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Title: stop digging
Post by: willow80834 on April 10, 2011, 09:57:50 pm

Does anyone have any ideas how to keep my aussie from digging??    he goes for walks twice a day and plays ball between walks...    He just cant help himself from digging

Title: Re: stop digging
Post by: lannl on April 10, 2011, 11:08:37 pm

maybe you could find him a job digging holes. I always hear people saying do what you love and the money will follow. So, perhaps you could find some benifit to the digging. Its something he loves to do

Title: Re: stop digging
Post by: gaylasue on April 11, 2011, 06:44:23 am

digging on body or digging on ground?

Title: Re: stop digging
Post by: texaswhiterose on April 11, 2011, 07:21:51 am

Talk to your vet or a dog behaviorist.

Title: Re: stop digging
Post by: dreamyxo on April 11, 2011, 07:55:13 am

If you have room maybe you can fence in a section the size of a small garden plot and fill it with sand and train it to just dig in that spot that way it won't mess up your yard too much.  When I had a dog she didn't dig but the back yard was bare from her chain rubbing the grass away. 

Title: Re: stop digging
Post by: sdecaro558 on April 11, 2011, 09:11:48 am

I'd recommend talking to your vet or an animal behaviorist if it's a major problem.  My dogs don't usually dig, but I'm always with them and stop them if they try to, which is rare.