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I have had moderate amount of success with my potted garden but now
my
dogs have gone and dug them up. i've managed to salvage about 6 of
them
but the casualties of war ran up quite high this time. 6 broken pots
and
20 dead plants later, i've resorted to tie-ins and crating but i
would
love any idea that would make my potted plants unappetising and
unappealing to my dogs.

i've been toying with the idea of burying barb wires around the outer
perimeter of my pots. would that help? has anyone tried this before?

any ideas are most welcome. i love my dogs and i love my flowering
plants, so i would like to find a solution that allows them to
co-exist
peacefully.

thank you all,
arman.


A short list of living things were complete mistakes. Dogs, mosquitoes
and viruses. You're wondering how to make your dog behave acceptably?
You've got to be kidding. Do the world a favor and slit it throat.

add trolls to the list

Carl


This is not a troll. You've been trained by your dog. With help, you can
get your mind back. It'll be a long road, though. Good luck.

Don't you feel suggesting someone slit their dog's throat seemed harsh?


No, not harsh at all. Like child molesters, dogs have no place in a
polite society. Perhaps they were designed to live in packs, in the
woods, and clean up rotting dead animal flesh, much like maggots. But,
they don't belong anywhere near human populations.



I apologize for the troll remark if I misunderstood.


Apology accepted.


No question folks sometimes do get trained by their dogs, ats and other
pet's behaviors. Once you realize what the animal's motivations are, you
have half the battle won.

Carl


All animals have characteristics which are unchangeable. For instance, if
you step into a tiger's cage, it is assumed that you want to die, because
the vast majority of the time, a tiger will kill you if you stop by for a
visit. Dogs are the same way. You can assume certain things about them.
Make a list of 10 possible things an unattended dog might do, and if 9 of
those things are stupid, destructive or annoying, you can bet a year's
pay that the dog will choose one or more of those 9 things 100% of the
time. The only acceptable thing it might do is sleep. The other 9 include
such delights as crapping on the rug, crapping specifically where
innocent people need to walk, barking until the police arrive, biting
someone, chewing furniture, wrapping their leashes around trees until
they're choking (a good thing, actually, but still stupid), digging in
neighbors' gardens.
Well,I think we will have to agree to disagree. many people have found the
'cost/benefit' ratio of keeping 'domesticated' animals (which the dogs we
speak of are) satisfactory. And humans have found that true for 10s of
thousands of years. Certainly one could focus on the negative aspect of
cars, computers and even family members. Doesn't meant they have no place
in our lives. Whether its securing property, searching for criminals or
explosives or avalanche victims, or just helping to ward off loneliness as
a companion, they can be quite useful. Of course, as you allude to, one
should educate oneself as to the 'nature' of dogs before associating with
them. They are like retarded children in many ways but clearly many can be
kept without the problems you mention and without destroying gardens.

You can have the last word. This seems off topic now.

Carl

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/d...ife/damage.htm

Depending on what kind of attitude a dog owner has when standing in front of
a judge, "wildlife" has been interpreted to include stray dogs, and "farm" &
"cultivated" have been interpreted to mean "your neighbor's 20x20 foot
vegetable garden".