🐾How to Create a Dog-Friendly Garden & Yard

[@Mindy-s-channel]

The winter before I started gardening seriously I paid attention to the path my dog took in every part of the yard by watching her paw prints in the snow. There were large areas that she never walked through and those becamegarden beds.❤

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Love that! Exactly how'd I approach it too!

[@debbydoodler33]

I have 4 little human boys and this gave some good ideas for them too 😅. I gave them a digging area right away and we've got some climbing stuff. I've got one who loves to deconstruct plants into tiny pieces year round and had a long "chewing" phase that I'm glad has finally passed 😅

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Hysterical... I love it! 😅

[@loh1129]

I love all of the pictures of the dogs you chose. Also, I never would have thought that the dogs would actually use the paths. I don't have a dog yet, (our both sadly passed away) but I LOVE dogs and plan to get one in the future and will keep all of the great tips you gave in mind when I redesign my backyard (also, hopefully in the near future). Also, just a note, if anyone buys the dog watering spigot that attaches to your water spigot, be sure it is not where it will get too hot (I live in Phoenix Arizona). I don't know how cold snowy weather would be with one. I love your content! Thank you Amy 💜

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Thanks for sharing 😊 hope you adopt another pup when you're ready. So hard to lose them.

[@mt2766]

Thank you for this thoughtful video. I loved the tip about cutting a window in a gate or fence for my nosy dog. My dog is a patroller. He delights in being stealthy and loves to hide under shrubs while doing “reconnaissance.” Thus, I have limbed up a few shrubs so he can enjoy more of the garden while doing his thing.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Those nosy patrollers are so funny 🐶

[@christybartolic6037]

They love it! I had a dog who would put one of his eyes up to a knot hole in the wood fence so he could watch the neighbor children play in their backyard!

[@GardenMyselfHappy]

Great tips. As a long term owner I have seen a lot. So agree about taking their needs into account.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Totally agree

[@GardenerPhyl]

I’ve always had dogs and we currently have a chocolate lab, a St Bernard and a 10lb mix. Three years ago we needed to dig up our yard and have it graded away from the house. I spent the winter before the work began paying attention to the paths they created in the snow and designed my back yard around that. I put six 4’x4’ raised beds on an angle to make it easier for them to run around, I put in paths where they were already running and added tall Karl foerster grasses and Joe Pye to make it more fun for them to pop out and surprise each other. The bonus is the entertainment value from watching them play. I did use your PLANT PERFECT ACTIVITY BOOK to guide me and it was the best money I’ve ever spent on landscaping. I highly recommend. I wish I could post pictures here.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

That's so awesome! I agree, planning around where they are already going makes so much more sense and is so easier! Would love to see your pics, email them to me [e-mail]

[@adrabruzzese7610]

Amy, your dogs are beautiful and your cats too. I could see the joy on your face talking about your dogs. This video is so helpful for those with dogs.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Thank you so much! 😊 Yes they are my babies. The fosters too... I cry every time

[@presidentjesus5061]

This is the first video I've seen from you that didn't cause me immediate anxiety about a garden faux pas.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Lots of other people to learn from if you don't like me! You shouldn't watch things that give you anxiety. Mistakes are provided as just simple tips. I could make the same exact videos and call them tips and nothing would change and perhaps would have give you less anxiety. But seriously don't watch them if they upset you that's just crazy.

[@loh1129]

Amy, I just downloaded your Master the Mixed Border (Free Guide & Checklist) and purchased your Designing Landscape Layers. Thanks 😊

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Thanks so much 😊 hope you love both of them!

[@ivy19958]

Nice ideas when we have hot plants and dogs, too. Sometimes they don't get on very weell at all! I have hot two diggers as You show in the video and they did huge caves under the salvia! So I think I should create a kind of fence or something... I really enjoyed the video. Regards from Argentina.

[@8helenjhouston8]

We have used the water dispenser that dogs can lick to release water - they work great and we leave them on all the time.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Awesome. Good to know. It looks so cool! May need to try it

[@honeybadger3408]

Great Tips! THX👍👍

[@activemama1]

Nice ideas! Do you have any guidance on plants that can tolerate being peed on? I'm thinking of those poor short plants that typically line the paths. I just know my and the neighbor's male dogs are going to pee on them.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Hmm. I don't know any off the top of my head. I'd assume plants that can handle nitrogen? Or maybe ones that are salt tolerant would work? I'd have to research it.

[@susans1320]

My problem is the female dog I have, has pee'd enough to kill all the grass and I am left with dirt. Do you have any recommendations for vegetation that will survive the female urine?

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Sorry I have had several female dogs and just don't have this issue. A quick Google search gave me this, but I don't have any personal recommendations as it hasn't been an issue for me. Maybe someone else can chime in. Google ai overview: When looking for plants that can withstand female dog urine, consider options like hardy geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum), Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica), native sword fern (Polystichum munitum), and certain types of grasses like zoysia grass which are known to be relatively resistant to urine damage; these plants can tolerate the concentrated nature of female dog urine due to their tough root systems and ability to handle high nitrogen levels.

[@susans1320]

@@PrettyPurpleDoor THANK YOU! I'll look into these grasses

[@emilylarsen3790]

@@susans1320DogTuff Bermudagrass could be a good option if you’re in zone 5 or above

[@barbaravanerp4598]

I’ve heard of food or an additive to food that stops the burning. I can’t remember the name.

[@Tara-uf3jn]

Can you give her a spot of round gravel or mulch to empty her bladder? We trained our dogs to pee in a specific spot away from our patio so we wouldn't smell urine when we're outside. It can take some time to train, probably at least a few weeks of leading her to the spot on-leash before she "earns" her free-roaming time.

[@presidentjesus5061]

My only problem with my dog in the garden is the hose. I basically can not water around her because she thinks it's a game to catch the stream.