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Wednesday Woozles: Let's Garden [1]

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Date: 2023-04-12

Today’s topic is tips for gardening with your woozle. But first...

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The first thing you probably want to do is plan your garden. If there are spaces you’d rather your woozles stayed out of there are low fences available in home and garden centers. Or if you have a small yard planters or hanging baskets are one option. Just remember your woozles live with you, too. Leave them space for the zoomies as well as a space to do their business. No woozle’s human should be surprised by this: woozles love to dig. If we really want to spoil our best friends we may provide them with a space for this. Also, a back yard, no matter how large it is, is no substitute for a good walk around the neighborhood. That, or a trip to the doggie park. All woozles love exploring new places. It’s in their nature.

As for plantings, if your woozle is one who may eat plants, toxic plants are a big no no. Or, if you have an established yard and aren’t sure what you have growing there, snap a pic of it. Someone at a reputable greenhouse or nursery will probably be able to ID it for you. Or you can stop by Daily Kos’s own Saturday Morning Gardening diary. I’ve found people there are great at identifying oddball plants. In an emergency, the Pet Poison Helpline’s phone number is 855-764-7661.

One of the hottest new trends for dog owners is the pet enrichment garden. These have been put in by animal shelters with wonderful success. They calm the nervous dogs while they enliven the timid ones. For these we mainly want plants with all sorts of smells. Try chamomile and lavender to calm your puppers, mint and rosemary to enliven him. By all means, allow your woozle to nibble on these non-toxic herbs. You may also want to put in a bubbling water feature. A path covered with cedar chips is not only soft on their feet but it repels fleas. Of course we can’t forget bird feeders. Just use your judgement—you don’t want to trigger your woozle the wrong way. Find more about sensory gardens from Leanne Potts over at HGTV's site.

However, if we are planning on having a kitchen garden, it’s unlikely we want our woozles to nosh out on them. You will probably also want to fence it in with something to keep the wildlife out, be it rabbits, deer or whatever. Believe it or not, even a few of our beloved vegetables can be toxic to our woozles. Our beloved tomato greens are one. If your puppers has a vegetarian streak, Kristina Lotz over at the American Kennel Club's site suggests green beans, many berries, barley grass and many herbs. The latter especially can be good, if your woozle will eat them.

If your woozle is one to “help” you by pulling out your fresh plantings, James Harleman over at Rover.com suggests spending a bit more for larger starters. Harleman says these will serve as a larger visual cue to your dog while chasing a toy or a squirrel. BTW, he also suggests, we begin with a dog who, of course, knows a few basic commands—no, come and such.

These are just a few tips for gardening with woozles.

So what’s happening with your critters?

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