Studebaker Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 This is killing me! We have a 6 month old German Coolie Male and a 4 monrth old German Coolie Female. The female is making the backyard look like a waste zone.....We tell her off but she ignores us completely. We had tried filling the holes with her poo and it works for a short time but she just digs another hole next to it. The older dog growls at her when she digs and walks away. He has no interest in digging at all. Any ideas for what can be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeacre Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 maybe try blowing a balloon up (small) and adding some water to it place it in the hols and cover with a small amount of dirt (so cant be seen) and when she digs next time it will bust as shes digging and deter her from digging (we did this with our boxer who was digging along the fence line and it did stop her... now only rips bits of grass out...hmmm how do i solve that one??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsdog2 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Why don't you try providing her with her own sandpit where she's allowed to dig. Make the sandpit interesting by hiding toys in the sand and playing digging games with her so she knows it's ok to dig there. It's also a good idea to place the sandpit where there's some shade throughout the day. I find it's more effective to leave the "poo" on top of the hole she's dug :D . I have three dogs and they all dig (one for a cool spot and 2 for play), but they only dig in the sandpit provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studebaker Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thanks for the responses. Unfortunately she never digs in the same place twice which leads me to believe it is to keep cool. I will give the sandpit a try and she how she goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBella Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 HI I bought my dogs trampoline beds for outside and Bruno the pup stopped digging! I assume cause he can keep cool on the trampoline bed and he spends less time lying on the ground near temptation. We have the RSPCA one covered in shadecloth material. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 HII bought my dogs trampoline beds for outside and Bruno the pup stopped digging! I assume cause he can keep cool on the trampoline bed and he spends less time lying on the ground near temptation. We have the RSPCA one covered in shadecloth material. Good luck Trampoline beds sound like a good idea... except mine ate his last one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBella Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The ones I got from the RSPCA the dogs can't eat. Bruno has eaten three other cloth baskets inside but doesn't chew on the trampoline one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collie angel Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi, My collie bella digs (but when it's hot) i set up my clam shells and fill it with water (she is also a water bowl swimmer lol) i have found she has stopped digging for now, i have tried the sand pit but she didn't really use it. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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