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Dogs vs Pond
My wife and I have two dogs that we love dearly. We just bought a
house that has a pond. Unfortunately, there's a leak in it and the pump is burnt out so it's been sitting there growing mosquitos for some time now. Our dogs got in it the other day and decided that the liner tasted pretty good. They ate several holes into it and tore it up pretty bad. My question to my fellow dog-loving pond owners is this: What are my options? Have you found anything that makes for a good deterrent? Can I expect this to continue once the pond is full and running? I need help. Any suggestions, other than shooting the dogs, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, John |
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Hi John, Most people who have dogs who are too interested in the pond use an electric shock Fido Fence to keep the dogs away from the pond. There is also a motion activated sprinkler called the Scarecrow that will work for some animals keeping them away from protected areas. My labs were pond pests when they were younger but grew out of it and are no problem now. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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Can't say that we have that problem with our dogs with the pond. We have golden retrievers (who are known to chew and dig) they never have done that with the pond. They LOVE being in the pond and up in the Waterfall. Here is a link of one golden enjoying the waterfall. http://public.fotki.com/Nikkiekoala/our_garden/ Who knows how your dog will react to it full and running the trick will be how to keep the dog out! Fortunately, we haven't had to try to keep our dogs out not sure what we would do if they were distructive in any way. Good luck. "John Howard, Jr." wrote in message om... My wife and I have two dogs that we love dearly. We just bought a house that has a pond. Unfortunately, there's a leak in it and the pump is burnt out so it's been sitting there growing mosquitos for some time now. Our dogs got in it the other day and decided that the liner tasted pretty good. They ate several holes into it and tore it up pretty bad. My question to my fellow dog-loving pond owners is this: What are my options? Have you found anything that makes for a good deterrent? Can I expect this to continue once the pond is full and running? I need help. Any suggestions, other than shooting the dogs, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, John |
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"John Howard, Jr." wrote in message om... My wife and I have two dogs that we love dearly. We just bought a house that has a pond. Unfortunately, there's a leak in it and the pump is burnt out so it's been sitting there growing mosquitos for some time now. Our dogs got in it the other day and decided that the liner tasted pretty good. They ate several holes into it and tore it up pretty bad. My question to my fellow dog-loving pond owners is this: What are my options? Have you found anything that makes for a good deterrent? Yes. I fence. Can I expect this to continue once the pond is full and running? I need help. Any suggestions, other than shooting the dogs, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, John |
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Thanks! They are our biggest 'gold'fish
I couldn't tell you how many gph. We inherited the pond when we bought the house. What I do know is the pond is about 1000 gallons and the pump pushes the water up a 14 ft incline to the top. We are looking into getting a new pump the current one is an energy hog, tripling our electric bill. We can only afford to run it for a few months than we shut it down in the winter in favor of heating the house. "Bob H" wrote in message ... Great dogs & waterfall....I LOVE the shear drop, how many gph is the pump? "GoldLexus" wrote in message ... Can't say that we have that problem with our dogs with the pond. We have golden retrievers (who are known to chew and dig) they never have done that with the pond. They LOVE being in the pond and up in the Waterfall. Here is a link of one golden enjoying the waterfall. http://public.fotki.com/Nikkiekoala/our_garden/ Who knows how your dog will react to it full and running the trick will be how to keep the dog out! Fortunately, we haven't had to try to keep our dogs out not sure what we would do if they were distructive in any way. Good luck. |
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 00:36:08 GMT, "GoldLexus"
wrote: Thanks! They are our biggest 'gold'fish I couldn't tell you how many gph. We inherited the pond when we bought the house. What I do know is the pond is about 1000 gallons and the pump pushes the water up a 14 ft incline to the top. We are looking into getting a new pump the current one is an energy hog, tripling our electric bill. We can only afford to run it for a few months than we shut it down in the winter in favor of heating the house. I just can't believe how sel-fish some people can be lol. Great looking waterfall, hope you find a better pump soon. YP |
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We too have a Golden. The old pond we had was much too small for him to be
interested in. The new one however is big enough that on a hot day and he's been chasing his tennis ball he....well he tried to step in. Hubby had to actually go pick him up and lift him out as he had his front feet in on the shelf and when I shouted at him he froze, didn't know how to back out. I ran to the garage and immediately put out his kiddie pool. (So as long as the kiddie pool is out, full of clean water....he's happy.) http://www.britsintheus.com/marriedn...aypool.jpg.JPG Lisa Monty the Golden http://www.britsintheus.com/marriednhappy/monty.htm "GoldLexus" wrote in message ... Can't say that we have that problem with our dogs with the pond. We have golden retrievers (who are known to chew and dig) they never have done that with the pond. They LOVE being in the pond and up in the Waterfall. Here is a link of one golden enjoying the waterfall. http://public.fotki.com/Nikkiekoala/our_garden/ Who knows how your dog will react to it full and running the trick will be how to keep the dog out! Fortunately, we haven't had to try to keep our dogs out not sure what we would do if they were distructive in any way. Good luck. |
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NOW THAT is one happy Monty! The wading pool is a great idea. One could
train a dog to stay out of the pond and play in 'their' own pond/pool. We don't mind the goldens in the pond so we don't keep them out. They really enjoy it during the hot summer. Rocky especially loves to lay on the top of waterfall with the water rushing by him. We actually have fish in the pond they just hid in the rocks when the goldens are in the pond. The goldens don't 'play' in the pond they lay in the pond, nother gets hurt. I think the goldfish have acutally gotten use to the goldens. "Steve and Lisa" wrote in message ... We too have a Golden. The old pond we had was much too small for him to be interested in. The new one however is big enough that on a hot day and he's been chasing his tennis ball he....well he tried to step in. Hubby had to actually go pick him up and lift him out as he had his front feet in on the shelf and when I shouted at him he froze, didn't know how to back out. I ran to the garage and immediately put out his kiddie pool. (So as long as the kiddie pool is out, full of clean water....he's happy.) http://www.britsintheus.com/marriedn...aypool.jpg.JPG Lisa Monty the Golden http://www.britsintheus.com/marriednhappy/monty.htm "GoldLexus" wrote in message ... Can't say that we have that problem with our dogs with the pond. We have golden retrievers (who are known to chew and dig) they never have done that with the pond. They LOVE being in the pond and up in the Waterfall. Here is a link of one golden enjoying the waterfall. http://public.fotki.com/Nikkiekoala/our_garden/ Who knows how your dog will react to it full and running the trick will be how to keep the dog out! Fortunately, we haven't had to try to keep our dogs out not sure what we would do if they were distructive in any way. Good luck. |
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Hi Lisa,
I really enjoyed my visit with you guys, especially Monty, friends and all! What a Happy family ... Pretty kitty cat ... and the pond... Oh Yes! The Pond!! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Steve and Lisa" wrote in message ... We too have a Golden. The old pond we had was much too small for him to be interested in. The new one however is big enough that on a hot day and he's been chasing his tennis ball he....well he tried to step in. Hubby had to actually go pick him up and lift him out as he had his front feet in on the shelf and when I shouted at him he froze, didn't know how to back out. I ran to the garage and immediately put out his kiddie pool. (So as long as the kiddie pool is out, full of clean water....he's happy.) http://www.britsintheus.com/marriedn...aypool.jpg.JPG Lisa Monty the Golden http://www.britsintheus.com/marriednhappy/monty.htm "GoldLexus" wrote in message ... Can't say that we have that problem with our dogs with the pond. We have golden retrievers (who are known to chew and dig) they never have done that with the pond. They LOVE being in the pond and up in the Waterfall. Here is a link of one golden enjoying the waterfall. http://public.fotki.com/Nikkiekoala/our_garden/ Who knows how your dog will react to it full and running the trick will be how to keep the dog out! Fortunately, we haven't had to try to keep our dogs out not sure what we would do if they were distructive in any way. Good luck. |
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I have a big probelm with a dog in my ponds. The dog is a walker blood hound
mix and he has totally destroyed all the plants, trees, logs and everyhting else in the ponds. he pulled up and chewed up two cypress trees I had kept small by pruning and a water tupelo tree i had done the same way. a large stand of cattails I was gf\rowing bare rooted as well as a large stand of water irises i had grown for years with out soil. I really don't know what to do he has destroyed completely 10 years of work making this pond a unique work of art. How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things there in? Moon I breed dwarf crayfish for planted aquariums and grow trees in aquariums. My groups |
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Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things there
in? An electric shock Fido Fence. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 12:26:51 GMT, "Steve and Lisa" wrote: http://www.britsintheus.com/marriedn...aypool.jpg.JPG Precious! |
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I could never zap Monty.......he's just too sweet and lovable. )
Lisa "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things there in? An electric shock Fido Fence. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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Thank you Nedra!
I love your pond btw.....one day I hope to have something as pleasing to the eye as your pond! Lisa "Nedra" wrote in message nk.net... Hi Lisa, I really enjoyed my visit with you guys, especially Monty, friends and all! What a Happy family ... Pretty kitty cat ... and the pond... Oh Yes! The Pond!! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 |
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) Thank you.....we kinda think he is too....and as sweet as they come.
Typical Golden. Lisa "jammer" wrote in message news On Thu, 20 May 2004 12:26:51 GMT, "Steve and Lisa" wrote: http://www.britsintheus.com/marriedn...aypool.jpg.JPG Precious! |
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