Sometimes a stray dog walking into your yard can frustrate you. If you have pets, their behavior will worsen as your yard is marked by stray dogs. What's more, dogs are attracted to each other's smells, which means this problem has the potential to grow over time. Fortunately, there are natural, artificial, and even social solutions that can solve your problem.
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Method 1 of 3: Trying Home Solutions
Step 1. Spread the baking soda around the yard
Make a mixture of water and baking soda. This is about a cup of baking soda per gallon of water. Spread the solution around the yard and areas where stray dogs urinate. Do it at least twice a week.
- The baking soda will also protect the plant from being damaged by dog pee.
- The baking soda will neutralize the smell of dog pee so the yard doesn't smell like urine and curb the territorial behavior that attracts dogs to the urine of other dogs.
Step 2. Spray vinegar all around the yard
Pure vinegar creates a kind of invisible fence that will prevent dogs and cats from entering the yard. The dog will smell the vinegar and turn away from your yard. However, vinegar must be sprayed every day. Spray vinegar on the stray's pee to prevent it from coming back.
- Vinegar can also be used to kill weeds. Therefore, do not spray all over your yard as this can damage the plants.
- The vinegar will neutralize the smell of dog pee so the yard doesn't smell like urine and curb any territorial behavior that attracts dogs to other dogs' urine.
Step 3. Change your fertilizer
Many dogs have a strong reaction to organic odors. Try changing the fertilizer if it looks like it's inviting dogs. Dogs are attracted to blood, fish and bones. Try a plant-based fertilizer.
Step 4. Plant lavender or bushes
Dogs are particularly bothered by the smell of lavender, even though it smells very good to the human nose. Shrubs or thorny plants will make a kind of natural protection against stray dogs.
Step 5. Be wary of home remedies
There are many popular home remedies to ward off stray dogs, especially cayenne pepper, which have been shown to hurt dogs. Also avoid using coffee grounds, moth balls, onion powder, tobacco, ammonia, and detergents to repel dogs.
Method 2 of 3: Cooperating with Neighbors
Step 1. Be a good neighbor
The first step to preventing stray dogs from entering your yard is to work with your neighbors. Make friends with your neighbors. Express your concern without accusing him or his pet. Ideally, neighbors will start watching their dog more closely for disturbing the neighbors.
Step 2. Notify that your page is not secure
If the neighbors don't seem cooperating and you're willing to lie a little, tell them that your yard is being treated with chemicals to repel raccoons or skunks and are dangerous for dogs.
This method is not the best solution because in addition to damaging relations with your neighbors, you can trigger a negative reaction and put yourself in a difficult position if you later face the authorities
Step 3. Meet your neighbors
If you know whose dog is intruding on your yard, contact the owner. Act as usual, for example invite him to your house. Don't immediately accuse him, assume the dog owner is unaware of his dog's bad behavior and just needs to be informed. If the owner agrees to fix it, get over the problem. If you continue to complain, chances are the owner will feel offended and break the agreement that was agreed upon.
If the owner doesn't want to do anything about it, send a formal complaint letter. Make copies for safekeeping so you have proof to the authorities that you made an effort to resolve the issue
Step 4. Report your neighbors
Look at the local regulations in your area whether it is mandatory for dog owners to clean their dog's feces. Take photos of dogs urinating or defecating in your yard and report them to the authorities.
- Usually, city regulations are written on the city government website. Try going to your city's website and looking at the rules written there.
- You can also install surveillance cameras to prove the dog has entered your yard. This video recording will come in handy when the dog owner is being aggressive and you want to prove his bad behavior to the authorities.
Method 3 of 3: Taking Drastic Steps
Step 1. Spray an over-the-counter dog repellent
This product is usually sold as a spray or powder, and can be purchased at pet and garden supply stores. The smells used by these products vary and are usually naturally based.
Some dog repellent products emit odors that dogs don't like. One of the odors used is the smell of other predatory animal urine which will scare the dog
Step 2. Install the sprinkler with motion sensor
The motion-activated sprinkler not only serves to water the plants in your yard, but also scares off all intruders that enter your yard such as dogs, cats and raccoons. Set your sprinkler so that it can water the places that aliens visit/pee on. When the dog enters the yard, the sensor will detect the dog's movement and splash water on the yard. This spray is usually enough to startle and drive the dog out of the yard.
Step 3. Install the fence
Physical barriers are very effective at blocking intruders from entering your yard. Dogs usually look for an easily accessible place to go to the bathroom so that the automatic fenced yard is ignored. Make sure you always close the fence and keep an eye on your yard for holes that stubborn dogs are digging.
If the yard is already fenced, look for holes in the fence that need to be closed. In addition, you can also install an electric fence, but this method is very extreme
Step 4. Use ultrasonic repellent
Ultrasonic repellents also use motion sensors. You can install this tool in a bush, tree or fence. When the dog approaches, the sensor detects movement and activates the repellent. This tool will emit ultrasonic sound waves aimed at disturbing the dog.
