Yes - put up a hinged gate! If you actually catch him in the act, turn the garden hose on him. After a couple of times, he will quit. This also works for a dog that barks.

I have three open places with stairs up to my porch. No way to block all that. I also work away from home. I have never seen the dog, I just found the evidence twice now. I don't want a smelly front porch. I like sitting out there....

Moni

What a shame. No leash law?

Try cayenne pepper. It is working with my cat.

Home remedies for dog repellant

Locate the spots dogs frequent most in your yard, especially the places where they urinate. Sprinkle chili pepper powder on the spots where dogs urinate, as the powder irritates their nose and discourages dogs from coming to that spot to urinate.

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Soak a few cotton balls in ammonia, rubbing alcohol or vinegar, then drop the cotton balls in areas you want to keep dogs away from. The smell of ammonia, rubbing alcohol or vinegar is even stronger to a dog than it is to a human, and the smell is also unappealing to dogs. Never pour these liquids directly on the ground as either could harm plants.

Gather up your old citrus fruit peels (oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits) and scatter them on the ground in areas you want dogs to stay out of. Dogs find citrus smells unappealing.

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Combine equal parts vinegar and lemon juice in a spray bottle and apply it to any area you want to repel dogs from. Remember to reapply the spray often for effectiveness.

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Add several drops of dog-repelling essential oil to a spray bottle of water, then spray liberally onto any area you want dogs to avoid. Examples of essential oils dogs dislike include eucalyptus, cinnamon and sour apple.

Why do you think it's a dog? I bet it's a cat.

if it had been a cat, it would stink! :) But, it could have been. There is a reddish one, a black on and a white one roaming the area, as well as a dog. Don't know yet where any of them belong.

Moni

Do you thinnk any of what I suggested might work?

Yes, Glenda, I do. Just haven't tried yet.

Moni

Try putting a bunch of moth balls in an old sock or something like that tie it closed and hang in there on the pot.
They also sell a spray at petsmart that deters them.

If it is a cat try this. It also says it will work for dogs, too. -- To keep cats from digging in containers and newly seeded beds, mix 1 cup vinegar and 2 Tablespoons chili paste with garlic ( sold in the Asian section of most groceries)with 1 quart of water. Sprinkle the mixture over the area where the cats frequent and they will never return. This mix will deter dogs as well.

I know it works on cats as I have used it many times.

"Gather up your old citrus fruit peels (oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits) and scatter them on the ground in areas you want dogs to stay out of. Dogs find citrus smells unappealing."

Not sure this will work. My dog loves to chew on the peels of citrus fruit.

My friend's puppies were also having a wonderful time chewing on orange peels they found under my tree.

Are they boy dogs? Running loose?

Take a couple of those unloaded cardboard boxes and set them in front of your planter for a few days.

Do "boy dogs" get smarter as they age?

Or do they have to be man-handled?

o j

I am trying a product sold at local garden stores; It is called "Repells All". It comes in a gallon jug with a sprayer head on tubing. I used it to stop animals from nibbling on my daffodils - it worked. Next, I tried it on a the beginings of a fresh burrow a ground hog was digging in my back yard. It stopped him for the present. Most likely, I'll need to reapply as the stuff gradually dissapates. (That groundhog has plenty of other places out back to make a burrow.)

It does stink; Has the odor of garlic. Just now, I looked at the list of active ingredients. These were dried blood, putrid egg solids, and garlic. It doesn't seem to have anything harmful to plants.