Dog eating bark mulch

CailinRua75 · 27-02-2018 12:52pm #1

Hi all, I put some Bord Na Mona superfine bark mulch in my garden at the weekend to protect my budding flowers from the 'beast from the east'

but my dog seems to love it! He's diving in eating away. I'm afraid there are toxins in it as I have read that there is cocoa bark in some mulch which makes it as bad as chocolate for them but I'm hoping as it is irish it may be ok. Does anyone have any idea?
I have emailed bord na mona and am waiting for a response.
I'd appreciate any guidance, if I have to take it up I will so be it.

Dial Hard · 27-02-2018 12:55pm

Be very, very sure there's no cacao pods in it. Like crack to dogs, but highly toxic.

CailinRua75 · 27-02-2018 1:55pm

That's the problem, I can't find out whats in it. There's nothing anywhere on the bag. I just have to wait for them to email back. I'll probably try and take up as much as I can this evening just in case. I'd prefer my dog to the flowers!

DBB · 27-02-2018 2:31pm

You'd have to think there's a danger of impaction if your pooch eats too much of it too.
What a nuisance having to go rake it up on this cooollllddd day

CailinRua75 · 21-03-2018 9:46pm

So an update 3 weeks later I'm still none the wiser as to what's in the bark mulch. I took up as much as I possibly could in the coldest weather ever but he has been nibbling away at the remnants since. I have had 2 vague emails back from bord ma mona but no straight answer as to what exactly is in it. They did say there is no cacao bark in it but no indication as to what is. As a point of principle I'm going to keep asking the question, I've sent in my third request and I'm waiting for an answer back. I'll let you know if I discover the mystery ingredients ðŸ˜œ dog is fine by the way ðŸ˜„

Bells21 · 21-03-2018 10:13pm

That's very random that they say for definite that it doesn't have that yet won't specify what is actually in it! I would keep pushing to find out.

Dial Hard · 23-03-2018 1:00pm

CailinRua75 wrote: »

So an update 3 weeks later I'm still none the wiser as to what's in the bark mulch. I took up as much as I possibly could in the coldest weather ever but he has been nibbling away at the remnants since. I have had 2 vague emails back from bord ma mona but no straight answer as to what exactly is in it. They did say there is no cacao bark in it but no indication as to what is. As a point of principle I'm going to keep asking the question, I've sent in my third request and I'm waiting for an answer back. I'll let you know if I discover the mystery ingredients &#55357;&#56860; dog is fine by the way &#55357;&#56836;

Do they have a Twitter account? Companies can be far quicker to engage on social media than in private because they know there's an audience reading.

CailinRua75 · 23-03-2018 2:41pm

Thats a good idea, might try that since I don't think I'll get an answer from my last mail. It's a matter of principle now!

tk123 · 23-03-2018 3:28pm

I wanted some of that bark for the piddle swamp I have to tip toe through to open the gate

CailinRua75 · 23-03-2018 8:01pm

tk123 wrote: »

I wanted some of that bark for the piddle swamp I have to tip toe through to open the gate

I definitely don't recommend this one! The bigger mulch would probably be OK though!

decky1 · 23-03-2018 8:16pm

Is the 'Bark' worse than his Bite?

CailinRua75 · 23-03-2018 9:32pm

decky1 wrote: »

Is the 'Bark' worse than his Bite?

Lol

Dog eating bark mulch

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