i live near several large lakes and every year at this time my garden is swamped with frogs & toads as they head off to do what nature intended. The frogs jump up at my patio doors during the evening as they try to make their way to the lakes. This seems to be providing entertainment for my dogs and when i let them out to do their business last thing at night they can't help themselves or so it seems but to chase the frogs around the garden. I know frogs eject a bitter liquid when under threat but this hasn't stopped my lot from having a go.
Has anyone any suggestions to prevent a massacre occurring in my garden!

Not sure about frogs ejecting a bitter liquid, but if your dogs pick up a toad it'll probably be the last time :-O

One of my dogs actually swallowed a toad (or a frog) - I only saw the back legs disappearing into the mouth! I think it was more likely a toad as I've only ever seen 2 frogs here in 25 yrs. I told her to drop it, so being an obedient spitz she swallowed it. I tried to make her sick - gave her soda crystals, but she wasn't parting with it and it didn't do her any damage.
Her grand daughter obsessed on toads and used to mouth (and mawl) them - resulting in a dog foaming at the mouth and making the most disgusting noises for 2 or 3 hours afterwards as she tried to get rid of the awful taste - never put her off though, the next night she'd be out there again. She lived to 16 + so it didn't do her any harm but I never found a way of curing her.
I once put one of her dead victims in the bin only to find it sitting at the top of the bin staring at me the following morning.
Sorry - not much help !

My young cat plays with frogs or toads  not really sure which she catches them puts a paw on them and licks them and they make the most awful sound .... Like a crying baby in distress but she doesnt harm them

My Patt loves chasing and mouthing frogs and toads and is never put off by the taste. She comes in at night drooling and foaming round the mouth ( quite disgusting ) and then expects to be allowed into my bed !!!! I hate frog times of year.

My dogs have always been scared of frogs, thankfully, but they are one of the known carriers of French Heartworm /lungworm which can be a killer for our dogs so please discourage actual contact or licking where the frogs or toads have been.

It would seem the party is in full swing now and the garden seems alive at night with many courting couples, everywhere!

My girls are not in the least bit interested in them thank goodness it's my boys i have to watch. I certainly won't let them out for their last wee without supervision as i had no idea that frogs & toads could be detrimental to a dogs health.

We have rain forecast for tonight and tomorrow so i guess i should expect some more gatecrashers!

years ago i dog i had was an awful licker. he loved everything! one night he came in foaming at the mouthafter having lilcked a toad or frog. i stayed up most of the night with hime just in case but he was ok. i did rinse his outh out well but it was scarey.

Sorry don't know how to stop them but it reminded me of a funny story. We were at Border Union staying in the van when after a BBQ ( where there might have been some alcohol flowing) I recieved a call from my daughter to say oldest one was foaming at mouth, what should she do? I went over to friends van in my nightwear asking advice then returned and sat in our bathroom to phone home with instructions ( my OH was in bed snoring) I told her to make him sick, her description of him gave me the giggles and she was NOT happy with me. What I was expected to do when I was over 400 miles away, I'm not sure!! I then texted to see how she had got on, NO  he had not been sick and he was now VERY ANGRY!!

7 years later and he is still doing it, came in last night looking sorry for himself. I would love to know how to discourage them from the garden.

We had a small pond in the garden with frogs in,when Annie was a pup she was obsessed with it she used to come in with a full green face,and one occasion frothing at the mouth,vet said have you got frogs Sheila,I told him yes,not anymore he said lol.So the pond had to go.

Sheila