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wobbly starts with ...
hi i have a 2 year old 70 kg saint bernard dog that has decided to sleep on my plants . i have put honey comb rocks in strategic places to stop her lying down she is now digging and leaving large piles of ...... . nothing has changed in my garden . does any body no anything that will deter her i have been spraying eucalyptus and water on the rocks, plants, and dirt ,this works for a while but now she has started on a different garden bed . help! we did have electric fence around all the beds before but i took it down , HELP
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wobbly
clematis
3rd July 2009 4:10pm
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John I. says...
Have your tried sprinkling red pepper around the garden?
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John I.
Melbourne
3rd July 2009 5:29pm
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amanda says...
Hi John - do u mean red chilli pepper or red peppercorns? I'd be interested in this one too!
I used "scram" once - it worked but doesn't last - it's citronella i think.

The best cure I have found for digging is to put all their poo in the spot - works well - but won't stop them from trying a new spot however (mine usually dig up the soil to get to the cooler soil beneath in summer - so the spots are predicatable)
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amanda
geraldton.WA
3rd July 2009 9:56pm
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John I. says...
Hi Amanda, I mean finely ground red pepercorn. It gets up their nose and irritates them. It won't last long either but could break the habit after a few tries.
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John I.
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4th July 2009 8:17am
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amanda says...
Thanks John.I .. dare i say it.. but i have 2 Schinus molle trees (I know Dekka..but they have never set the seed here.. :)...) which is a pink "peppercorn" tree - I will give them a go!
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amanda
geraldton.WA
9th July 2009 11:18pm
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Dekka says...
Hey, I'm not the weed police... besides I'm sure the council planted them and not you, Amanda (joking). On the subject of the dog sleeping on the garden, you could collect a couple of its turds and place them where it likes to lie and I guarantee it won't want to lie there anymore. It might want to crap there but it won't lie there.
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Dekka
Newcastle
9th July 2009 11:41pm
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amanda says...
Yup - see above Dekka - on to it!! :) I like your weed info by the way - it's a quiet reminder in the background that all that glitters is not gold...;)
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amanda
geraldton.WA
9th July 2009 11:54pm
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wobbly says...
hi thank you i have tried putting poo on the spot it worked for a while and the rocks are working. but she is now pooing on the garden too. if any body has yellow patches of grass from the dogs urine get some ''dog rocks'' and put them in their water , [my dogs have 4 containers of water but i only put rocks in 1 outside and the inside bowl]they work they are great.oh i have not replaced them as suggested.
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14th July 2009 8:36am
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amanda says...
Hi wobbly - there is a product I have seen in bunnings that is strips of spikes (not dangerously spiky) that u embed in the garden - it's supposed to deter digging...haven't tried it myself. U may need to provide dog with a sand pit n try training him/her to go in there..? good luck ;)
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14th July 2009 9:41am
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