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Posted by Irish_Eyes z6 MA (My Page) on Wed, Oct 5, 05 at 21:34
| I'm tired of fighting the "burning" left by neighborhood dogs that are "walked" on my property. I'm considering making a border around my yard and was wondering if anyone knew of a certain mulch that will repel dogs or certain plants that they dislike. Thanks for any help. |
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| We have the same problem. We live close to 3 marinas and the boaters walk their dogs by our house letting them use our yard as a bathroom. We are in the process now of lasagning this area and will plant a mixed shrub border w/rugosa roses (beach roses) along the street side of the border. In a couple years, those thorns should disuade them... |
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| I also thought of something thorny or dense to discourage them. Keep in mind that if there is a shrub there, they will lift their little legs and whizz right on the shrubs. My mother dealt with this problem in her little front-yard cottage garden by erecting an inexpensive 3 foot tall picket fence to keep them out. The garden is still visible, air circulation and sun not completely excluded, and they don't seem to like peeing on the fence. I don't know of any mulch that repels dogs. I also have a lot of dog walkers on my street, and I put up little no-pooping signs that I made up and laminated until they got the message. Or at least most of them. |
RE: Dog worries
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| My neighbor has for eight years allowed (encouraged) their large Golden Retriever to relieve himself evey morning on my property. I chose to ignore it until this fall when the dog started aggressively going after me thinking I was the tresspasser on his territory. I spoke to animal control officers who for the most part shugged their shoulders. Then I planted a hedge of rosa rogusa that I have high hopes will define borders this spring. I'll keep you posted. |
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