# Making my property hostile to dogs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775 "2017-02-13T21:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/1 "2017-02-13T21:35:38Z")
Any recommendations or suggestions to keep dogs off my property? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/2 "2017-02-13T21:41:48Z")
I live in a nice neighborhood, but some of my neighbors have some odd sensibilities about were it’s appropriate for their dogs to relieve themselves, and where to leave the little poop bags (if they bother to bag at all). I’ve tried the obvious stuff (talking to them, going to social media). I’d like to somehow make my property hostile to dogs, so they’ll just stay away. Not sure if the sonic repellents work, but that sort of thing. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/3 "2017-02-13T21:43:00Z")
Try some critter repellent. It’s sold in spray bottles in hardware stores to keep rats and other critters from getting into places you don’t want them. It’s pungent and I guess would not be attractive to dogs. However, you might want to try it someplace first to see if it really does bother the dogs. They might actually enjoy it for all I know. Dogs have very sensitive noses, so I don’t know that you would need to douse your property with it. You can probably use less than you might think you need. It smells bad, so if you used a lot, you’d probably smell it all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/4 "2017-02-13T21:48:52Z")
Cayenne pepper works too. I sprinkled it in an area where local dogs were relieving themselves & they stopped going there. It can wash away after a good rain, but thankfully I’m in drought territory. Dogs have very sensitive noses and good memories, so even after it wears off, they’ll avoid the area. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/5 "2017-02-13T21:50:02Z")
Motion detector sprinklers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/6 "2017-02-13T21:51:56Z")
You can try pissing (or dumping a container of piss) on your property boundaries. You can also get preditor piss such as lion which may work better. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/7 "2017-02-13T22:07:25Z")
Keep a running vacuum cleaner in the yard. Sorry, I’m team dog. I’m forbidden to give a real answer. > [@kanicbird](#): > > You can try pissing (or dumping a container of piss) on your property boundaries. You can also get preditor piss such as lion which may work better. Would that really work? That might make it the most interesting yard in town, from a dog point of view. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/8 "2017-02-13T22:43:12Z")
> [@Aquadementia](#): > > Would that really work? That might make it the most interesting yard in town, from a dog point of view. When my dog was still able to go hiking with me, if I took a leak, he’d immediately go right on top of my spot. Probably says something about our relationship. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/9 "2017-02-14T00:00:44Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Motion detector sprinklers. 😃 Seconded. Also, have you considered a fence? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/10 "2017-02-14T00:36:50Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Seconded. > > Also, have you considered a fence? Not really. I don’t want to close in my entire property. It would look terrible, plus I’ve got other things I need to spend my money on. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-my-property-hostile-to-dogs/779775/11 "2017-02-14T00:44:52Z")
Our dogs hated something called “Tea Tree Oil” which came in a spray can from the pet store. We sprayed it around the litter boxes to keep one dog from snacking. She hated the stuff so much that eventually we didn’t even have to spray-- we just had to set the can next to the litter boxes.