dogs and alot of *missing* plants, I have found it is better to either get a really high fence, or make sure you plant the things you really love where the dogs cant get to them. This never seemed like a battle I wanted to take on, So for me, the higher fence or relocating of the plants was easiest.

[lblax]

one thing that will help is make sure your pup doesnt see you pruning or watering the plants( the old monkey see monkey do theroy) your best bet would be either isolate the plants or give it up till next year when your pup has basic ob and good manners

[OWQ]

I've used plastic pinwheels in my garden. They are inexpensive and you can "plant" them along the perimeter of the garden. As long as you have some breeze to keep them spinning, they seem to keep puppies out of the flowers and they add a bit of whimsey to your garden.

[Luvs]

Originally Posted by OWQ

I've used plastic pinwheels in my garden. They are inexpensive and you can "plant" them along the perimeter of the garden. As long as you have some breeze to keep them spinning, they seem to keep puppies out of the flowers and they add a bit of whimsey to your garden.

My mom has some plastic pinwheels in her yard. Akasha LOVES them Unfortunately I have had to replace several of the ones in my moms yard once Akasha found them

[rottsnroses]

I grow about 90 roses in my yard, plus a variety of annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs, most of which are in formal beds. I have not had any problems with my dogs getting into the beds, but I will tell you that it takes a lot of extra time and effort to make sure they understand that the beds are off limits. My dogs are rarely outside for more than a few minutes unsupervised though. Most people would find it far easier to just move the plants to the front yard or fence them off.

I totally agree with lblax in that you should not allow them to accompany you when you are doing gardening chores, as this seems to encourage them to "help" you.

It takes a lot of patience and persistence, but I have not had one of them dig in the beds or chew one of the plants up. Then again, roses tend to teach their own little "lessons" to those that mess with them, so they usually learn pretty quickly to leave mom's roses alone.

Please make sure that the plants in your flower garden are non-toxic to pets. There are a number of popular flowers and bulbs that are toxic to dogs (i.e. daffodils, hyacinth, foxglove, iris, peace lily, azaleas and rhododendrons, lily of the valley, english ivy, oleander, hydrangeas) as well as cocoa bean mulch, and most pesiticides and fertilizers. Organic does not by any means mean non-toxic. For fertilizer I use only composted manure, fish fertilizer and alfalfa tea, and only when absolutely necessary, low toxicity chemicals to control disease and insects.

Check out the ASPCA website for a list of toxic plants and good luck with your little one.

[Brooke&Ryan]

Originally Posted by Luvs

My mom has some plastic pinwheels in her yard. Akasha LOVES them Unfortunately I have had to replace several of the ones in my moms yard once Akasha found them

Same with Julius. One of the children at the pre-school where I work gave me a pinwheel. I put it into the ground near some daffodils last year & Julius yanked it out. He thought it was great fun parading around the yard with it dangling out of his mouth.


Brooke

[Dans2Rotts]

Originally Posted by Kbice

I have a 15 week old rottie and my wife has a flower garden that he won't stay out of. I have put him in the crate every time he gets caught in it and I have used store bought repellants to keep him out. Nothing seems to work. I may be forced to buy a electric fence unless someone has a better idea.

You shouldnt put him in his crate for punishment. Unless thats the only reason you have the crate.

Originally Posted by Kbice

I have put a garden fence around it, He just hops over it.

Try and put up a taller one if posable.