Beauty is Pain: Your Lovely Garden Can Be Toxic to Your Bulldog

The nurturing aspect in the hearts of many people causes them to be partial to both plants and animals, and that is a good thing. Gardening and tending to plants can be a very rewarding experience for everyone involved, as hard work can yield beautiful results. Pet owners should practice a bit more caution than those who garden and dont have pets to worry about, especially those who have dogs that spend a great deal of their time outdoors. Some of the things that you use to make your garden grow and look its best can be harmful to your dog. Is that news to you? Read on for more information on how your lovely garden can be toxic to your bulldog.

Cocoa Mulch

Cocoa mulch is an excellent addition to any garden. It looks good, and it smells even better, bringing the chocolate lover out in anybody. However, it seems that dogs also think that cocoa mulch looks and tastes good, as several dogs have reported getting into it and the effects were deadly. As a rule of thumb, keep your dog out of all mulchyou never know what is in it and it's not dog food.

Fertilizers

 Fertilizers are often treated with chemicals that can have a toxic effect on dogs, whereas the fertilizer in itself is perfectly fine for a dog to be near, on, or even ingest. Some fertilizers have been known to be toxic whereas others have not, and although manufacturers are supposed to post such warnings on the package label for all to see, it is better to be safe than sorry. Keep your dog away from the garden until the fertilizer is no longer an issue for themthere is no sense in finding out that your fertilizer is toxic the hard way.

Pesticides

One can only hope that pet owners everywhere know that keeping pesticides within reach of your dog (or child for that matter) is not only irresponsible, but stupid and wrong. What many people fail to realize is that dogs love to eat grass and plants when they have upset stomachs or other digestive problems, and if they have been treated with pesticides that is potentially lethal.

With this said, you should know whether or not your lawn or garden has pesticides in it, but what about the lawn in the apartment complex where you walk Fido every weekend? You don't know how those people keep their lawn so lush and green and it is always better to be safe rather than sorry in the end.

Plants

Some of the plants that you may have in your own garden can also be toxic, even lethal to some dogs. Daffodils, avocado, jonquils, azaleas, delphiniums, morning gloriesall of these are horrible for the health of your pet, and can cause a bad reaction even deathto those who eat them.