my two have started digging !!!!!!!!!

recently moved house , my two have took to digging holes in the grass all over the garden ,, 7 so far , cant figure out why they are doing it , private let house aswell so cant really have them digging all over the place ,. needless to say they cant be left unsupervised in the garden now which is a bit of a pain ,,, any advise on why they might be doing it or how to get them to stop welcome

Oh I feel your pain. My young Roxy has started digging too (she's only 5 mnths so i s'pose it's part of puppyhood) then trots around the yard leaving dirty footprints all over the paving.

Lisa I saw you had posted and I thought "oh good" now I might get some advice till I remembered you have a 5 month old
We moved across to Perth from Adelaide last Oct and lived in the hills during the very hot summer and there were many holes dug in the very sandy soil (didn't happen in Adelaide with a puppy last year). We blamed Izzy as we caught her a few times, but we thought our girls were just trying to find somewhere cool to lay down. We've now moved down to the burbs and guess who I found digging behind the shed the other day.....? Naughty "old" Kita!! She was having a wonderful time and coz she's so deaf these days she didn't even hear me walking up behind her, grrghhh!!
I'm sot sure if it's a stress thing due to the move(s) as Kita has never been a digger. Izzy is also destroying all the watering system - new pipes and "vicks" has helped with that dilemma this last week. We have given them so many new toys over the last weeks and bones and anything I can think of to try and keep them amused while we are at work and I'm almost at my wits end

woody "digs" on thne sofa - the boy is obsessed. i'll be watching this for tips on how to stop it!

nicolalouises wrote:woody "digs" on thne sofa - the boy is obsessed. i'll be watching this for tips on how to stop it!

I don't have a garden but Moo does this too, she digs up her blanket, its really odd!

janey wrote:

nicolalouises wrote:woody "digs" on thne sofa - the boy is obsessed. i'll be watching this for tips on how to stop it!

I don't have a garden but Moo does this too, she digs up her blanket, its really odd!

once he starts he wont stop. everyhting else he seems to be growing out of but this just seems to be sticking around

bloomin woman highjacking my post ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

soz

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Sorry niff, didn't mean to hijack. I seriously need some as well as we are back in the rental merry go round since we moved to Perth.
Cheers Lee

When a dog scratches on the ground especially when its been to the toilet its for the scent so maybe cause you have moved to a new house its there way of movin in a little dig here and there, not sure though?
And if you give your dog a blanket say they dont really like it straight and flat they like to have like a nest so they scratch around so to make a lump to get in does that make sence.
My advise would be firm and tell them off as soon as they start to dig about and see if you can change the need for lanscaping the garden

yeh ,, thats what ive been doing since hole 1 , just keep at it ,

niff wrote:recently moved house , my two have took to digging holes in the grass all over the garden ,, 7 so far , cant figure out why they are doing it , private let house aswell so cant really have them digging all over the place ,. needless to say they cant be left unsupervised in the garden now which is a bit of a pain ,,, any advise on why they might be doing it or how to get them to stop welcome

thats staffys for you,if their destroying things their digging up the garden

niff wrote:bloomin woman highjacking my post ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I heard somewhere a while ago to bury there in the hole to stop them digging there again, but don't know whether this would discourage or encourage them ????????? 'spose they'd just go and dig somewhere else if they don't like it

ooo i know where u comin from, my jake does that, but its always in the same spot in the garden, and i know theres nothin buried there (well i hope not). Molly doesn't bother, my garden is wrecked and i'm in a private let too, gonna put down some weed control and slab it i think that would be the easiest!!!!

Wee horrors lol xx