Dog-free garden??

I'm no help, but I do have a funny story. We put posts and ran 2 or 3-ft chicken wire around the garden at our old house. Beverly occasionally would jump it. One time, she jumped over and when I caught her in there she started looking around frantically wondering how she was going to get back out!! It was hilarious!! I'm going to have the same problem you have with my flowerbeds. Beverly and Minnie just run right over my flowers!

Wow, a wooden fence AND chicken wire couldn't keep them out?! I'm impressed. Our garden is outside of our fence so I don't have to worry about the dogs, just the bunnies. Sorry, I don't know what else you can do. Hopefully someone else can help you out.

Those are determined dogs! They know what's good. Our babies can't reach our garden but I've read about certain plants to plant in your garden that will repel dogs or cats but that are not poisonous. I will look for info on that. Also, I've heard about people putting a little "dig area" in the garden for the dog. Dig a hole (like at the edge of your garden) and put sand or pea gravel in it and bury some of their toys in there so they will dig at that one spot. I don't know how good that would work, PNell would probably just keep digging. Good Luck!

You gotta love a dog. What is yours is ours!!
Anywho....plant marigolds around the garden. Some say that the smell will keep animals out. I have no idea if it works.

I wish I had a solution. What worked for Sheila doesn't even slow Charlie down. I didn't even have to "clean" out the flower beds for winter because Charlie decided that all of my prarie plants are food (he especially likes the actual flowers). At least they aren't posionous!

I haven't had the chance to test either of these ideas yet but there are motion activated sprinklers (mainly meant for deer) and scent barriers. Depending on how your low riders feel about water the sprinkler may just make the problem worse. By scent barriers I mean using a synthetic urine like hunters use the mask their scent. Maybe if your babies smelled the "marks" of a big mean animal they wouldn't be so interested in that area of your yard.

That's a great idea but with Hoover being so neurotic, he's probably smell it and neve go outside again!! If he thinks something is remotely scary, he's sure it's going to kill him. Silly boy.

It's a bit extreme, but if you really want to keep them out buy some cattle panels, or hog panels. They are rigid wire fence that won't bend and are about 4 to 5 feet tall. Put in strong t-posts that are 6 or 7 feet tall. Part of it goes in the ground and that way it works better. Put chicken wire inside of that to keep the bunnies out and you will be set.

A bit extreme, but probably what we need to do! Seriously!

I am not sure what you should really do but growing up when we had a beagle we had an invisible fence that really did keep her out of the garden (and it was a very large garden). She only broke it for animals and squirrels.