Keeping the puppy off the veg?

amcluesent

>Give them no attention whatsoever when they threaten to jump on the veg, just squirt them, reamin silent and calmly remove them.<

Equally effective with toddlers I would expect. Spare the rod, spoil the child.

Cyaniide

valk_scot wrote: »

Training? Seriously? Don't let him out unsupervised and spend a few outings making darn sure he knows what he can and cannot do in the garden? we've got plenty of folk that bring their dogs up to the allotment and they're all trained.

The odd thing is, the only ones he seems to like are the lettuce and beetroot. Anything else he leaves alone. And he leaves everything alone for a few days when we tell him off, then bang, he suddenly has a mouthful of them and thinks he can get away with it all of a sudden. It's so annoying!

Kay_Peel wrote: »

You might have to make one part of the garden puppy friendly and start training him/her to use it.
Put puppy on a lead when you go into the garden and take him/her to their area to do their business. Let them off the lead and play with some toys. Have some interesting things for them to explore - a ball on a piece of string stuck into the ground, a child's windmill, a plastic bucket, anything. Have a spray bottle of cold water in your hand but behind your back.

If they go anywhere near your veg patch, don't go all gooey eyed at their michievousness, or take half measures with discipline. Mean what you say. Squirt them with a dose of cold water, but say nothing. Calmly, put them back on the lead and return to their part of the garden. Take off the lead again.

Give them no attention whatsoever when they threaten to jump on the veg, just squirt them, reamin silent and calmly remove them.

At the moment, they get a lot of attention from you when they are doing something wrong - you want to give them more attention when they are doing something right, like playing in a place that they are meant to be playing in. They should begin to associate playing on the veg patch with something horrible - cold water, no attention and silence.

Good luck - if you train them to respect certain parts of your garden NOW you'll reap the benefits for the rest of their lives. You have to make time and have considerable patience to train a puppy - so never leave them unattended until the training is complete.

He was completely trained before we planted the veg. He didnt go near anything. Now all of a sudden he thinks he's allowed. We tried spraying him with water but then after a while he just doesnt react to it anymore and carries on doing what he was doing. We wondered if it was something in the lettuce and beetroot he felt he needed (you know, a nutrient or something) but he wont eat it if we give it to him normally so it's not that.

chelms38 wrote: »

Wrap it in bog roll so it can't move an inch. :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Now that, I like the sound of!

Chimera

We've ended up making deep raised bed (above eye level!!).. The big dogs won't bother too much, but the puppy can't help himself. He loves it in the garden so I needed to find something that would work.

You say he never used to? Sometimes it's the freshly dug compost they like - so protect until settled. Also, have been known to resort to planting wearing rubber gloves, as they can smell you on plants!!

I also have sections of sturdy wire mesh I can use to section off until plants are established (but they don't look great.. ) Have been tempted to put the puppy cage over the plants to keep the puppy out!!

He managed to get on his back legs on get paws on hanging baskets with strawberries in and pull two down!! OUT OF THE WALL!!! Good job I love the little !!!!!!!!