Marmaduke by Brad Anderson for August 12, 2024

“Infestuation.”

There is NO “pest control” that will keep Marm from his … appointed “rounds!!!”

;-)

Both literally and figuratively!

My old pup used to jump the garden fence to take the cucumbers. He loved them.

I was growing strawberries in some raised planters and would watch the fruits growing and begin to turn red. The nearly ripened berries would disappear. I thought at first it was birds or squirrels eating them. One day, I was outside and saw our English Mastiff walk over to the planters and begin smelling the plants in them. I watched as he neatly bit off the nearly ripe ones and eat them. Mystery solved. It was so funny to watch I couldn’t get mad.

He’d also go to flowers, stick his nose against the blooms and inhale mightily, then begin sneezing.

I really miss that big goof.

and they’re is no way to get rid of him… :}

He’s just trying to help!

I got a simple solution. Pepper the plants with pepper. Except for birds, most vertebrates will avoid anything with capsicum, an irritant to their sensitive sense of smell.

Marm’s just guardin’ the garden.

Marm can out dig an Army of squirrels

Hey ……… Marm ……… is just trying to help thin out your garden a little ………. :)

So, what to do about a Great Dane infestation?

He is a helper, he isn’t eating those tomatoes.

Marm leave Dottie flowers alone