Dogs and grapes

[GreenEnvy22]

So we got a dog a few months ago, she's great.

We just realized today that grapes are toxic to dogs. I knew about chocolate, onions, and a few others, but didn't know about grapes.

This is a problem, as we have trellises with grapes going all over our back yard. They go over our seating area.

I have grape netting I put up each fall to keep the birds off, but it's not fine enough to keep individual grapes in. Some grapes invariably fall late in the season. I don't want to kill our dog or make her sick. I also don't want to have to rip out all my grapes.

Any thoughts on what we should do? I'm going to look for some finer mesh netting, but any other suggestions?

 

[ibglowin]

A dog would have to eat like 20lbs of grapes to be toxic depending on body weight Look at all the coyotes roaming through vineyards all over the US. Are they dropping dead each Summer and Fall? Nope.

 

[Sage]

I have a very hard time trying to keep my lab out of the grapes when I pick and crush. If it hits the ground he's on it. He's not above sticking his head in a crate if you don't keep track of him.

He's a total fruit lover, any kind. Peaches and apples are favorites along with plums.

 

[NorCal]

My daughter's lab will scoop up a cluster faster than a Hoover. She looks back at us with a purple smile.

 

[Boatboy24]

Both my parent's Golden and mine loved grapes. And bananas. We still laugh about my parents'. She could hear you peel a banana from upstairs and would come running to the kitchen.

 

[Troll]

We have a 1 1/2 year old poodle mix that ways 8 pounds. He wants whatever you have including beer and wine. The vet says a little won't hurt and might calm him down. He only gets a half a shot or so but it is enough he will let me enjoy mine.

 

[ibglowin]

Our first golden "Jack" used to "help" me at crush each year. He went around eating the grapes that didn't make it into the primary after they had been crushed. Anyone that has ever been around a small crusher destemmer knows just how many grapes fly out and do not make it into the bin below. He never got sick from eating grapes.

 

[PandemoniumWines]

The toxic effect of grapes builds up over time, it's not something you'll see right away.

I'd put some chicken wire around the grape vine area, myself.

 

[GreenEnvy22]

The toxic effect of grapes builds up over time, it's not something you'll see right away.

I'd put some chicken wire around the grape vine area, myself.

It's not a problem on the vines, they are up high where she can't reach. It's that some fall down as they get ripe.


Thanks for all the replies folks. I'm less nervous now but I'll still get some finer bird netting to hang under the trellises.