Are these Dahlia buds dead?

[Gillstay]

Be careful if any dogs go near it as it's poisonous to them

If so how much would you have to force down them to make any effect ?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Be careful if any dogs go near it as it's poisonous to them

Thanks, my dog does sniff at things when I'm tending my dad's and grandparents graves. I'll keep him away from the Hosta!😉👍

 

[PaulSB]

Thanks, my dog does sniff at things when I'm tending my dad's and grandparents graves. I'll keep him away from the Hosta!😉👍

Don't worry about it. Tulips, daffodils, onions, tomato leaves, peace lily, hydrangea, yew, ivy, rhubarb, horse chestnut, rhododendron, foxglove, lily of the valley .......all toxic to dogs.

You can always find something that will poison something else. I just wish my hostas would poison slugs... ...