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Small hedge to stop puppy

richhondacrichhondac Posts: 222
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Hi can anyone think of a small hedge probably 40cm high to stop our naughty pup from going into the flower beds and digging them up
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Most pups I know would be perfectly happy to chew up any small hedge, especially if only recently planted. 
    If I couldn’t be outside with the puppy to keep an eye on it and teach it the No Go areas, Id put up a picket fence. You can buy it in lengths already assembled from B&Q etc and you just need some posts to fix it to. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • richhondacrichhondac Posts: 222
    How do you teach them there’s no go areas in the garden 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    You say "No!" whenever he strays off the grass or paths.  You praise him when he obeys.   Just like Sit! and Stay! and toilet training.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited November 2020
    Lots of advice online. Have a look at this for starters  :)
    https://www.purina.co.uk/dogs/behaviour-and-training/training-your-dog/toilet-training-your-dog
    It's a more about toilet training but it also explains about teaching them basic instructions. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited November 2020
    Obelixx said:
    You say "No!" whenever he strays off the grass or paths.  You praise him when he obeys.   Just like Sit! and Stay! and toilet training.
    And you don't just turn him out into the garden and leave him ... that way lays a mudpatch instead of a garden and a bored badly behaved dog. 

    He's not a 'naughty pup' ... he's young and he's learning about life ... just like a toddler ... they need quite similar 'parenting' in order to turn into civilised socialised beings and not hooligans. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Hi - as @Dovefromabove says - he's just a kid!  Try Barbara Woodhouse "There Are No Bad Dogs"    You can find lots of advice on youtube.  Some take longer than others to "get it".  And you will require infinite patience and plenty of praise.  Treats help.  Good luck.
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Oh, and reward reward reward the good stuff ... not necessarily with food but with praise and attention ... like children, they crave attention, whether it's positive or negative.  If they get attention from behaving badly that's what they'll do.

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    Repetition repetition repetition. our dogs know they may not walk on the veg field when it is in use, I am not 100% sure what they have actually learnt, if it is "I may not walk on open soil" or "I may not walk on straight lines of plants" but whatever they learnt it works, they will walk all over it in winter when it's just weeds but they never bother it in spring or summer. All I did was ALWAYS send her instantly off and onto the grass every time she set paw where she wasn't wanted. I will say that one dog is much better than the other, the pug likes to see how far she can make it down the path before someone notices, as she's pretty short and the plants can get quite tall, it's often further than I would like!
    For a temporary fence on critical areas while training I would go with either the cheap picket fence or just a roll of chicken wire.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    A fence and training. Basic stuff really.  :)
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  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    I sympathise @richhondac  We have a 5 month old puppy, who trashed a lot of our garden.  We allow her into most areas, but have put down some bricks and old ceramic tiles, to stop the worst of her digging around the plants.  It's unsightly, but hopefully she will grow out of it, and we can remove them.

    We have two no-go areas, and we fenced these off with a puppy play pen (metal cage type), which we dismantled.  She still managed to get into those areas, so each time we would pick her up and put her in the house, and deny her access to the garden.  After doing this only a handful of times, she stopped entering those areas.

    Personally I think puppies should be able to go into the garden unsupervised, even if it means some destruction.  It's simply not possible to follow them around all day (whether indoors or outdoors), to make sure they are not being destructive.  Prioritise what is important to you, and what you are willing to sacrifice.  You will be much less stressed than if you try to keep the whole garden pristine (and I say this as someone who laughed whilst watching our puppy pull up many treasured plants).  
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