If you love having a dog at home, you probably love to have them out in the garden having fun. Roaming around the beauty of nature, especially if you have lots of plants, can be great fun for a dog. However, one problem that you might have is making sure your dog does not get a taste for some of the plants in your garden. While many plants are safe for a dog, others can be dangerous – even toxic – to some breeds of dog. With that in mind, should dogs stay away from violets?
The good news is that if you love this beautiful purple flower you do not have to shield and hide your dog from its presence. Just about every god out there can handle being around violets. African Violets in particular are totally safe for dogs. If you have a more specific type of violet, you might want to check it out online before you go down that route.
The most typical form of violet, though, the African violet, will not have this same problem or worry.
Should dogs stay away from Violets?
The first thing to think about with violets is that they are often bought as live plants. So, you plant them already grown as a set-and-forget plant type. However, this means that they are not grown from seed. With that in mind, you cannot tell for sure if they have been planted in a way that is safe for your pets to eat. This is very important to note.
Your dog might end up eating a storebought violet that has been treated with fertilizers and other chemical treatments. This instantly should be something that you look out for. If you see your dog eating a violet, you might want to book in a check-up with a veterinarian. There is no guarantee that the violet itself is safe to eat.
In terms of simply being around violets and sniffing around them, though, you should have precious little to worry about for your pooch thankfully. Violets come in many different forms, but they are not poisonous to a dog by their typical nature. Your dog might want to try a little petal out, but we do recommend you try and be vigilant on this front.
This is down to how the violets are bought and stored; they might have been produced in a way that includes chemical treatments. If you happen to grow your own organic violets that you know did not get any treatment, though, you should have nothing to fear if your dog happens to put a violet petal in their mouth and start chewing.
So, if you have a dog, you do not need to worry about them being around violets. You just need to be cautious about them eating a storebought violet that could be potentially loaded with fertilizer and chemicals.