Is there anything I can put in my flower beds to keep my Lab from digging in them ?

Dogs don't like redwood bark or heavy gravel. (golfball size)..both hurt their feet..Poultry wire, spread down with cut outs for the plants works well, too..


You might try a motion-activated sprinkler that sprays with full garden hose pressure. It's called the Scarecrow. You will find it in your garden supply under diferent brand names..about $40-60





Jerry Baker, "America's Master Gardener," in his book Green Grass Magic, gives a recipe for his "Dog-B-Gone Tonic" which contains:





2 cloves garlic


2 small onions


1 jalapeno pepper


1 T. cayenne pepper


1 T. Tabasco sauce


1 T. chili powder


1 T. liquid dish soap


1 qt. warm water


Chop up the garlic and onions and combine all ingredients. Let it sit for 24 hours, strain through cheesecloth, and then sprinkle on the areas that you want dogs to keep away from.

Is there anything I can put in my flower beds to keep my Lab from digging in them ?
MOTH BALLS ARE GOOD TO KEEP PETS AWAY.
Reply:Put the dog's own poop in the flower beds. You get fertilizer and the dog usually does not want to dig in its own poop. Or set up a fence (like with chicken wire) so your dog can't get access to your flower beds.
Reply:I would recommend to instead find something else to stimulate your Lab's mind, being safer then putting something in the flower beds. Give your Lab more toys and attention, and maybe set up a dig area for her, where you bury treats and toys for her to find. When she digs in it, praise her.
Reply:Look at chetco's answer as I have used both those methods with great success. In the winter I often shovel a path across the grass in my yard as a shortcut to the driveway. Every cat and dog for 30 miles thinks this is a litter box made especially for them. So I sprinkle hot red pepper over the grass and they run for the hills. A bulk store has tons of ground pepper cheap. If it gets wet or rains or anything you have to reapply, but unlike chicken wire or water, they learn after a couple sniffs of pepper to never dig or (poop) there again.
Reply:There are several commercial products like SHOOO! that you spray about the garden and it discourages dogs from messing and digging in the garden. You might also try mothballs or mothball flakes sprinkled liberally over the ground, this also keeps squirrels and rabbits away.