"Staycalm" wrote in message
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I have a lovely established veggie garden in the back yard. I am planning
to get a puppy or young dog (small breed) in the next 4 months or so.
Should I plan to fence off the veggie garden in some way?
What can I use that's not too costly but will protect the patch?
Liz

ime some dogs go everywhere, and others will only go where it looks "empty"
(as it were). my dog doesn't go on garden beds with things in them. mind
you, he is largish, so he's not as likely to go romping through the
undergrowth (or veg) anyway.

you probably need to assume the pup is the former kind, however, just in
case!!

i'd just put up some chicken wire or something with stakes - it wouldn't
need to be high, just be a barrier s/he can't walk through, to demonstrate
s/he can't go there. later when training is fully underway, train him/her
off the area once you've got a "don't go there"-type command.

it sounds odd, but short, thin stakes put in (quite a few to the square
metre) keeps dogs off too.
kylie