Dog damage to trees

[DeltaBravo]

It's a very bizarre trend, isn't it? Equally sad for the dogs as it is for the helpless trees. With anti-social behaviour on the rise, I'm quite sure that we will be seeing more of this rather than less in subsequent years.

[DeltaBravo]

Just found the thread and read through from start to finish. Shameful behaviour from shameless dog owners.

 

I'm not normally one for what might be thought of as liberal tolerance of anti-social behaviour, quite the opposite really, I'd support birching the offenders, but in this case, and given the previously mentioned million £ price tag for damage, perhaps installing a purpose built "pulling stick" of steel upright and rope or wire dangly bits might be more effective / attractive than a random tree? Certainly be cheaper than the notional 'cost / value' of the damage?

 

I know it could be seen as encouraging a behaviour that we'd probably all rather see eradicated but just throwing it in as a possibility - even though I couldn't imagine it being approved - can't see the bamboo lasting long!

 

I have a dog with a rather unnatural desire to climb, but generally she's just happy to be up there and does't bite the tree.

 

Gorgeous lass:thumbup: I had an Alsatian and mine loved to sit in trees too!

[Kveldssanger]

It's now an Ex tree

 

 

 

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:sneaky2::thumbdown::thumbdown:

[inthewoods]

Deed not the breed! There is no such thing as a bad dog if it has been socialised and raised / trained correctly. I own a Staffie, I have owned many Staffies. The RSPCA and many vets say they are the best family dogs you can have.

 

The Chavs buy / steal them because of the way they look and train them based on their terrier based determination.

 

I have has mothers grab their children and folk cross the street when I am out and about with a dog under close control at heel. Comments like yours makes my blood boil.

 

& I (we) second that Phil!

[David Humphries]

Some one just doesn't like my trees

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Whole-heated agree with Mr Johnson....

 

and if we're posting dog pics:biggrin: Haven't a cute one to hand, but they can be and are.

[Gary Prentice]

Some one just doesn't like my trees

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What's caused on those? Looks like someone has set to with a knife. How totally and utterly pointless:thumbdown:

[David Humphries]

What's caused on those? Looks like someone has set to with a knife. How totally and utterly pointless:thumbdown:

 

 

Think ya kinda missing the point of the thread here Gary, you not seeing the teeth marks :biggrin

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Think ya kinda missing the point of the thread here Gary, you not seeing the teeth marks :biggrin

 

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Ooops, I thought we'd deviated to vandalism in general (and cute dog pics:biggrin:)

 

Okay, now that has taken someone a lot of effort & encouragement to get a dog to do that. Getting mine, current and past, to play tug of war with a stick or hanging branch wouldn'y be difficult. But to gnaw on a stem IMO would take some concerted effort to teach. Why?

 

I can't begin to think what benefit to the dogs abilities they believe they are achieving

[David Humphries]

Okay, now that has taken someone a lot of effort & encouragement to get a dog to do that. Getting mine, current and past, to play tug of war with a stick or hanging branch wouldn'y be difficult. But to gnaw on a stem IMO would take some concerted effort to teach. Why?

 

I can't begin to think what benefit to the dogs abilities they believe they are achieving

 

 

No idea at this point, but we're gathering intelligence to try and work out who, where, how & why.

 

The issue is now starting to manifest into tree health issues, slime flux showing as direct effect of the cause.

 

 

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