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Post by Jim Possible on Jan 10, 2009 12:06:43 GMT
It appears that a dog is geting into my garden during the night through a run in our privet hedge and making mess in our garden.
I've tried blocking the run but it's still getting in.
Is there anything I can do to deter it?
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Post by Suzy R Sopham on Jan 10, 2009 18:59:59 GMT
Sometimes we have the same trouble with cats.
I have used with varying amounts of success.
Chopped oranges laid on the ground.
Chopped lemons laid on the ground.
Used tea bags coated with Ralgex (other etc.) or eucalyptus oil.
Crushed up moth balls.
Obviously these are a bit difficult to do if the creature is fouling all over the place. But I would suggest that you target areas which have seen repeat offences!
The other possibility is that it could be a fox. You will find that their motions are not 'formed' as you would expect in most dogs and that they will do their business anywhere. By that I mean, not necessarily on a border but right in the middle of the lawn or really anywhere at all. It is also usually almost black in colour.
In either case, they aren't easy to dissuade. You might stop a dog with a few prickly plants put in the right place but most often, a fox will just seek out another route!
Good luck!
Sooooz xxxxx
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Post by lily on Jan 10, 2009 20:27:44 GMT
It appears that a dog is geting into my garden during the night through a run in our privet hedge and making mess in our garden. I've tried blocking the run but it's still getting in. Is there anything I can do to deter it? Don't know if this is any help Jim but good luck - must admit my first thought was whether it was a fox, but I assume you are sure?
www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/06/how_to_stop_dogs_pooping_on_your_lawn.html
xxx
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Post by Jim Possible on Jan 10, 2009 22:06:37 GMT
Thanks,
Not entirely sure that it's a dog now, most of the occurances seem to be nocturnal and I am in an edge of town location close to a field, railway embankments and allotments where livestock are kept. I've spent most of my week off work keeping an eye out so i'm confident it's not happening during the day.
The stools are formed, quite large (my initial thought was it was a big dog) and the most common spot was around the run in the hedge but occassionally bang in the centre of the side lawn.
Tonight I traced a path from the run to the places I had found mess and noticed the grass is beaten down in a kind of animal track past the house in our front garden too.
I think I will try and rig up a camera to see if I can catch the culprit.
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Post by Mahatt Micoat on Jan 11, 2009 18:20:02 GMT
One can get Cat, Dog and fox Repellent Crystals HERE
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Post by lily on Jan 11, 2009 20:38:02 GMT
Thanks, Not entirely sure that it's a dog now, most of the occurances seem to be nocturnal and I am in an edge of town location close to a field, railway embankments and allotments where livestock are kept. I've spent most of my week off work keeping an eye out so i'm confident it's not happening during the day. From that description alone, I'd be surprised if wasn't a fox - just the type of environment they love.
Good luck
xxx
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Post by xraysteve on Jan 12, 2009 19:08:12 GMT
Sounds more like a fox to me as well Jim.
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Post by Jim Possible on Jan 16, 2009 2:06:41 GMT
Hasn't been back since 10th or at least hasn't left a calling card.
Do foxes avoid going out in certain types of weather?
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Post by Isla Vadubble on Jan 17, 2009 19:44:59 GMT
We have a lot of cats and our neighbours have a problem with this sort of thing.
Not positive if it is our cats but it is something at night.
Like you we live near open space where foxes and creatures of the night live.
Have you tried Silent Roar from Garden 4 Less.
It seems to work but needs several applications.
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Post by oldbean on Feb 11, 2009 13:40:33 GMT
Jim - I would go with foxes... the evil little blighters are climbers too and will happily jump up fences. The sunbathe in the ivy at the end of my garden and when my neighbour took down his shed, they used to sunbathe on top of it, they dug up the newly laid turf in protest!
As to getting rid of them, there used to be a product called Reynoldene which smelt revolting but did the job but i think it is now on the banned list. The other method which may work but may upset the neighbours is to pee in the garden yourself... outrageous i know but it has been known to do the trick!
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Post by troykerr on Feb 11, 2009 21:15:35 GMT
I used Reynardine at the bottom of the garden at last house. I was working by where the soaked rags were tied and heard visitors of the the folk on the other side of the fence commenting on the revolting smell. They were even contemplating calling the gas board out to investigate the leak ;D
Rags soaked in undiluted Jeyes fluid might just work. It was a trick my old dad used ot use.
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Post by Jim Possible on Feb 13, 2009 20:15:02 GMT
I'm still baffled, not caugh the culprit yet and it doesn't seem to like the snow (no tracks or calling cards left in any of the recent snows) but on one of the days it didn't snow the visitor had been again.
I'm now starting to think it could be a lazy dog walker perhaps just going halfway up the street and letting their dog off the lead and it deciding to take a short cut through my garden on the way to the field.although if this were the case I would have thought I would have seen it.
I think I will try Jayes Fluid, as much as I hate the smell I know it deters dogs because our old dog used to hate it.
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Post by lottielou on Feb 16, 2009 17:25:32 GMT
This may be a bit late but reading the above it definately sounds like the foxes we had visiting our property. The house is surrounded by farms and fields so we get a lot of visitors including the occaisional dog from the local hunt. Like Old Bean said, the farmers who keep free range chickens told us that human urine is a deterant and now my husband regularly pees around the perimeter of our chicken run. It works. If you don't want to be arrested for public exposure you could do it in a container in private!!!!! ;D
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Post by Jim Possible on Oct 27, 2009 4:16:33 GMT
Finally saw it tonight, got up to visit the loo after a caughing fit and saw this big old fox strolling down the street and into our drive, went down the beaten path of grass, through the privet and out of next doors gate before heading off in the direction of the allotments. This was about 1.30am and I was so excited I haven't got back to sleep. He was a big handsome fella too, who cares if he leaves the occasional mess, it's worth it just to see him!
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Post by shemmy on Oct 27, 2009 8:30:18 GMT
The answer I have been looking for!!
I am not so thrilled as Jim to be having a fox visit our garden.
We live in a rural area, and wild life goes with the territory, most of which, even though I have lived in the country all my life, still makes me excited.
However, our visiting fox is a vandal. PMS, has put weed suppressor around parts of the garden and then covered it with bark or slate depending on the area.
Imagine our horror to find this pulled up and strewn around the garden! PMS, was not amused. The mess one fox can make is incredible.
The funniest part about our visiting fox, is that it, has even pinched one of Archie's (our little dog) teddy bears!
It carried it first up to the top of our paddock, and then took it into the next field, where it's position keeps changing. However, yesterday we noted the bear has gone, so maybe now it has taken it home, lol.
Today's job for PMS, or maybe tonight under cover of darkness, is to accompany Archie, when he goes out for his tinkle, and join in. I knew about Raynarde, I haven't seen that for years, but I didn't know about the urine!
I have just informed PMS, of his job, ;D.
He's asked, does he need a collar and lead? ;D
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