It goes without saying that various tips may or may not work for some as well as others. My squirrel troubles aren't too bad so I don't go far out of my way to deter them. They buried some peanuts in a few potted flowers this season - a neighbor must be handing them out. Last year, they ate my flowering clover to the ground but clover can't be stopped. One or two tomatoes per season are sacrificed - not bad. Feeding them now and then in a location removed from the flowers I want to protect is helpful when new flowers are sprouting from seed or new perennial purchases are taking root. Cayenne did nothing for me, might work for you! Blood meal is effective. You'll need a good amount and you'll want to put it down a few times each season. My dog is so gentle and uninterested in squirrels and birds that they don't care about her at all: they stare at her and laugh. So it depends on the dog in question! Giving them my decorative pumpkins at the end of October keeps them happy until December.
It goes without saying that various tips may or may not work for some as well as others. My squirrel troubles aren't too bad so I don't go far out of my way to deter them. They buried some peanuts in a few potted flowers this season - a neighbor must be handing them out. Last year, they ate my flowering clover to the ground but clover can't be stopped. One or two tomatoes per season are sacrificed - not bad. Feeding them now and then in a location removed from the flowers I want to protect is helpful when new flowers are sprouting from seed or new perennial purchases are taking root. Cayenne did nothing for me, might work for you! Blood meal is effective. You'll need a good amount and you'll want to put it down a few times each season. My dog is so gentle and uninterested in squirrels and birds that they don't care about her at all: they stare at her and laugh. So it depends on the dog in question! Giving them my decorative pumpkins at the end of October keeps them happy until December.