How are your puppies about digging in the yard?

EmeryGSD · 03-08-2013, 07:31 PM

How can I get my pup to stop?

How are your puppies about digging in the yard?-imageuploadedbypg-free1362789002.036589.jpg

How are your puppies about digging in the yard?-imageuploadedbypg-free1362789022.628757.jpg

How are your puppies about digging in the yard?-imageuploadedbypg-free1362789053.761809.jpg

I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO · 03-08-2013, 08:02 PM

Digging is often a sign of boredom. How much exercise does your dog get each day? And how much mental stimulation (training, learning new things, playing mental games) does your dog get each day?

trcy · 03-08-2013, 08:11 PM

My pup has plenty of toys and gets exercise. He also has two other dogs to lay with and he still dug up a raised garden bed and some bulbs. The bulbs were just planted so I think he was curious. I think he dug up the raised bed because my other dog likes to bury things and he found it. Now he just goes back to the same bed to look for more. It's only been that one bed so far.

EmeryGSD · 03-09-2013, 01:03 PM

She gets a ton of exercise and I have a lot of toys. She seems to like mud though.

Sent from Petguide.com Free App

EmeryGSD · 03-09-2013, 01:04 PM

I play with her constantly. And I focus on her more than myself.

Sent from Petguide.com Free App

RocketDog · 03-09-2013, 01:10 PM

Don't leave her outside alone. My pup did not spend any time alone outside until he was almost a year. The *one* time he did, (when I was not home and DH thought he would be "fine for a few minutes") around 6 months, he tried to drag a sand tube my husband had laying on the patio. After having to clean up all the sand, he understood my rule.

qbchottu · 03-09-2013, 01:14 PM

Agree with RocketDog - Dog should not be outside without proper containment or supervision. If she is still digging with you around, make a small place for her to dig. Something like a little sandbox with loose dirt and some durable toys - can satisfy her digging craving there.

I have a 2 year old female that *loves* to dig. She'll even dig at the carpet, her bed, or my bed. Girl just likes digging so I let her dig in acceptable places

Hose her feet off before she comes in - problem solved!

AHWooWoo · 03-09-2013, 03:19 PM

We have chipmunks living in our yard. My guy likes to sniff out the chipmunk holes and tries to dig down deeper. All the while, he is barking at the hole like a wild man. I really hope he never "catches" a chipmunk.

Mog · 03-09-2013, 06:50 PM

Agreed... if your pup digs holes, it's YOUR fault for not supervising him, not his

mego · 03-09-2013, 06:51 PM

lara doesn't dig but she does like to rip the grass out of the ground in clumps if it has just rained. usually that's my signal that it's time to take her in and give her a nap, she gets destructive when she's tired lol

03-08-2013, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
EmeryGSD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 460	How are your puppies about digging in the yard? How can I get my pup to stop? Sent from Petguide.com Free App

03-08-2013, 08:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO Knighted Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 2,867	Digging is often a sign of boredom. How much exercise does your dog get each day? And how much mental stimulation (training, learning new things, playing mental games) does your dog get each day? __________________ Mikko (USDAA) MAD, SAM, GM, RM, SJ, SS; (NADAC) EAC, EJC, TN-E, TG-E, WV-O, OCC, HP-O, VerO; (AKC) NAJ, CGC; NW1 - 7 year old GSD

03-09-2013, 01:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
EmeryGSD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 460	How are your puppies about digging in the yard? She gets a ton of exercise and I have a lot of toys. She seems to like mud though. Sent from Petguide.com Free App

03-09-2013, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
EmeryGSD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 460	How are your puppies about digging in the yard? I play with her constantly. And I focus on her more than myself. Sent from Petguide.com Free App

03-09-2013, 01:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
RocketDog Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,295	Don't leave her outside alone. My pup did not spend any time alone outside until he was almost a year. The one time he did, (when I was not home and DH thought he would be "fine for a few minutes") around 6 months, he tried to drag a sand tube my husband had laying on the patio. After having to clean up all the sand, he understood my rule. __________________ ~Elrond's Rocket of Rivendell, aka The RocketDog 06/15/11 hiker and runner extraordinaire http://redheadsrocketsandramblings.blogspot.com/

03-08-2013, 08:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
trcy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southern California Posts: 234	My pup has plenty of toys and gets exercise. He also has two other dogs to lay with and he still dug up a raised garden bed and some bulbs. The bulbs were just planted so I think he was curious. I think he dug up the raised bed because my other dog likes to bury things and he found it. Now he just goes back to the same bed to look for more. It's only been that one bed so far.

03-09-2013, 01:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
qbchottu Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,714	Agree with RocketDog - Dog should not be outside without proper containment or supervision. If she is still digging with you around, make a small place for her to dig. Something like a little sandbox with loose dirt and some durable toys - can satisfy her digging craving there. I have a 2 year old female that loves to dig. She'll even dig at the carpet, her bed, or my bed. Girl just likes digging so I let her dig in acceptable places Hose her feet off before she comes in - problem solved!

03-09-2013, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
AHWooWoo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 46	We have chipmunks living in our yard. My guy likes to sniff out the chipmunk holes and tries to dig down deeper. All the while, he is barking at the hole like a wild man. I really hope he never "catches" a chipmunk.

03-09-2013, 06:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Apex, NC (outside of Raleigh) Posts: 355	Agreed... if your pup digs holes, it's YOUR fault for not supervising him, not his __________________ Alex & Brianna (daughter) Maximus - Male Sable - Born 1/30/2013

03-09-2013, 06:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
mego Master Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 580	lara doesn't dig but she does like to rip the grass out of the ground in clumps if it has just rained. usually that's my signal that it's time to take her in and give her a nap, she gets destructive when she's tired lol __________________ Lara “美” 12/14/2012

Remove Advertisements Sponsored Links
German Shepherd Advertisement