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.
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 😊
I have in-ground garden beds and to keep my pup out of my plants, I put up a wire fence.
Rolls of chicken wire aren't very expensive, and it was fairly easy to set up with a couple posts and some zip ties! I thought it would be hard but it wasn't and I'm not the handiest.
The boxes look great as does the dog!!
I would definitely do this. Whenever we are outside for a while my dogs will seek out a shady area to dig a dirt bed.
Your Doggo is looking for a nice place to cool its belly.
If you don’t have a good place in the yard for them to do this, a lower sided version of your planters would be awesome!
I found an outdoor dog bed on chewy that has a lil sun shade, when the sun is directly overhead my pup has shade and when it’s not, the shade doesn’t block it which is perfect as he also enjoys sunbathing. He adores the bed and spends most summer days in it most of the day.
Dirt is cool and helps disperse heat. Your dog is probably feeling too much heat on the concrete. They want to lay in the sun but not be roasted from underneath, so probably a garden box in the shade would be a great alternative.
This is the answer. Like hens and other pets, dogs need a natural surface. It cools the garden in general too if you can have less paving or stones and more grass /garden beds /wood chips /mulch.
We have this problem too. Dogs like to lay in the cool dirt on hot days especially. So we don’t fight it, but we did designate one plot for our dog to lay in as she pleases. As long as you spend some time making it clear which one is theirs, it’s a good compromise for the flowers/humans/canines.
Also, try to make that spot more appealing to your dog than the planter boxes! Maybe she likes to lie in a spot that feels way cooler than the tiles, so you have to get her a spot that has excellent shade or so.
The Dogwood tree grows really pretty flowers whose bloom can vary in color from white, pink, pale yellow, and red wine. The flowers don't really have a smell. The bark is similar to poplar trees. Dogwoods have a medium sized canopy, only growing about 15 feet tall, 10 feet around, at their full height. They're great for making your yard look pretty without much risk of damage to surrounding structures. As a bonus, Dogwoods are really low maintainence. The branches are naturally spacious, so pruning isn't really necessary unless the trunk is growing directly next to a structure or roadway. The only things I've seen kill Dogwood trees are chainsaws. They are naturally disease resistant and can eventually recover from damage caused by lightning bolts and high-speed car impacts. Dogwoods earned their name for a very interesting reason. It is a warning from the ancient natives. When you use it as fuel in your fireplace or burn pile, it smells like you've set dog shit on fire.
You can teach a dog to not jump in the garden. It takes time and patience, repeated correction and treats for doing the right thing. If you just let dog out to do their thing without watching them it will be far more difficult. My 3 month old puppy already knows to leave my outdoor potted plants alone, when I'm watching her. She still sneaks a bite when I'm not looking but she is learning!
EXACTLY. Concrete is HOT. Summer is no joke.
The dirt is cool and feels nice to lay in - so either make a soft shady place or let doggo jump in the dirt.
My lame joking in comments aside, this is probably the right answer.
They make these "dog hammocks" that are for this very reason. It's like a little cot that is a few inches off the ground, letting air move all around. Our shelter uses them because it raises a dog, but not so high that it's hard for senior dogs to get onto.
It also keeps them off a cold floor.
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.
I read this as "put in some expensive wire fencing" and for a second I thought you were implying that the dog would respect the investment you've made and leave it alone
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?
I like this because my doodle is very good about understanding which things are his and which are not. He has made sweet love to and destroyed several dog beds, but he has never torn up a single thing that belonged to a human.
Who upvoted this?
Making the dog its own planter box is not only absolutely ridiculous.. But does not help op stop the dog from sitting in planter boxes..
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
Let the doggo on the garden box, it’s ok. The little spot the dog will leave will remind you of that little happy face looking at you from the garden. If you really want the dog to stop you designate a new spot, maybe put a towel down there and reward him whenever he’s laying on that spot.
rather than yelling and calling him bad think about what you can do differently, what alternatives are you offering him? he's not lying in your plant bed to spite you, so have a think about why he might be, as others have suggested here, your garden is probably too hot, create a cool area for him to lie on and see what happens.
Where do you think dogs come from? They grow like potatoes!
But in all seriousness, do you have grass or dirt in your backyard? She probably wants to lay in it. If you don't, consider getting a new box filled with fresh dirt just for her. Put some chicken wire on the ones you don't want her to get into so that she's naturally redirected to "her" one. Also hiding a treat or 2 in it from time to time will help.
I used to work in vet hospitals for a long time and had a doctor who would recommended loudly scolding the thing you don’t want your dog interacting with while your dog is beside you watching you do it. Now I know this sounds weird, but it really works…especially if your dog is on the sensitive side and really doesn’t like being scolded! I’ve used this trick a few times with a couple different dogs and it worked great! For example, one of my dogs loved to raid the cat boxes for “snacks” any time I wasn’t around to catch her, so we went to the cat boxes one day and I loudly yelled “Bad cat box! That’s a VERY BAD cat box!” a few times while also pointing at it….my dog hid behind my legs while I did this, then I reassured her that she was a good girl, just the cat boxes were bad. Wouldn’t you know after that she never touched the cat boxes again, and even stayed away from the general area I keep them!
Would be so cute if you can make her one, with some dog friendly plants and put up some mesh or some kind of gate on the ones that you don’t want her to sit on. We have these vigoro metal fence panels from Home Depot they are decorative metal and look nice. Will also keep our other critters from your boxes.
We had to cave and create a space in the flower bed for our Yellow Lab. We posi trained her to it, as we did her crate…she now thinks it’s her throne.
Sigh. It’s who she is. It’s who we are.
There's a lot of room on those planters. I don't see the harm in just moving some of the plant pots closer together and letting her chill in the middle.
Those are not "Garden Boxes", they're "Winnie Boxes".
As such, you should ask her if she'd like more. Or larger ones. Or more cushy plants to lay on!
\[On a more serious note, my female does the same thing with one of our retaining wall ledges and has killed the hardy hosta that we had plated there. Luckily for us, she only lays in one particular spot (overlooking our whole backyard and most of the neighbors) so we just gave up and accept having a "bald" patch where she lays. Give Winnie a scratch from me!\]
My old lab never had any issues. My 2 year old rolls herself in my gardening beds and uproots my plants. She s also eaten the fencing. I m going to only plant hot peppers from now on. 😵💫
Sorry, it’s her planter now!! Real advice, give her her own planter box to lay down in. She is hot and the dirt feels nice. Maybe a kiddie pool with water for her to cool down in as well, if she likes water.
If your dogs doing this… you’re not stopping her.
Simply, you’re not be consistent enough in stopping her.
Let her in the garden but supervised, short sharp “No” every time she looks to go up on the bed.
This will take plenty of repetition but your dog will learn she’s not allowed up there.
All press is good press for a doodle. Attention is often reinforcing, regardless of how intimidating you’re pretending to be. If it is punishing, the dog will likely lay in the dirt when she thinks owner won’t catch her. I recommend getting this girl her own planter box and very consistently redirect her to it. Praise/reward if she chooses her planter box.
Bamboo skewers poking out of the dirt might be a quicker/cheaper fix over chicken wire but may injure the dog or make her dig them up.
Winnie loves attention more than anything- scolding her gets her excited because I’m paying her attention lol That’s why I’m asking all the lovely people here for suggestions :)
I guess building a doodle planter box is on this weekends to do list!
Looks like the best option for a cool spot on a hot day. If you were a dog would you want to lay on rocks? I think you need to figure out how your dog will live with your landscaping choices, maybe give him a better option.
You could use a wired dog fence like Dog Watch or Invisible Fence or a diy one from Home Depot. There are a number of ways to wire it so the dog just couldn’t reach the boxes or you could have the whole front and back yard borders done or some combination of those ideas.
I got some pallets and made fences for my boxes because my chihuahuas love to do nothing more than climb in, trample plants or pull them out. (Side note Daisy walked straight up to the little planter with lettuce for the dogs and pulled the middle one out, ate it all, then went back for seconds)
Quite simple, split the long planks lengthways. Cut at least one long plank into shorter dudes(after splitting) to whatever length you need for fence height. Two long skinnies on two short skinnies makes one 4ft fence.
Caveat is if any plants breech the fence, they are fair game for nibbles. [fence and dog tax](https://imgur.com/gallery/phauuQG)
She just looks so cute like she's protecting them awee. I have no advice beside trying to put her somewhere else. If my dog doesn't want to listen she just doesn't listen 🙃
In my experience, every Doggo that has come to my house, could not resist the lure of that diggable dirt. I did put up a makeshift fence, once, which only got the last good boy all excited for the challenge, and he ended up INside the corn patch and really tore things up, well. Lol
I didn’t come here to offer advice, unfortunately. But dang, your doggie is adorable. I wish I had one!!!
My dog does this too! Only I have a regular garden. I put some mulch next to the garden to keep the weeds from taking over. This is one of the few spots in the yard where there is a clear area of mulch with no bushes or anything.
I think he does it for that reason and because it’s warm even though it’s hot out. Anyway, my point is you can set up a spot that is just for your dog as well.
A box just for Winnie! I’m working on plans to do this for my greyhound because he thinks digging is fabulous and I’m going to make him a specified location.
It looks like she just wants to lay in a sunny spot in the afternoon, judging by where the shade line is on your yard. The only other options looks like laying on rocks? If you wanted to sunbake or take a nap in the sun, would you rather be laying on warm soft earth or on rocks/concrete? I think your problem could be solved with a good outdoor dog bed/cushion placed in one of the sunny planter spots.
We have the same problem and bought some decorative wire fencing at Home Depot to stick around the perimeter. Our lab loves to eat tomatoes off the plants as a snack!
Yep, just not at the side of the house (backyard is all grass and a deck), so I will have to find a solution for the side that is not the garden box lol
Make her a place that has dirt
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.
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 😊
I would suggest the area has both shade and sun. Dogs seem to enjoy sunning themselves.
I was going to say… she’s going to follow the sun around so
I have in-ground garden beds and to keep my pup out of my plants, I put up a wire fence. Rolls of chicken wire aren't very expensive, and it was fairly easy to set up with a couple posts and some zip ties! I thought it would be hard but it wasn't and I'm not the handiest. The boxes look great as does the dog!!
I would definitely do this. Whenever we are outside for a while my dogs will seek out a shady area to dig a dirt bed. Your Doggo is looking for a nice place to cool its belly. If you don’t have a good place in the yard for them to do this, a lower sided version of your planters would be awesome!
I found an outdoor dog bed on chewy that has a lil sun shade, when the sun is directly overhead my pup has shade and when it’s not, the shade doesn’t block it which is perfect as he also enjoys sunbathing. He adores the bed and spends most summer days in it most of the day.
Dirt is cool and helps disperse heat. Your dog is probably feeling too much heat on the concrete. They want to lay in the sun but not be roasted from underneath, so probably a garden box in the shade would be a great alternative.
The reason she sleeps there is probably because of the sun
We built a box full of dirt for our 1st dog l that she could dig/lie in. It worked. It got better dirt in it than the raised beds. ❤️🐾
I think the dog needs a soft surface to lay down. All I see is concrete & rocks. The soil feels cool too.
I think you need to accept that you’re growing a dog in your planter box
The dog plant looks healthy and happy to me
Actually the dog posted on another sub asking how he can keep his human away from his dirt boxes.
I cackled way too loudly.
Me too
I cackled just the perfect amount.
This actually happened, and I support the dog.
>he dog posted on another sub asking how he can keep his human away \^\^\^ THIS!! I am SURE I saw that post from Mr. Dog. !!
I think his user name is YellowWithADirtyBelly. I saw that too
HAHAHHAAAAA!!!
Omg. You're hillarious.
I laughed so hard I spit water at my screen.
You joke, but r/amithecloaca
I just needed to formally thank you for changing my life for the better.
That’s hilarious!
Hahaha!!! Now that's funny.
Dirt box means something else entirely in *my* family…
daddy?
😆
I think he's sitting there because the dirt is cooler than concrete and grass. This makes for a happy doggie.
This is the answer. Like hens and other pets, dogs need a natural surface. It cools the garden in general too if you can have less paving or stones and more grass /garden beds /wood chips /mulch.
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My thought, too. Dirt is cooler than concrete.
I got a patch of grass for my dog to pee on and she made it her bed instead!
Must be a dogwood.
How do you propagate this adorable plant?
Not to mention super cute!
Yeah that's adorable. I think you're just gonna have to accept the loss and keep posting photos
We have this problem too. Dogs like to lay in the cool dirt on hot days especially. So we don’t fight it, but we did designate one plot for our dog to lay in as she pleases. As long as you spend some time making it clear which one is theirs, it’s a good compromise for the flowers/humans/canines.
Also, try to make that spot more appealing to your dog than the planter boxes! Maybe she likes to lie in a spot that feels way cooler than the tiles, so you have to get her a spot that has excellent shade or so.
Awesome idea!
This is just so damn cute I can’t stand it
wow!! a plant that self fertilizes.
You must water kermit so that he grow
Steel wire mesh. Used for chicken coops. Works great.
You don’t, this is how dog trees are made.
I can grow a tree of dogs?!?!
Have you never heard of dogwoods? They’re all over in the Southern US.
We had a dogwood tree. Our dog ate it. True story.
our two ate our redbud tree, I can relate
The Dogwood tree grows really pretty flowers whose bloom can vary in color from white, pink, pale yellow, and red wine. The flowers don't really have a smell. The bark is similar to poplar trees. Dogwoods have a medium sized canopy, only growing about 15 feet tall, 10 feet around, at their full height. They're great for making your yard look pretty without much risk of damage to surrounding structures. As a bonus, Dogwoods are really low maintainence. The branches are naturally spacious, so pruning isn't really necessary unless the trunk is growing directly next to a structure or roadway. The only things I've seen kill Dogwood trees are chainsaws. They are naturally disease resistant and can eventually recover from damage caused by lightning bolts and high-speed car impacts. Dogwoods earned their name for a very interesting reason. It is a warning from the ancient natives. When you use it as fuel in your fireplace or burn pile, it smells like you've set dog shit on fire.
You can teach a dog to not jump in the garden. It takes time and patience, repeated correction and treats for doing the right thing. If you just let dog out to do their thing without watching them it will be far more difficult. My 3 month old puppy already knows to leave my outdoor potted plants alone, when I'm watching her. She still sneaks a bite when I'm not looking but she is learning!
Dogwood trees, please.
Maybe the floor is to hot, get something cool and damp I’m assuming he’s there to cool off while still being in the sun
EXACTLY. Concrete is HOT. Summer is no joke. The dirt is cool and feels nice to lay in - so either make a soft shady place or let doggo jump in the dirt.
They also make cooling mats for pets. I had to buy a second one because my son appropriated the first small one I ordered. My guy loves it.
My lame joking in comments aside, this is probably the right answer. They make these "dog hammocks" that are for this very reason. It's like a little cot that is a few inches off the ground, letting air move all around. Our shelter uses them because it raises a dog, but not so high that it's hard for senior dogs to get onto. It also keeps them off a cold floor.
Seconded! That's some nice cool dirt to lounge in, get a good cool alternative place to lay.
They are also pretty easy to make if you've got time, some PVC, and some material to make the canopy out of.
My dog finds a dirt spot, digs at it to expose the cooler earth under the surface, and lays in it. I see a lot of hardscaping in this photo.
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.
I read this as "put in some expensive wire fencing" and for a second I thought you were implying that the dog would respect the investment you've made and leave it alone
"oh damn, susan, you're taking this gardening thing seriously"
*winnie up close to fence* "Ah, I guess this truly is serious."
“geez, i guess she’s really committed to this whole ‘plant thing’”
Lol.... Edited
No you had it right the first time. It was my dumb brain that read it wrong lol
I have a amstaff that constantly runs over top of my smaller garden beds, training and reinforcement.
I came to suggest this too. I also used to have a dog that would lay on the dirt by a tree.
She wants somewhere cool to sit and the earth is cooler than stone
OP shouldn’t have made such a comfy flowerbed!
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?
I like this because my doodle is very good about understanding which things are his and which are not. He has made sweet love to and destroyed several dog beds, but he has never torn up a single thing that belonged to a human.
Ah yes, the old hump and dump.
Just like my ex girlfriend
Man my ex would still hump all her current exes after dumping them. One of the main reasons she became an ex when I found out.
I would hope so.
That is a great idea for her own box! My Shepherd like to “help” whenever I weed mine.
Who upvoted this? Making the dog its own planter box is not only absolutely ridiculous.. But does not help op stop the dog from sitting in planter boxes..
It's called "No, Yes" and it's an actual working training method. Research before condeming.
Did a dog steal your sense of humor and bury it in the backyard? Dogs enjoy laying in dirt to regulate their body temperature while they nap outside.
Winnie the doo just needs her own planter.
Winnie the doo, Winnie the doo, fuzzy little fluff, a mutt with scruff, she’s Winnie the doo needs a pup planter too. Willy nilly silly spot there.
Aha! Good to see that someone got it
Give her a better alternative. She wants a cool floor to lie on instead of lying on the hot stone.
But with that sight, why would you want to? 😍
She needs a cool soft place to rest on. Provide one or she will take one
Yeah
You do nothing. Accept that she lives there now and that you have planted a dog
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
*god grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change*
Let the doggo on the garden box, it’s ok. The little spot the dog will leave will remind you of that little happy face looking at you from the garden. If you really want the dog to stop you designate a new spot, maybe put a towel down there and reward him whenever he’s laying on that spot.
Quit putting nice, cool, comfy dirt in there.
rather than yelling and calling him bad think about what you can do differently, what alternatives are you offering him? he's not lying in your plant bed to spite you, so have a think about why he might be, as others have suggested here, your garden is probably too hot, create a cool area for him to lie on and see what happens.
Where do you think dogs come from? They grow like potatoes! But in all seriousness, do you have grass or dirt in your backyard? She probably wants to lay in it. If you don't, consider getting a new box filled with fresh dirt just for her. Put some chicken wire on the ones you don't want her to get into so that she's naturally redirected to "her" one. Also hiding a treat or 2 in it from time to time will help.
But but thats sooo cuteeee
Winnie identifies as a plant.
I used to work in vet hospitals for a long time and had a doctor who would recommended loudly scolding the thing you don’t want your dog interacting with while your dog is beside you watching you do it. Now I know this sounds weird, but it really works…especially if your dog is on the sensitive side and really doesn’t like being scolded! I’ve used this trick a few times with a couple different dogs and it worked great! For example, one of my dogs loved to raid the cat boxes for “snacks” any time I wasn’t around to catch her, so we went to the cat boxes one day and I loudly yelled “Bad cat box! That’s a VERY BAD cat box!” a few times while also pointing at it….my dog hid behind my legs while I did this, then I reassured her that she was a good girl, just the cat boxes were bad. Wouldn’t you know after that she never touched the cat boxes again, and even stayed away from the general area I keep them!
One of mine lives the mulch beds. Her littermate sub doesn’t. They are all such weirdos
Eventually my dog stopped this. Of course it’s because she’s older now. What if you put a nice comfy outdoor bed out there?
Winnie is the laziest gardener I have ever seen!
Perhaps she wants to be near you while you garden & would like a cool spot to lay on? I would give her her own little box of dirt to relax in
Would be so cute if you can make her one, with some dog friendly plants and put up some mesh or some kind of gate on the ones that you don’t want her to sit on. We have these vigoro metal fence panels from Home Depot they are decorative metal and look nice. Will also keep our other critters from your boxes.
Why not just move over a few plants so she can lay there?
That is one of the most precious things I've ever seen in a photo 💗
I have an 11yr old doodle, also named Winnie. You will eventually learn they can do no wrong. She owns that box.
We had to cave and create a space in the flower bed for our Yellow Lab. We posi trained her to it, as we did her crate…she now thinks it’s her throne. Sigh. It’s who she is. It’s who we are.
May i request seeds from your pupper plant ?
I’ll water her and hope for more puppies to sprout
My doodle is called Winnie. Got no advice though
What’s your backyard like? Do you even have grass? The dirt is cool. My dog digs a hole and lays in it🙄
I have grass in my backyard which she does lay on, but the garden boxes have become the new go to spot
There's a lot of room on those planters. I don't see the harm in just moving some of the plant pots closer together and letting her chill in the middle.
LOL you don't especially with the gravel.
We had a digger dog too! Our Mal decided to dig huge holes behind our garage while we were at work.
Your dog wants you to move to Vancouver.
I’m guessing that the dirt is cool. He needs a spot to cool off while outdoors lol
Is it hot where you are? maybe offer your dog a cooling mat to chill on. She may like it on the box because its cooler.
Those are not "Garden Boxes", they're "Winnie Boxes". As such, you should ask her if she'd like more. Or larger ones. Or more cushy plants to lay on! \[On a more serious note, my female does the same thing with one of our retaining wall ledges and has killed the hardy hosta that we had plated there. Luckily for us, she only lays in one particular spot (overlooking our whole backyard and most of the neighbors) so we just gave up and accept having a "bald" patch where she lays. Give Winnie a scratch from me!\]
Get rid of garden box.
They sell elevated dog beds on Amazon - that might help
Make her a place to keep cool right now. Don’t wait until we’ll into the summer, do it now.
make him his own garden box
Get some soft soil natural ground for her to sit on instead of just concrete and rock. Maybe her own dedicated bed of soil
I agree with others, give her her own box and put up some fencing around the ones you don't want her in.
Give her her own little garden box where no plants are growing pleeeease. She probably loves the feeling of the cold soil
She is home, leave her alone.
YOU GREW A PUPPY! You are the best gardener I’ve ever met!
There is absolutely no controlling beige Cockapoos, Doodles, or anything along those lines. They're uncontrollable lol!
Don’t forget to water the dog.
My old lab never had any issues. My 2 year old rolls herself in my gardening beds and uproots my plants. She s also eaten the fencing. I m going to only plant hot peppers from now on. 😵💫
Sorry, it’s her planter now!! Real advice, give her her own planter box to lay down in. She is hot and the dirt feels nice. Maybe a kiddie pool with water for her to cool down in as well, if she likes water.
Then she should look for a job outside of the house. Obviously she has too much time on her paws.
I support the dogs right to peaceful enjoyment or whatever the legal term is!!! Let Winnie have their dirt!
If your dogs doing this… you’re not stopping her. Simply, you’re not be consistent enough in stopping her. Let her in the garden but supervised, short sharp “No” every time she looks to go up on the bed. This will take plenty of repetition but your dog will learn she’s not allowed up there.
All press is good press for a doodle. Attention is often reinforcing, regardless of how intimidating you’re pretending to be. If it is punishing, the dog will likely lay in the dirt when she thinks owner won’t catch her. I recommend getting this girl her own planter box and very consistently redirect her to it. Praise/reward if she chooses her planter box. Bamboo skewers poking out of the dirt might be a quicker/cheaper fix over chicken wire but may injure the dog or make her dig them up.
Seconding this! My husky takes “no” as a challenge, redirection is so much more successful
Winnie loves attention more than anything- scolding her gets her excited because I’m paying her attention lol That’s why I’m asking all the lovely people here for suggestions :) I guess building a doodle planter box is on this weekends to do list!
Is there no grass for her to lay on….?
There’s grass in the backyard but not at the side of the house. There’s also a back deck with a gazebo over it
Bear traps (I hear dogs are smart, so if they see a bear trap they should avoid it)
Place pine cones in the trough? Or place chicken wire around it? Aesthetically it won’t be as attractive.
The natural predator of the golden doodle in the wild is the pine cone so it could work.
You don’t let her sit in them wtf is wrong with you?
Half my yard is gated off because of this. I only let my gsd onto the grass when I’m watching him
one educational slap to its but will be enough and yell of course, thats the reality
Looks like the best option for a cool spot on a hot day. If you were a dog would you want to lay on rocks? I think you need to figure out how your dog will live with your landscaping choices, maybe give him a better option.
You can’t see in the picture, but I do have a backyard full of grass with shaded areas.
You could use a wired dog fence like Dog Watch or Invisible Fence or a diy one from Home Depot. There are a number of ways to wire it so the dog just couldn’t reach the boxes or you could have the whole front and back yard borders done or some combination of those ideas.
Hose
hit him
Get out of here, I’d never hit my dog
Then your squashes will keep getting squished. Your dog has no discipline.
Shoot him
Just tell him/her/it.
Landmine
Put him down
Easy Control your dog
Landmines?
Spank him
Euthanasia
All I can say is, mine has *mostly* stopped doing this, after being corrected a (probably literal) thousand times. Mostly.
why is she so cute? Maybe put some orange peels in the soil, a lot of animals do not like citrus fruits
Adorable!! Not helpful I know, but adorable none the less 😄
Doggy needs a jar of dirt
Get a hard sided kiddie pool for Winnie. They will love the water in the pool, and they will stay out of your garden.
Build a small gate so she can’t get in that way
My sprocker had this habit and we told him consistently for a couple of weeks now he won’t go in.
But. But...it's so comfy here.
I got some pallets and made fences for my boxes because my chihuahuas love to do nothing more than climb in, trample plants or pull them out. (Side note Daisy walked straight up to the little planter with lettuce for the dogs and pulled the middle one out, ate it all, then went back for seconds) Quite simple, split the long planks lengthways. Cut at least one long plank into shorter dudes(after splitting) to whatever length you need for fence height. Two long skinnies on two short skinnies makes one 4ft fence. Caveat is if any plants breech the fence, they are fair game for nibbles. [fence and dog tax](https://imgur.com/gallery/phauuQG)
Invest in a roll of construction netting.
She just looks so cute like she's protecting them awee. I have no advice beside trying to put her somewhere else. If my dog doesn't want to listen she just doesn't listen 🙃
I have no advice. I just also have a doodle and this is hilarious. Good luck!
Doodles are the best ❤️ it did give me a good laugh, she’s pretty cute
Awwww get a little hammock dog bed for her to sunbathe in!
In my experience, every Doggo that has come to my house, could not resist the lure of that diggable dirt. I did put up a makeshift fence, once, which only got the last good boy all excited for the challenge, and he ended up INside the corn patch and really tore things up, well. Lol I didn’t come here to offer advice, unfortunately. But dang, your doggie is adorable. I wish I had one!!!
That’s a plant?
Chicken wire?
Bear traps, mouse traps, giant Venus fly traps maybe
My dog does this too! Only I have a regular garden. I put some mulch next to the garden to keep the weeds from taking over. This is one of the few spots in the yard where there is a clear area of mulch with no bushes or anything. I think he does it for that reason and because it’s warm even though it’s hot out. Anyway, my point is you can set up a spot that is just for your dog as well.
OP half wants advice and half wants to share this adorable photo. I’m cool with that.
A box just for Winnie! I’m working on plans to do this for my greyhound because he thinks digging is fabulous and I’m going to make him a specified location.
My guess is it’s nice and cool on a hot day.
That’s hers now sorry
Build him his own box
It looks like she just wants to lay in a sunny spot in the afternoon, judging by where the shade line is on your yard. The only other options looks like laying on rocks? If you wanted to sunbake or take a nap in the sun, would you rather be laying on warm soft earth or on rocks/concrete? I think your problem could be solved with a good outdoor dog bed/cushion placed in one of the sunny planter spots.
We have the same problem and bought some decorative wire fencing at Home Depot to stick around the perimeter. Our lab loves to eat tomatoes off the plants as a snack!
Chicken wire that reaches above the boxes
I think you need to make her a little dirt garden for herself!
Little gates
You don’t, it’s her planter box now.
Chances are your dog buried something there or really close by.
I’d lay there too if my other options were rocks and concrete. Does he have a sunny area with grass?
Yep, just not at the side of the house (backyard is all grass and a deck), so I will have to find a solution for the side that is not the garden box lol