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everbell

Kanata, ON

MH
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02/02/2012 7:23 AM
Pine and cedar mulch are fine. It's cocoa mulch you need to be careful of.

Joce and Rich Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs) Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats) The Everbell Adventures

Smylinacha User is Offline

Connecticut

MH
Posts:845

02/02/2012 7:45 PM
Why is cocoa much bad? I never heard of it.

Texas Belle User is Offline

Austin, TX

MH
Posts:6941

02/02/2012 8:40 PM
For the same reason chocolate is bad for dogs. Chocolate is made from cocoa and they both contain theobromine which is toxic to dogs.

Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna) Yellow Rose GSPs "A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato

Max2

Oneonta NY

MH
Posts:822

02/03/2012 3:21 AM
I think it is anything with color put into it. The red also.

Chris

Smylinacha User is Offline

Connecticut

MH
Posts:845

02/03/2012 7:16 PM
OK, I was thinking something else - like in the old days Coca Cola had cocaine in it so I was thinking the same with the mulch - last thing this breed needs as they are already spastic!

Texas Belle User is Offline

Austin, TX

MH
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02/03/2012 8:07 PM
Here is a good write up on cocoa mulch from Snopes: www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp

Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna) Yellow Rose GSPs "A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato

CL66

MH
Posts:414

02/07/2012 8:12 AM
Yep i've had artificial turf since last august and it holds up just fine with my 2 young GSP's running riot on it.

krbenjamin8022 User is Offline

Knoxville, Tennessee

JH
Posts:23

02/07/2012 11:29 PM
The erosion mat is biodegradable, seems to be fairly indestructible, and keeps the straw in place. Just make sure you put down plenty of grass seed so when the straw is gone, you aren't back to square one! I've had to tack some corners back down a few times, but it has held up to Patch's running fairly well. We'll see what happens come spring time. I think paving the entire yard might be the best solution!

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