Pet pics thread

[njchopper87]

Originally Posted by the chi

Oh gawd. Can anyone assist with digging? Or um, throwing oneself at doors and windows?

Was cleaning the garage earlier, and lo and behold, the rescue comes trotting around the the house. He had just finished digging and utilizing the most recent mariana trench under my fence. Tied him up in the garage and let all 3 play while I cleaned the garage, brought them back out to play while I picked up the house and within 5 minutes he was digging a hole on the OTHER side the house, under the fence.

Now, it's bedtime, according to his owner he was an outside dog, but he periodically throws himself at the back door and starts scratching. Or at the window next to the bed.

I put his new rabies tag on him in case he gets out, again, like he did last night, our fault, and I have him tied by the collar on a long rope where he can reach the porch, but not the fence. Have I mentioned how much I HATE tying a dog up?

Any ideas?

Casper used to dig a lot. The only thing we could really do was fill the holes back up to have him dig them up right behind us. There were a couple areas by the fence we threw some potted plants by to discourage him. It's been scorching out recently so I'm unsure if he would still dig if he had the opportunity, but so far he hasn't been. At one point it got so bad that we were going to dig in some chicken wire to make sure he wouldn't escape.

[Gas Man]

Dogs dig for only a few reasons.

Bordem
Smells
To make a cooler (temp) bed to lay.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by HokieDNA01

Australian shepherds are the second pic you posted. the first is the Australian Cattle dog (heeler). They did originate in Australia

Cool, that's what I thought.
Just to keep it relevant, here's another pic of my kelpie mix.


Quit looking at me with those sad doggy eyes... Make your own damn sammich!

[wildchild]

our little poodle used to dig, A LOT, as in all you'd see would be her butt sticking out of the hole and flying dirt. she just got tired of it or being scolded I guess because she quit after a couple weeks.

I knew a lady who would fill the hole with water and dunk her dogs head in it. I don't have the heart to do that to one of my dogs. she claimed it worked. I would consider squirting him with water if you catch him in the act. although some dogs like that. LOL

not all dogs jumping around like idiots is bad training, my dog sees other people maybe twice a year and other dogs about the same. she goes ape shit when it happens. not aggresive but going crazy. is it training? I don't know the other day she was chasing a cat and immediately dropped chase and came to my side when I called her. I'd say her training is pretty good. you can't remove all traces of "animal" from an animal.

boxers are known for being very hyper. she lives up to her calling.

as for the blue heeler, do you have lots of running room for him? I've also heard they're prone to run off if not preoperly fenced or tied. it's the hunting instinct. critter runs by and the chase is on.

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by wildchild

our little poodle used to dig, A LOT, as in all you'd see would be her butt sticking out of the hole and flying dirt. she just got tired of it or being scolded I guess because she quit after a couple weeks.

I knew a lady who would fill the hole with water and dunk her dogs head in it. I don't have the heart to do that to one of my dogs. she claimed it worked. I would consider squirting him with water if you catch him in the act. although some dogs like that. LOL

not all dogs jumping around like idiots is bad training, my dog sees other people maybe twice a year and other dogs about the same. she goes ape shit when it happens. not aggresive but going crazy. is it training? I don't know the other day she was chasing a cat and immediately dropped chase and came to my side when I called her. I'd say her training is pretty good. you can't remove all traces of "animal" from an animal.

boxers are known for being very hyper. she lives up to her calling.

as for the blue heeler, do you have lots of running room for him? I've also heard they're prone to run off if not preoperly fenced or tied. it's the hunting instinct. critter runs by and the chase is on.

I have two boxers and neither jump on people or are too rough with other dogs. Proper socializing takes care of them jumping up on people. You said it best, they don't see people or other pets often, so they just get over excited.

We bring ours to the park several times a week. They're to the point that they just walk away from aggressive dogs. It's actually funny, the other dog will be snarling and lunging, my two don't even acknowledge it being alive.

[Amber Lamps]

I had a Australian shepherd /border collie mix that could do your taxes. Very smart. Loyal, loving, protective of my gf, does whatever you want it to. Learns new tricks amazingly well and even picks up on things on it's own. Lots of energy.

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by the chi

Oh gawd. Can anyone assist with digging? Or um, throwing oneself at doors and windows?

Now, it's bedtime, according to his owner he was an outside dog, but he periodically throws himself at the back door and starts scratching. Or at the window next to the bed.

Gas hit is with why he is digging, I think.

Window throwing - watch out, reminds me of my sister's boxer that jumped through a window while she wasn't home. I think it was separation anxiety on why the dog did it.

[the chi]

Thanks guys, I think your right on the seperation issue. Apparently he is REALLY attached to me. When I go in after being outside with him he just stands and stares at the door for several minutes, and if he hears any movement in the house, that prompts him to stand, stare and hit the door.

We rent, so I cant really afford to make any major changes to the house or yard for him. I tied him last night before bed, the hubby untied him when he got home and we had no issues until this morning. I let the girls out to potty and play, and he dug a hole under a DIFFERENT fence while they were out. The digging seems to be an issue only when the other dogs are out with him.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by HokieDNA01

Australian sheperds are the second pic you posted. the first is the Australian Cattle dog (heeler). They did originate in Australia

Smart broads are so sexy!

[HokieDNA01]

Thanks Lon! Didn't even need to go back to college for that bit of info. Just watched Animal Planet while bored.