I own a dog - what should I plant that will not die!

Please can anyone give me some advice. We are currently landscaping and planting our back garden, however, we own 3 cocker spaniels that are partial to urinating on the plants, consequently a number of plants are dying. What are the most hardy plants to put into a garden that will survive?

 

I own and breed cocker Spaniels - see them at http://www.walnutcottage.net/millersway2.htm they are not too bad at digging up, but were when they were younger. I presume they are dogs as bitches don't usually pee on plants.

You could try prickly things such as berberis, holly. I have some big clumps of fancy grasses which they lie on and no harm done and I would not have thought they would have dome much harm to conifers. You could always vary the interest and colour scheme with bulbs underplanted.

Just a few ideas for starters - oh and of course cokers just love to please, so you could try training them

 

you can t expect em to behave other than in a doggy way ...... but if you make sure they get a big long walk early am and evening they wont be so desperate, else have a proper dog run for them,

 

I had two cavalier spaniels and it was more abou teaching them where and what they could do than replanting my garden. Yes I had a patchy lawn - but that was my decision to keep them off the borders, but other than one of them thinking for a short time it was good idea to remove plantlets from their pots - they learnt the rules quite well.

Bit harder work training older dogs - but all dogs can be taught.

 

I wish I could train my lot where to go...

Shame they are a dummy breed...

 

I don't keep dogs but I have plenty of friends who do.
Their dogs all seem to know where they are allowed to go in the garden (on the paths) and where they are allowed to pee - and it's not on the grass or the plants.
I think it's all about training.

 

I have a whole pack of dogs so training goes out of the window when they revert back to pack behaviour. When a bitch is hormonal they will pee anywhere whether they know not to or not...

Once one has pee'd on the grass you can guarantee that at least 3 or 4 others will cover that scent with their own...

Instincts - 1 Discipline - 0

Unlucky for me :dh:

 

^ That sounds about right...

When I'm around they humour me and do as I ask or follow my lead, but when I turn my back it's PARTY time AHHA...