My dog ate my corn!

Q: I picked my corn over the weekend and found half of it had been eaten. I thought maybe raccoons had found them. I brought a basket of unharmed corn into the house and set it on the kitchen floor. When I returned 20 minutes later I found my black Lab unshucking and tasting the rest!

A: When a dog gets a taste for your crop, look out! Online discussions reveal that dogs will eat snow peas, raspberries, strawberries, green beans, cucumbers, squash and pears that fell from a tree. You need to build a stout fence to keep the dog out of your garden. Not all vegetables are bad for dogs, but some — like unripe tomatoes, raw potatoes, onions, dry beans and peas, plus cucumber and squash leaves — could be a concern.