I have heard that moth balls will stop digging, but I cannot say personally. sheila "L. Hartten" <hartten@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: On 2/27/07 9:52 AM, carolyn mckenna wrote: > I have heard that (disgusting as it sounds ) if you bury some of > their own feces in the area, it discourages their digging there. I've heard that too, but it's not a good choice in this situation. For one thing, she loves to eat dog poop :P and for another, dog feces are supposed to be kept *out* of gardens & compost piles. I've heard this is because there are viruses that dogs can carry & people can catch. > Also, > when you plant something , be sure you wear gloves. They seem > to hold out hope that even though you have gone into the house, since > your scent is on that plant, you might just be under thare somewhere. Hmm, that's an interesting thought. I wonder if that's why her favorite yard game is "scatter all the gardening gloves & knee pads around the yard"? Cheers, Leslie -- Leslie M. Hartten web: http://spot.colorado.edu/~hartten Indi (TerraNorte's Midnight Indigo, German Shepherd Dog) & Brittany (Upland Sweet Baker, English Setter) -- Disclaimer: The contents of this message are mine personally and do not necessarily reflect any position of the Government of the United States of America, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the University of Colorado. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================