...did I mention that Drover likes to dig? On Tuesday morning I got home from helping in M's class to find many of my newly planted flowers and veggies dug up. I was pretty sad to see my pretty flowers in pieces. Luckily I was able to replant most of them. The one I am the saddest about is a cabbage that M is growing for school. We planted it in the middle of the garden but that was the one he went for. I salvaged the stem and roots so I'm hoping it will still grow.
I decided that I should only let the dogs out while I'm with them until they have a clear understanding of the boundaries in the yard. Unfortunately I was running late for something today and didn't have time to wait for them to go potty and bring them in before I left, so I put them in the yard and hoped for the best. Hmmm.
Today I lost my cucumber, a cauliflower and one of my tomato plants.
Lucy, who has much lower energy than Drover, prefers relaxing in the sun to pass her time.
He likes to stay busy, but he's a good dog and learning well. I love him more than flowers and veggies, but I'm hoping that with some effort I'll be able to have them all!
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Too bad, Em. I know you guys worked hard on that on Saturday. I'm sure Drover will get it eventually, though.
I'm suddenly feeling very happy that my veggie garden is in a raised bed (3' high) and all my flowers are established perenials.
We're also never leaving Millie out without us - so hopefully it will be fine, but lots of people have warned me about the impending doom for my beautiful gardens I have spent years working on!
Maybe I should have warned you of this! At the end of last summer, Henry had eaten all the flowers from our pots, then started working on our fuscia trees and then onto the shrubs in the beds. There's practically nothing left so we're planting nothing this year! Oh, and the grass was also completely wrecked but I don't think the kids on the trampoline helped there either. Glad to hear they are both on the mend.
So sorry, Em. Hopefully he learns quickly. I've heard a lot of strategies for keeping cats out of gardens, but none for dogs. Good luck.
If you're willing to, you can put a sandbox in the back yard so he can have a designated dig area. Encourage him to dig there; partially bury his toys and give him treats. Hopefully that would let him fulfill his digging desire and give your veggies a chance. I think veggies taste better than sand though, so you may be doomed. Also, then you'll have dog who has sand in his coat a lot. The other thing that I've heard working inside to keep them off furniture is to cover it with something sticky. If you can put some sheets of contact paper upside down on your square foot garden box then when he touches it with his paw it will stick to him and he should find it unpleasant. Make sure you're home and watching with this because you can't have him eating and swallowing it.
Uh-oh! Having seen Henry's destruction in Karen's garden, I think perhaps dogs should come with a "warning" label! Cute dogs, though - you can't help but love 'em! I'm impressed with Tara's comments and may well try some of those ideas when Henry comes here on his holidays.
Oh Emma, we're so sad for you. But impressed by how philosophical you are about it all. You are so patient and could still smile while showing us the damage.
They're still very cute dogs though!
xx
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