How to stop dogs pooing in my flower bed?

malkyh

Ever thought of a shotgun and standing guard?

candygirl

I got one of those big cheese sonic things, and a massive fake snake that worked even better:)

flashg67

Cover the beds with gravel/slate chippings - keeps the weeds down too.

Meadows

flashg67 wrote: »

Cover the beds with gravel/slate chippings - keeps the weeds down too.

That doesn't work, the cats constanly leave their packages on my pebbles :eek: try getting rid of it when all you scoop up are stones.

Waffle_On

Artfully arranged prunings - ideally from roses or something else prickly will do the job if you prefer not to have an actual plant there.

RTNI

I have chicken wire down along my grass to stop cats pooing on my lawn - that works for me as they don't like walking on it.

grizzly1911

maninthestreet wrote: »

Try this:

http://gardenshop.telegraph.co.uk/product/_/product/pest-control/fertilisers-&-pest-control/cats/deer/foxes/squirrels/silent-roar-lion-manure/itemno.PR30000858/

A marketing mans dream, about as useful as that "evergreen" lawn seed that gets advertised;)

[Deleted User]

Long term solution is to plant a prickly hedge around your garden (something like Berberis) to create a barrier. The red leaved ones are lovely - and you get berries in the Spring, so nice to look at.

Dogs DO go back to the same spot - I've seen it. They sniff until they find their "toilet" (i.e. where they've gone before) and then hunker down ...:(

My elderly Mum had this problem as her garden was open too. A neighbour suggested putting Jeyes Fluid on the spot and that seemed to do the trick! Very smelly; very offputting to sensitive animal noses. Unfortunately, didn't do the grass much good - it's now covered with shale instead. She regularly sprinkles it with JF, just in case ...

(Yes, it could easily be a fox or a cat - but the JF should repel them too).

Hope this helps.

Mr_Ted

:rotfl:Cats dont bury there droppings these days, there so pampered they aint got the strength to carry the fork n spade no more :rotfl:

All animals will return to the same spot, just like we do!

My Grandfather who was an avid gardener with beautifully trimmmed lawns n hedges even had cats do it on top of the hedges

One thing none of them like if pyrocanthus, prickly lil b***ers them!
or try Pepper or curry powder, it gets right up their noses?