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| Dog Friendly Gardens, Garden Friendly Dogs | 
enlarge | Author: Cheryl S. Smith Publisher: Dogwise Publishing Category: Book
List Price: $19.95 Buy New: $11.75 You Save: $8.20 (41%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 6 reviews Sales Rank: 332163
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 180 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9 Dimensions (in): 9 x 8 x 0.4
ISBN: 1929242077 Dewey Decimal Number: 636 EAN: 9781929242078 ASIN: 1929242077
Publication Date: September 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Condition: Brand new as issued in illus. paperback, NO marks!
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Good for the Beginning Gardener/Dog Owner August 3, 2007 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dog Friendly Gardens, Garden Friendly Dogs is a great premise for a book, and if you are both new to either gardening or dog ownership, it would be a good read. The writer presents the information in a logical order and there are plenty of lists. But ultimately it reads like little more than an organized collection of common sense notes.
There are a few aha moments in this easy read but for the experienced gardener or dog owner, those golden tidbits are few and far between. I'm glad I picked up this book, but it did not bowl me over with its imagery, imagination, or concepts.
It is an easy read, the graphics and photos are limited in quantity and quality, but overall it lacks the substance I was hoping for. The writer live in the North West and the content dedicates much of is perspective to this climate zone and type of landscape.
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ho-hum July 3, 2007 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Makes me want to write a book on this topic myself.
There are few "tips" in this book, so if you're looking for them here, don't bother. It's mostly stuff like "want a patio? Dogs like patios, here's a general idea of how to build one." Pretty stale.
The photos and landscaping ideas are also too geographically specific -- they'll only work in places that get a lot of rainfall or moisture. I live in the desert and so found most of that part pretty useless.
There's better information online if you simply Google "pet friendly landscaping."
Garden book for dog lovers May 20, 2007 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Okay. Not as much information specific to creating a nice doggy retreat. Lots of general garden information though.
Garden Friendly Dogs May 6, 2007 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Book had some good ideas. However, if your yard is already established the ideas they came up with wouldn't work (at least in our yard). If you are putting a yard in, then you might consider some of their ideas. What I found most helpful was the plant section as to what plants are harmful to your pets.Dog Friendly Gardens, Garden Friendly Dogs
One of the few discussions of garden design which incorporates a pet's needs and habits October 12, 2005 13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Cheryl S. Smith's Dog Friendly Gardens, Garden Friendly Dogs is one of the few discussions of garden design which incorporates a pet's needs and habits. Gardeners and pet owners alike will relish the approach, which tells how to blend traditional garden tasks and designs with a dog's needs. From plants which work well with dogs to creative use of directed digging and growing fruits and veggies for the family pet as well as the family, Dog Friendly Gardens/Garden Friendly Dogs is packed with ideas.
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