Landscaping Do’s and Don’ts When You Have a Dog
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| Harper Haywood |
DO: Give up the idea of having a perfect yard — a place
that’s perfect for you and your pet is better.
DON’T: Let your dog rule the roost. Train him to respect
boundaries and do his business in a designated spot.
DO: Create a water feature so your dog can cool off on hot
days.
DON’T: Install a pond or pool that is hard for your dog to
enter and exit.
DO: Add a sandbox your dog can feel free to dig in. Bury
bones and treats at first to pique his interest.
DON’T: Think that sandboxes are maintenance-free. Keep a
shovel and rake nearby to cover holes and clean waste.
DO: Use gravel, shredded hardwood mulch, or wood chips,
which won’t stick to longhair coats.
DON’T: Use cocoa mulch, which may contain theobromine,
the same ingredient that makes chocolate poisonous to dogs.
DO: Edge flowerbeds with rocks or foot-tall shrubs to protect your posies.
DON’T: Use a metal edging that can cut your pooch.
DO: Select plant species that reduce fleas, such as lavender, rosemary, and
mint, and
others that are good for dogs to eat — blueberries, strawberries,
wheat grass, and oat grass.
DON’T: Select plants that can make your dog sick, like foxglove, iris,
monkshood, and lily
of the valley.
DO: Landscape with urine-resistant plants, such as Euonymus japonica
(Japanese
spindle tree) and Burkwood osmanthus
.
DON’T: Freak out when you find yellow and brown spots in your lawn caused by
urine.
Reseeding is a simple and easy cure for those spots. Or create a potty station.
(Read this post to avoid brown spots all together!)
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| Calhoun Strickland |