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Old 21-10-2005, 02:08 AM
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Angry Dog digging in flowerbed :(

hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with. we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated thanks for any info you can give us. take care, sockiescat
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Old 21-10-2005, 03:19 AM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

Take to stupid bitch to the pound.

Problem solved.


"sockiescat" wrote in message
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hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


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Old 21-10-2005, 04:55 AM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

Concrete!
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Old 21-10-2005, 05:42 AM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

Yeah, bury the stupid bitch in concrete!!!!


"Tightwad" wrote in message
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Concrete!


"sockiescat" wrote in message
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hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


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Old 21-10-2005, 10:45 AM
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"Cereus-validus-..........." wrote in message
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Yeah, bury the stupid bitch in concrete!!!!

Sorry you weren't clear, the owner or the dog?

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Old 21-10-2005, 01:13 PM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

The dog, of course.

That's the one digging the holes, isn't it?

Might as well fill it up with something permanent.


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Yeah, bury the stupid bitch in concrete!!!!

Sorry you weren't clear, the owner or the dog?

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Old 21-10-2005, 12:05 PM
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"sockiescat" wrote in message
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hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol)


LOL? If you laugh at this situation, you need psychiatric help. Dogs were
created by Satan, to torment gardeners. Go to a fishing store. Ask if
there's a lake nearby where you're likely to catch pike. Pike will eat
anything. Break the dog's neck, drop it in the lake. No more garden problem.


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Old 21-10-2005, 01:01 PM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

Do you remember those clear plastic carpet runners that old ladies used to
use that had the rubber prongs on the underneath? Maybe try turning this
upside down and surrounding the flower bed. I know cats don't like the feel
of them on their feet ( good in trying to keep them off kitchen counters at
night) maybe dogs won't like it either. try it, and hopefully you can get
the dog trained before next spring

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Lynn

"sockiescat" wrote in message
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hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


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Old 21-10-2005, 01:18 PM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

That wouldn't work.

Dogs are too stupid to figure it out.

How about wrapping the stupid bitch up in the carpet and dropping on a rail
road track? The train will take of the rest.

"Lynn" wrote in message
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Do you remember those clear plastic carpet runners that old ladies used to
use that had the rubber prongs on the underneath? Maybe try turning this
upside down and surrounding the flower bed. I know cats don't like the
feel of them on their feet ( good in trying to keep them off kitchen
counters at night) maybe dogs won't like it either. try it, and hopefully
you can get the dog trained before next spring

--
Lynn

"sockiescat" wrote in message
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hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


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sockiescat





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Old 21-10-2005, 02:23 PM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

Bad idea. Too easy to find the remains. You need to watch more Sopranos
episodes. :-)

"Cereus-validus-..........." wrote in message
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That wouldn't work.

Dogs are too stupid to figure it out.

How about wrapping the stupid bitch up in the carpet and dropping on a
rail road track? The train will take of the rest.

"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Do you remember those clear plastic carpet runners that old ladies used
to use that had the rubber prongs on the underneath? Maybe try turning
this upside down and surrounding the flower bed. I know cats don't like
the feel of them on their feet ( good in trying to keep them off kitchen
counters at night) maybe dogs won't like it either. try it, and
hopefully you can get the dog trained before next spring

--
Lynn

"sockiescat" wrote in message
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hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


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sockiescat









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Old 21-10-2005, 04:08 PM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

That's the whole idea.

It makes an example for the other dogs to see.

"I knew it was you, Fido. You broke my heart."


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Bad idea. Too easy to find the remains. You need to watch more Sopranos
episodes. :-)

"Cereus-validus-..........." wrote in
message .. .
That wouldn't work.

Dogs are too stupid to figure it out.

How about wrapping the stupid bitch up in the carpet and dropping on a
rail road track? The train will take of the rest.

"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Do you remember those clear plastic carpet runners that old ladies used
to use that had the rubber prongs on the underneath? Maybe try turning
this upside down and surrounding the flower bed. I know cats don't like
the feel of them on their feet ( good in trying to keep them off kitchen
counters at night) maybe dogs won't like it either. try it, and
hopefully you can get the dog trained before next spring

--
Lynn

"sockiescat" wrote in message
...

hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


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sockiescat



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Old 21-10-2005, 04:15 PM
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Default Dog digging in flowerbed :(

Yeah, but you don't want to get caught. No point in wasting time trying to
explain to the judge that a dog is precisely equal to a mosquito, and should
be dealt with in the same way.

"Cereus-validus-..........." wrote in message
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That's the whole idea.

It makes an example for the other dogs to see.

"I knew it was you, Fido. You broke my heart."


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Bad idea. Too easy to find the remains. You need to watch more Sopranos
episodes. :-)

"Cereus-validus-..........." wrote in
message .. .
That wouldn't work.

Dogs are too stupid to figure it out.

How about wrapping the stupid bitch up in the carpet and dropping on a
rail road track? The train will take of the rest.

"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Do you remember those clear plastic carpet runners that old ladies used
to use that had the rubber prongs on the underneath? Maybe try turning
this upside down and surrounding the flower bed. I know cats don't like
the feel of them on their feet ( good in trying to keep them off
kitchen counters at night) maybe dogs won't like it either. try it,
and hopefully you can get the dog trained before next spring

--
Lynn

"sockiescat" wrote in message
...

hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


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sockiescat





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Old 21-10-2005, 03:59 PM
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In article , sockiescat
wrote:

hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


Persistent digging (like biting or persistent barking or chewing
everyone's stuff to pieces) tends to be a neurotic behavior, usually
caused by some degree of bad socialization or neglect or loneliness or
stress in the dog's life, all invariably the fault of the owner. Once a
bad behavior begins, it will not stop until you have gone through some
strict training alongside the dog with a trainer expert in modifying
harmful behaviors in dogs -- & harmful care techniques of owners. People
unwilling to invest the time, money, & training required to have a healthy
happy well-behaved dog should meet the same fates as most of these poor
animals.

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Sorry, but sometimes certain dog behaviors such as digging are not at all
about neurotic dogs, but simply part of the particular dog's breeding.
Training can sometimes help curb the behavior, but it usually doesn't work
to entirely extinguish the innate behavior of certain breeds. In that case,
why fight mother dog nature when it's so much easier to use fencing to
exclude off limit areas and then work on training the dog to redirect the
digging to an acceptable area?
Suzy O


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In article , sockiescat
wrote:

hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


Persistent digging (like biting or persistent barking or chewing
everyone's stuff to pieces) tends to be a neurotic behavior, usually
caused by some degree of bad socialization or neglect or loneliness or
stress in the dog's life, all invariably the fault of the owner. Once a
bad behavior begins, it will not stop until you have gone through some
strict training alongside the dog with a trainer expert in modifying
harmful behaviors in dogs -- & harmful care techniques of owners. People
unwilling to invest the time, money, & training required to have a healthy
happy well-behaved dog should meet the same fates as most of these poor
animals.

-paghat the ratgirl
--
Get your Paghat the Ratgirl T-Shirt he
http://www.paghat.com/giftshop.html
"In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to
liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot." -Thomas Jefferson


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Suzy O Sorry, but sometimes certain dog behaviors such as digging are not at all
about neurotic dogs, but simply part of the particular dog's breeding.
Training can sometimes help curb the behavior, but it usually doesn't work
to entirely extinguish the innate behavior of certain breeds. In that case,
why fight mother dog nature when it's so much easier to use fencing to
exclude off limit areas and then work on training the dog to redirect the
digging to an acceptable area?
Suzy O


"paghat" wrote in message
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In article
, sockiescat
wrote:

hi everyone sorry i didnt introduce myself earlier im sockiescat and i
live on a farm in ontario canada.

i have a problem that hopefully someone might be able to help me with.
we redid a couple of flowerbeds this year with new shrubs and some
perennials.
the problem that we are now having is my sons dog (which we ended up
with lol) is now digging up those flowerbeds. its really getting to me
because she is a medium size dog and digs huge holes to lay in.
we have tried just about everything thinkable to try and stop her but
she just wont listen.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might be able to try to
stop the flowerbed digging dog. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks for any info you can give us. take care,
sockiescat


Persistent digging (like biting or persistent barking or chewing
everyone's stuff to pieces) tends to be a neurotic behavior, usually
caused by some degree of bad socialization or neglect or loneliness or
stress in the dog's life, all invariably the fault of the owner. Once a
bad behavior begins, it will not stop until you have gone through some
strict training alongside the dog with a trainer expert in modifying
harmful behaviors in dogs -- & harmful care techniques of owners. People
unwilling to invest the time, money, & training required to have a healthy
happy well-behaved dog should meet the same fates as most of these poor
animals.

-paghat the ratgirl
--
Get your Paghat the Ratgirl T-Shirt he
http://www.paghat.com/giftshop.html
"In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to
liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot." -Thomas Jefferson


yup paghat some dogs can do strange things if they are neglected or under stress but this dog gets lots of love and attention. she follows me everywhere i go and puts her nose in my hand if im walking or lays her head on my lap if im sitting outside so i sure dont think that she is to neglected.
i want to thank everyone for their comments and ideas on how to deal with nora.
i ended up squirting her with the hose if i was out and had caught her near the flower beds.
as well as using a firm command of NO if she did go near them and i didnt have the hose then praised her if she left them alone.
we also encouraged her to dig over near our grain bin so that she had another place to dig and followed up with a lot of praise when she did so.
of course she also had to have some treats to go along with that praise lol.
she didnt do to badly up until snow fly so i guess we will see what happens in the spring again. thanks again everyone. sockiescat.


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