Keeping stray dogs out of your yard is risky and annoying, especially if you have pets at home. You can keep stray dogs away by making your yard unattractive for them to visit. Alternatively, you can also build a barrier to keep stray dogs out of your yard. If a stray dog manages to get into your yard, be careful and contact the authorities immediately.
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Method 1 of 3: Making the Yard Less Attractive to Stray Dogs
Step 1. Do not place pet food in the yard
Pet food placed in the yard of the house can be smelled by stray dogs and attract their attention. Stray dogs are generally hungry and will wander around in search of food. If you're used to feeding pets in your yard, move any leftover pet feed into the house when you're done.
Step 2. Make sure the trash can is tightly closed
Stray dogs will generally look for food in your household trash. Put the trash in a plastic bag, tie it tightly, then throw it in the trash. After that, make sure you close the trash can as tightly as possible so stray dogs can't access it.
Use a lockable trash can. This trash can can prevent stray dogs from opening it
Step 3. Plant marigolds
Dogs don't like the smell of marigolds. Planting marigolds in your yard can keep stray dogs away. In addition, marigold flowers can also keep insects and pests away. Therefore, planting marigolds can keep stray dogs and pests away from your yard.
Step 4. Neuter your female dog
When a female dog is in heat, her scent will attract the male dog's attention. To prevent male stray dogs from wandering around your yard, you can castrate your female dog.
Castration can also lower the risk of cancer and breast tumors in dogs
Method 2 of 3: Building Barriers
Step 1. Build the fence
One barrier that can keep dogs away from the yard is a fence. Most stray dogs cannot jump over the fence and enter your yard. In addition, the fence can also keep your pet in the yard and not interact with other animals. The size of the fence needed will depend on the size of the stray dogs that often roam the yard, as well as the size of your pet.
If you don't want to look at the fence all day or don't have enough money to build a fence, you can try a liquid fence. Liquid fencing is a liquid that you can buy at most home supply stores for less than Rp. 150 thousand. The smell of this liquid can keep stray dogs away, making it suitable as a barrier in your yard. By using this liquid, you don't have to spend money to build a fence
Step 2. Install the dog repellent
Dog repellents will produce high-frequency sounds that can be heard by dogs, but not by humans. Some dog repellents can detect movement. Therefore, when a dog or wild animal enters the yard, this tool will produce a sound that can drive it away.
Remember, this option is not suitable if you have dogs or other animals at home. When pets roam in the yard, the appliance may turn on and disturb your pet
Step 3. Install the motion detection spray
Similar to a dog repellent, the motion detection spray fires when a stray dog roams the yard. Spraying stray dogs with water is an eco-friendly option that you can choose to keep stray dogs out of your yard.
Remember, pets (or small children) roaming the yard may be exposed to this spray as well. Therefore, you may need to choose another option if this is bothersome enough
Step 4. Spray vinegar on the edges of the yard
Stray dogs don't like the smell of vinegar. Therefore, you can spray white vinegar or apple cider vinegar around the yard to serve as a barrier that can keep stray dogs away. Pour the vinegar into a bottle and then spray it around your yard.
Remember, depending on the size of your yard, the vinegar may smell after you've just applied it. Therefore, do not apply this method if you will immediately use the yard afterward
Step 5. Sprinkle black pepper or cayenne pepper in the yard
Sprinkling a little black pepper and cayenne pepper around your yard can keep stray dogs away. Dogs use their keen sense of smell to read situations. When they find black pepper or cayenne pepper, the dog will sniff or try it. After that, the dog will move away from your yard.
Don't sprinkle too much black pepper or cayenne pepper. While stray dogs can be quite annoying, you don't want to hurt them by sprinkling too much black pepper or cayenne pepper which can burn their nose or mouth
Method 3 of 3: Removing Stray Dogs from the Yard
Step 1. Avoid confrontation
If a stray dog manages to get into your yard, don't confront it directly. Don't chase stray dogs alone, and don't touch them. Stray dogs are generally diseased and more aggressive than domesticated dogs.
Step 2. Call an animal control service
If a stray dog manages to get into your yard, immediately contact the nearest animal control service. Animal control officers must be adept at handling aggressive wild animals. Animal control officers can safely remove stray dogs from the yard without injuring them.
Step 3. Use traps
If the animal control officer can't fix the problem right away, you can buy a trap with food as bait. When a stray dog roams the yard and is caught, you can leave the dog trapped until animal control officers arrive to remove it.
These traps are generally harmless and will not hurt the dog
Step 4. Contact the dog owner
Sometimes, the dog that roams in your yard is not a stray dog. He may be your neighbor's pet dog running around. Try to find out who owns the dog. Generally, the dog owner's phone number is listed on the dog's collar. Once you know the owner, call and let the dog owner know that his dog often roams your yard. In addition, ask the dog owner to take better care of their pet.
