Are you in sun or shade? Do you know if your soil is acidic or alkaline?
Also, where are you located? US, UK, some other country? Northerly, Southerly?? I know of several different types that are good, but it all depends on where you are.
You might try a Monk's Hood Vine (ampelopsis aconitifolia). This guy grows VERY fast and you'll have to keep cutting it back. That's the bad news. The good news (at least in my experience) is that it's good looking and nearly impossible to kill.
As for morning glorys (my favorite vine to use for covering stuff), only the seeds are toxic as far as I know, but they don't appear til late fall, and they are very small and not intuitively edible.
I live in Central Florida and have a Purple Passion vine growing along my fence. This plant is about five years old and produces beautiful flowers in the Fall.
Because of the humidity and rainfall here, the vine goes crazy and has climbed not only all over my fence and trellis, it is now climbing up into two trees that are next to each other. This is creating a very nice shady area in the corner of my yard. If this plant would grow in your area, I highly recommend it.
Another nice vine is the Bleeding Heart vine. It grows rapidly and produces pretty red and white flowers. What you DON'T want near your dogs is the Angel's Trumpet plant. These are very poisonous. The flowers are quite beautiful and if I didn't have dogs I would have these plants in my yard.
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