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Fixing dog damage to a buffalo lawn
Hello everyone -
We have two young dogs (7 months), one of which is a real Mr Destructo in the garden. He digs in the lawn and just killed a large climbing plant by chewing through the stem. Not good. The main problem we've got right now is that he damaged a large patch in the middle of the lawn by chewing the buffalo grass. Apparently, all of those criss-crossing runners are fascinating to a Jack Russell. He doesn't seem to be doing it anymore, but I've got this 15 square metre patch that is basically bare runners. They are still green and trying to shoot, but not really getting anywhere (plus it is late winter here). I have just topdressed the entire area with a good soil mix, thinking that they may not be coming back very well because they aren't really in much soil at the moment - more just a tangle on top of the soil. Has anyone had any experience with this? Does anyone have any suggestions? My husband isn't into gardening and I am. Unfortunately, it is HIS dog doing all the damage!! Please help before I start contemplating dogicide. |
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Fixing dog damage to a buffalo lawn
It's winter & the grass is dormant so you'll mostly likely have to wait
until spring to see any signs of life. In the meantime, place some chicken wire over the patch to discourage the dog from damaging that area, apparently dogs don't like the feel of the wire under their paws. Is there an area in the garden that you can allow the dogs to be dogs? Kinda like a sandpit for kids... but an area where they can dig & bury their bones. "kimsr" wrote in message ... Hello everyone - We have two young dogs (7 months), one of which is a real Mr Destructo in the garden. He digs in the lawn and just killed a large climbing plant by chewing through the stem. Not good. The main problem we've got right now is that he damaged a large patch in the middle of the lawn by chewing the buffalo grass. Apparently, all of those criss-crossing runners are fascinating to a Jack Russell. He doesn't seem to be doing it anymore, but I've got this 15 square metre patch that is basically bare runners. They are still green and trying to shoot, but not really getting anywhere (plus it is late winter here). I have just topdressed the entire area with a good soil mix, thinking that they may not be coming back very well because they aren't really in much soil at the moment - more just a tangle on top of the soil. Has anyone had any experience with this? Does anyone have any suggestions? My husband isn't into gardening and I am. Unfortunately, it is HIS dog doing all the damage!! Please help before I start contemplating dogicide. -- kimsr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Fixing dog damage to a buffalo lawn
kimsr wrote:
Hello everyone - We have two young dogs (7 months), one of which is a real Mr Destructo in the garden. He digs in the lawn and just killed a large climbing plant by chewing through the stem. Not good. The main problem we've got right now is that he damaged a large patch in the middle of the lawn by chewing the buffalo grass. Apparently, all of those criss-crossing runners are fascinating to a Jack Russell. He doesn't seem to be doing it anymore, but I've got this 15 square metre patch that is basically bare runners. They are still green and trying to shoot, but not really getting anywhere (plus it is late winter here). I have just topdressed the entire area with a good soil mix, thinking that they may not be coming back very well because they aren't really in much soil at the moment - more just a tangle on top of the soil. Has anyone had any experience with this? Does anyone have any suggestions? My husband isn't into gardening and I am. Unfortunately, it is HIS dog doing all the damage!! Please help before I start contemplating dogicide. -- kimsr We have a Bull/Staffy Terrier cross that some thoughtful soul dumped over our fence one day. She was the ultimate digging/destructo machine until one weekend we focussed our entire attention on her. She was watched every moment from the kitchen and as soon as she even *looked* like digging a hole, barking at passersby through the back fence or leaping up to kill the washing, she got a face full, full bore, from the garden hose. It was a fair pain, having to be that vigilant, but I can promise you our dog has remembered her lesson and no longer does any of those awful things! We use a small squirt bottle to reinforce the lessons when she gets a bit forgetful - even the sound of the squish is enough to help her mind her manners! (This techique works very well for jumping-up dogs too!) There are a couple of things to keep in mind with adolescent dogs. One is, they really do need something to occupy them (a bone? a toy? etc) and space to move. Also, like kids, they will push the envelope exactly as far as you let them and not a sausage farther. Be extremely strict with your dogs during this formative period and they'll give you no trouble during their adulthood. (NB. Some dogs remain 'children' for much longer than others: our Bully was a very late bloomer and continued to mourn for her mummy and do all those baby things for a very long time). I remember while our dog was growing up, we often despaired of her ever becoming 'civilised' - but she did! Try to see life through your dogs' eyes and imagine what makes them do the things they do. That's usually the best way of pschoanalyising them and being ready for the next emergency! HTH :-D -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia PS. It's a *great* investment to buy an ox's legbone (easily obtained from any butcher - some supermarkets sell them too!) for your dog to chew on. If you want to be extremely machiavellian, you ask the butcher to cut the bone acrosswise so that the dog must spend hours licking and sucking to extract the marrow. If your're nicer than that, ask him to cut it lengthwise with his bandsaw and your dog can get the marrow easily and will enjoy the treat! PPS. It can be dangerous to give bones from cooked meat to dogs - the bone can splinter and cause them all sorts of horrors if it pierces their gums or guts! |
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