My 8 month old male has started a terrible habit of digging! We just
completed landscaping and I think the lawn is irresistible after being
watered. Maybe the fertilizer smell? I've read in my puppy books that
dogs tend to start digging between 8-11 months, so he's right on track.
He's started
Make him a 'sand box' which is his digging area. By having loose soil there,
you can encourage him to start. Also, bury toys and bones and things like
that and show him to find them. Whenever you are out with him, praise wildly
for digging in his spot. If he digs elsewhere, give a firm, NO, go
My 8 month old male has started a terrible habit of digging!
Oh, join the Club!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
My 13 year old bitch, Tinka, would still dig down 3' hole and uproot shrubs
to find a cool comfortable spot But I got her as six/seven year old adoptee!
And never got
One option I found that helped with indiscriminate digging is make a digging hole
somewhere where the dogs are allowed to dig this enclosure is fenced in with
landscape timbers filled with part regular dirt and play sand. The spot can be raked
once twice a week during hot months sprinkled
