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mwade Columbus, OH Jun 08, 2009

I just found out some shrubs we planted in our backyard are poisonous to dogs. There was no warning on the label whatsoever. I'm glad I checked, unfortunately they are already in the ground, but I'm pulling them out today. I don't want to risk my dog's life because of a plant.

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Jun 08, 2009

Your dogs are prone to chew on shrubs? My pup just chews on sticks and eats grass. Oh yeah and plays with all my river rocks I had surrounding my garden beds.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 09, 2009

Many plant labels won't even warn you about toxicity to humans let alone pets. Unless your dog is a big garden muncher you probably don't need to worry too much though. Most poisonous plants taste bad enough that a dog wouldn't eat enough to cause problems if they even took a nibble at all. I'll also venture a guess that there are probably other plants in your yard already that are also poisonous to the dog, so if you want a yard that's 100% safe I'd look up the other things you already have and see if they're OK or not, you may have to rip out a few more things too.

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