Digging... Again!!

[Michael Gurley]

Sunny used to dig in the yard quite a bit. Now, I don't mind if she digs out in the woods, but I don't want her to dig in the flowerbeds, which is unfortunately exactly where she wants to dig. When she was a puppy, I trained her successfully and she stopped digging.

 

Recently, however, the flowerbeds were mulched and Sunny has begun digging again. Gah!!! It has been raining off and on for the past few days, so the mulch smells strongly and must be irresistible to Sunny.

 

[Michael Gurley]

I brought her back to the holes she dug, filled them with gravel, and watched her when she went out for a few weeks. Whenever she looked like she was a little too interested in a certain patch of dirt, I called her back and we went inside. No punishment, just distraction, and eventually she just quit digging!

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Sounds good :)

 

I'll have to try that when Spring comes around.  I am predicting lots of paw baths...

[Michael Gurley]

Haha, those are inevitable even if the doodles aren't digging! I always schedule a bath after we go to the dog park.