Gardening Doggo Owner Seeks Advice on Doodle Dilemma: How to Keep Winnie Off the Garden Beds

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    Font - Posted by u/chipotle96 24 days ago How to keep my dog out of my garden boxes?
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    Font - My 2 year old doodle, Winnie, has decided that the new garden boxes (which are now full of plants) are the perfect spot for her to sit and chill or lay down for a nap. I usually loudly tell her to get out and say 'bad', but she keeps doing it and seems pretty excited when I tell her to get out of them. Some of my plants have been squished by her 70 lb bottom and I don't want any more plant casualties. Any advice to keep her out of the garden boxes?
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    Font - stefaelia 24 days ago I think you need to accept that you're growing a dog in your planter box Reply Share ↑ 1.1k
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    Font - springvelvet95 · 24 days ago This is the only solution I see...a dirt box for the dog that you keep nice and damp/cool, like the flowers beds. But as the shade moves around it might lure her there....so wire fence would have to go around the beds or it could be a constant battle and neither one of you will be happy. Beautiful fence by the way, looks so much better than the prefab panels. Looks like a real craftsman did it.
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    Font - chipotle96 OP. 24 days ago Thanks! I'm really considering making a littler garden box with some shade for her just for the side area now. And putting something up temporarily to block the garden boxes. And my fiancé and I, and the neighbors built the fence, thank you
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    Font - Empty TheTanks - 24 days ago. edited 24 days ago Could she have her own garden box to sleep in, without plants in it? Then you can redirect her if she tries to get in the other ones and will learn that one is for her. Or you could put that pest-mesh covering on them maybe?
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    Font - buttsparkley 24 days ago I second giving her own box, my dog does this too, she digs a little to get rid of the warmer surface soil to get to the colder soil at the bottom. If u make the nox more comfortable (like size) and with a bit of shade she will most likely opt for that box and u can then also train by saying, no not that box, this box is urs. Give it some depth so she can dig in there
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    Font - IndianKiwi 24 days ago edited 24 days ago Sitting in the dirt is the most natural to do during hot days. If it is moist it is even better. Make another planter box for your dog and put some in inexpensive wire fencing around the other planters so that it is difficult for her to get comfortable.
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    Font - Mother Of TwoTerriers 24 days ago She wants somewhere cool to sit and the earth is cooler than stone
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    Font - NoTumbleweed2643 · 24 days ago You don't, this is how dog trees are made.
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    Font - just_sayi 24 days ago The dog plant looks healthy and happy to me
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    Font - Martins072 24 days ago Make her a place that has dirt Reply Share 430

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