Digging Holes...

nskyba · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: Digging Holes...

My 15mth old female weim is a digger. I'm not sure what she smells, but she must have it! She'll dig a hole that is several feet deep and rather wide. I lost my Min Pin in a hole one day Rolling Eyes

I don't know what to do. When I catch her digging I tell her no, which she does understand, I swear she fully understands english. She waits until I am out of sight and then goes back to what she was doing.

Any suggestions?

Bunker · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

when you fill the hole in throw some of her crap in it first.

NenaGunther · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject:

Did you ever think about making her a place that it was ok to dig?

There was a good article in Whole Dog Journal about that this month. The woman ended up making the dog a small area like a sand box that it was ok for him to dig in. He only digs in that area and not in the rest of her yard.

peppernaei · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

Luckily I haven't had a digger yet but here my brother did a few things for his GSP. Putting the poop in the hole - apparently it has to be the digger's poop and not another dogs, he put chili pepper on the spot so that the smell was not as present, for the popular spots he placed chicken wire just under the surface to stop the digging once it was started and if he caught the dog in the act he shot him with water from the garden hose - I guess that only works if your dog doesn't like the hose. My MIL Sheppy barks at you to spray her. Confused

I would redirect the dog's interest with a fun toy/bone and not leave them unattended until it was under control.

megthered · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

I have a digger too. My female Dalmatian was a digger and Abby has now dug up all of her old holes and started new ones of her own. My yard looks like swiss cheese. She digs the hole to her size, lays down for a while, then moves on to another area. I don't know what to do about her, but she does have a good time while she's digging.

ChloeArnold · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: digging

Our dearly departed Deiter was a digger early on. Many large holes to repair! One day I saw him starting for China again in the middle of the back yard. I calmly pulled the hose to where he was digging and watched until he finished. He watched me with curiosity as I filled his new hole with water. I pointed to the surface of the water and when he leaned in for a closer look, I shoved his head to the bottom. He never again chose to dig another hole.

Trene · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject:

OH WOW. I don't think that would work w/ Storm. He's been trying to get to China as well.

Phoenix1705 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: digging

versatilek9s · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject:

Give him a place to dig. Make him a sandbox or allow only one big hole in the yard--and be vigilant to keep him only digging in that one spot.

Deanna · Housebroken Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 54

Love the sandbox idea. You could also burry toys and stuff in it to discover.

mooks7014 · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:59 am Post subject:

I cannot go into my backyard of a night as I would fall into 2ft deep holes ALL OVER the backyard and break my ankle.!! I will have to take a photo as its so bad Mad

but what shocks me is they dig these really deep holes but all the dirt is just gone ?? I can't even fill it in as its just all gone?? mad dogs!

I have heard about the sandpits, your supposed to hide treats under the sand and have them dig for them so they know that this is the good place to dig!

highlandscot43 · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: Digging

There is a spray that you can buy at a pet store (ask the attendant) that you can spray around any area and the dog will stay away from it. Also strict verbal punishment.
Page & Owen

freespiritmom · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject:

No diggers here, but if I filled a hole with water mine would think I had made them a swimming pool.