Doggo got my nursery stock

[Jeyrsmith]

So today i came home and found that the ol doggo got up on a bench and attacked two of my junipers sadly one is probably terminally ill at this point the other only had two braches broken off sadly it was one of the sacrificial branches i had planned to grow to elongate the cascade on the tree... sigh damage is done my concern is once the temp warms up will these wounds be leaking sap and what could i use to coat the newly exposed membrain to protect and keep it from losing sap.

 

[just.wing.it]

You have a Dogo Argentino? Or is that a general nickname?

Sorry about the tree.
Probably wont bleed out much.

 

[Jeyrsmith]

Haha just a nickname hes a golden retriever , and thanks its life i just now know i need to build taller plant tables-.-

Its nothing new he likes to strip random branches in the yard of their foliage and spit it out... hes a weird one

 

[just.wing.it]

Haha just a nickname hes a golden retriever , and thanks its life i just now know i need to build taller plant tables-.-

Its nothing new he likes to strip random branches in the yard of their foliage and spit it out... hes a weird one

Lol, makes me feel lucky....my dog doesn't mess with my stuff.

 

[Colorado]

Mine have become quite interested in the organic fertilizer granules I applied recently. ?

No serious casualties yet....and my bench is almost done so then I’ll be in the clear.

 

[Wilson]

I definetly have some Dog Jin, only on the ruff stock!

 

[Shibui]

The damage in the photos is certainly not terminal.
The dog may even have done you a favour - many people do not prune enough.
Random bends and growth can be great for bonsai - that's one reason yamadori are prized. How much more random can you get than letting the dog do the pruning? Look at what's left, not what's gone and plan an even better tree.

 

[Jeyrsmith]

Yeah the photos are the one that had two branches taken off i didnt bother to snap photos of the other, it looked like he used it as a chew toy Ripped it out of the nursery pot and swung it around or something...

But i like your approach to the situation i was thankful he didnt take the tree in the photos main branch so i have some thinking to do while it heals and begins spring. Ive got high hopes on this tree recovering nicely ill try to post some updates.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

My Malinois occasionally pisses ? on my trees ?

 

[Stormwater]

Uh, dog pisses on anything I plant in the ground. Cat steals cuttings and the Fing chickens knock things over. Seriously chicken, why try to perch on the 8” cascade ?

 

[JoeH]

my old senile Schnauzer keeps eating turface out of my pots.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I used to regularly, once every two weeks spray the outside edges of the shelves, pots, and anything that is close to nose high with bitter apple spray. I would keep this up until the pups were done teething, or if an older dog was adopted, until their behavior showed they had lost interest in potted plants. I also invested heavily in rawhide chew toys. Back in 1980 I had a puppy destroy over a hundred difficult to locate orchids. Then I learned about bitter apple and pet repellant sprays.

I do not have a cat, because you can not train them to leave plants alone. They will behave, long enough you let your guard down, then destroy your best tree or orchid. So no cats have been allowed in the house. You can do plants, or raise cats. Not both.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

A big help in pet proofing a bonsai collection is to "go anti organic". I use commercial chemical fertilizer, no stinky fish emulsion or other fermenting products. This goes a long way to making you bonsai boring to a dog's nose.

Dogs are companions worthy of learning how to use chemical fertilizer correctly.

 

[AZbonsai]

Get a shorter dog!