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Digging dogs advice.

12:33 PM on 22 June 2008

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Has anyone got any tips for dealing with a digging dog? I have designed a planting scheme and been asked to plant borders for a client who has simultaneously aquired a new puppy. It seems that the puppy has taken a shine to the (currently empty) borders and is now helping to dig them up. Other than the obvious training the dog (which I'm sure the owners will do but imagine it takes a while) or building a fence to keep it out, has anyone got any tips?

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jothompson - 11:40 AM on 27 June 2008	[ message ]
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TVGLandscaping - 8:06 PM on 22 June 2008	[ message ]
Shoot dog! Only joking. Perhaps make a sand pit in the garden and bury treats in it for the dog to search and play with, thus leaving nice borders alone. Stuart ( A dog lover!)

spaceframe - 7:40 PM on 22 June 2008	[ message ]
get some of the boot things you have if a dog has a cut on its foot - it should soon get bored

stephenjwhite - 12:51 PM on 22 June 2008

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There is a device which some of my clients have used to keep dogs out of borders etc. It works on the principle of using a buried wire around what you want to protect which then triggers a short slight shock through a special collar that the dog wears. The dog soon gets the message and then stays well clear of the borders even eventually when you take its collar off. You have perhaps heard of Pavlov's Dogs? This works on the same principle and does no harm to the dog.
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