My Personal Growth Project

For my Personal Growth Project I chose to do Johnny Jump Ups. (AKA Helen Mounts) The reason I chose them is basically because they look cool. I plan on putting them into a pot and putting it outside. My main concerns are that ive never planted a single thing in my life so i dont really know if i can keep them alive, and my dogs like to run around and play in the back so they will probably knock my pot over or maybe even eat the flower. My flowers could end up like this. Hopefully all goes well, I would like my flowers to look like the picture. J