Keep Cane Toads Out. Keep Your Dog Safe.
The original organic cane toad deterrent that trains toads to leave your yard for good. Safe for your dog, your family, and your lawn.
How PupDefense Works
No deterrent on earth is instant and absolute, and any product that claims to be is either lying or it is a poison. Toads can still wander in. One might even sit right on the granules. But to a cane toad, PupDefense is miserable. Cane toads take in everything through their skin, which makes them far more sensitive than any animal with fur, and our blend is built to use that against them. The scent, the taste, and the feel are something they want no part of, while it stays completely harmless to your dog. Visit after visit, fewer come back, because they have learned your yard is the bad restaurant.
Why a poison cannot protect your dog
A poison only does anything after a toad is already in your yard, which means your dog is already at risk, and it does nothing to stop the next one hopping in tonight. Worse, a dead toad in the grass can be more dangerous than a live one, because a curious dog explores with its mouth and can swallow the whole thing, toxin and all. Protecting your dog means keeping toads out in the first place, every night, before your dog ever finds one.
Why a fence will not save you
Physical barriers are expensive, hard to install, and many will not pass your HOA. Worst of all, they usually do not even work. Cane toads climb anything that is not perfectly smooth, push through gaps, and scale chain link with ease, and the tiny toadlets slip through almost anything. Unless a barrier is smooth, tall, and sealed tight to the ground, the toads find a way in.
What to expect
The first month does the heavy lifting. If you live with heavy toad pressure, give it a little more time and stay consistent, because consistency is what breaks the pattern for good.
Shop Your Size
Pick the size for your yard. Not sure how much you need? Use the calculator below.
How Much Do I Need?
PupDefense covers about 200 feet per gallon. Tell us your yard and we will size your first month for you.
The outline you want to ring with PupDefense (in feet).
Cane toads tuck into damp, shady spots. Add the ones in your yard so you treat them too.
Coverage is an estimate, about 1 gallon per 200 feet. Real usage varies with how heavy you apply.
How To Apply PupDefense
Walk the line, toss it liberally around your fence, beds, and the spots toads hide. It takes just a few minutes.
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Ring the property line
Pour a steady line around the outer edge of your yard, like drawing a border the toads have to cross.
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Hit the hideouts
Circle the damp, shady spots toads love: A/C units, bushes, mulch beds, pool cages, sheds and woodpiles.
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Skip the hard surfaces
No need to cover concrete, patios or driveways. Toads move through grass and beds, not open pavement.
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Rain-resistant
Light rain and sprinklers will not wash it away. It keeps working between applications.
See it done in under 2 minutes
How often to reapply
Twice the first month, then just once a month.
Lay your barrier
Your first full application around the property line and every hideout.
Apply again
A second pass locks in month one and breaks the toads' habit of coming back.
Keep it fresh
One application a month from here on keeps the barrier strong and the toads gone.
Ready to keep toads out for good?
Protect My DogWhy PupDefense
Organic and pet safe
Made with natural ingredients and safe to use around your dog, your kids, and your garden when used as directed.
Deters, never kills
PupDefense changes toad behavior instead of killing, so you are never left with a dead toad in the grass.
Built for Florida weather
Made to hold up to heat, humidity, and downpours. Reapply on schedule and it keeps doing its job.
Made in the USA
Mixed and packed in the USA. Never imported and never cut with cheap filler.
Built by dog owners
Created in Naples, Florida by dog owners who needed to protect their own pups first.
Trusted since 2019
Thousands of Florida families rely on PupDefense to keep their yards toad free.
Protect your dog the smart way.
Shop NowWhy PupDefense Was Invented
In 2018, our Golden Retriever puppy licked a cane toad in our backyard in Naples, Florida. Within seconds he was whining, shaking, and foaming at the mouth. We rinsed his mouth out with the garden hose and rushed him to the vet, and thankfully he made it through that scary night. But if no one had been outside watching him, the story could have ended very differently.
After that night, we started working with a local pest control company to create something that would keep cane toads out of our backyard and away from our pool screen, so we could finally worry a little less about our pup.
After months of research and testing, we found the right mixture, one that kept the toads away for good. Word spread fast. Neighbors and friends started asking if they could get some too, so we gave it a name and shared it with the world.
That is how PupDefense was born: an organic, non-toxic cane toad deterrent that helps keep dogs safe while they roam the yard, developed and tested right here in Florida to protect your pup without harming the environment.
— The PupDefense family, Naples, Florida
Give your dog the protection ours needed.
Protect My DogWhat Florida Dog Owners Say
I have not seen one toad since using PupDefense. It took 3-4 weeks to change their behavior, but so worth it!
Thank you so much for developing this product. I finally have peace of mind when letting my pup out into the yard again. I have been using PupDefense since November 2019.
I apply PupDefense once a month around my backyard and the toad activity has decreased from around 5 a week to 1 in the last three months. Thank you!
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