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Training Your Dog

Just as it is important to consider the design of your garden in relation to the needs of your dog, it is also important to make sure you manage the behavior of your dog when it is out in the garden.

Basic training can be very helpful, and prevent a lot of problems before they arise.

You can discourage dogs from walking over flower beds by erecting low boundary fences. Once the dog has established alternate routes around the garden, such barriers can usually be removed.

Toilet Training

With a bit of time and patience, most dogs can be trained to go to the toilet in one particular area of the garden.
This will not only make the task of cleaning up after your dog much easier, but will also reduce urine damage to your lawn.

There are several products available to help with toilet training, and encourage your dog to 'go' in a particular spot.
It is probably wise to pick a quiet corner of the garden, away from the house and most frequented areas, to designate as the "toilet area". If you decide to use a Dog Loo to dispose of waste, you can place this here too.

Potty Rocks are a "Scented Toilet Training Device For Dogs & Puppies". The product comes with a simple guide to toilet training with the aim of teaching dogs to use one specific area of the garden as their toilet.

Alternatively, Dog Rocks and other such products are designed to reduce the effects of urine damage.