Re: OT Dogs driving me nuts

[Guest guest]

Christi -

Have you contacted your vet or a trainer? Another good resource is

the ASPCSA or a local humane society. If you need any help in

locating one, let me know and I can give you more info (ours is

geaugahumane.org). They can really help you out with fixing the

behavior. Do they dig in the house too? My childhood dog did

this!

We had some major issues last summer when we rescued a 13 or 14 year

old beagle. We worked with our vet. He put her on a behavioral

drug for about a month and it did wonders.

Don't give up on the dogs. We have rescued 2 dogs and 3 cats. The

kids love them and they are a part of our family.

Dane's mom DOC Grad

> Hey I know this is way off topic but I am at my wits end. I have

well

> my husband has two dogs a rottweiler and a doberman.(IF it was my

> choice theyd be gone already) The problems are many with them but

the

> one main one here lately is the digging. THey wont stop digging

and

> it wouldnt be such a huge deal except where there digging and plus

> how big of holes there digging one of my kids cool fall in! Well

> yesterday I came home to find that theyve dug a hole around my

septic

> system. They started with the little pipe thing that sticks out of

> the ground and were digging all along the pipe. It was a

completely

> straight line about 5 ft long and as I looked along it I could see

> white piping. They are also digging by my pool I am soo worried

they

> are going to ruin my pool. They also dug a hole going underneath

my

> patio it was so big my sons basket ball fell underthere and my

> husband said we would just have to buy him a new one cause no way

was

> anyone crawling that deep under the patio to get it. We fill the

> holes in they dig them right back out. I am going crazy with this

> and cant figure out how to stop them. Ive beat them Ive sprayed

> stuff thats supposed to keep dogs off things around the pool and

the

> doberman just layed in it no problem. My mom told me to sprinkle

> chili powder where they did and maybe it will burn so much they

wont

> want to dig but nope still digging. ANyone else have any ideas?

Ill

> try anything!! Realisticly I would get rid of these dogs but my

hubby

> loves them too much. He was never given a dog as a child was

always

> told no so now that hes an adult he insists on having one.Ugh I

> couldkill his mother. I had dogs growing up and I really dont want

> any pets of any kind any more!! Well thanks for listening even

though

> its so off topic

> CHristi mom to MYA

[Guest guest]

No I havent contacted anyone. I really cant afford to pay a trainer.

And I never even thought about a vet. I think I will do that when my

husband takes them in for there rabbies shots. (I cant take them they

are way too big for me to control them ) I will try to locate a

humane society orASPCA. Thanks for the help!

Christi mom to MYA

> > Hey I know this is way off topic but I am at my wits end. I have

> well

> > my husband has two dogs a rottweiler and a doberman.(IF it was my

> > choice theyd be gone already) The problems are many with them but

> the

> > one main one here lately is the digging. THey wont stop digging

> and

> > it wouldnt be such a huge deal except where there digging and

plus

> > how big of holes there digging one of my kids cool fall in! Well

> > yesterday I came home to find that theyve dug a hole around my

> septic

> > system. They started with the little pipe thing that sticks out

of

> > the ground and were digging all along the pipe. It was a

> completely

> > straight line about 5 ft long and as I looked along it I could

see

> > white piping. They are also digging by my pool I am soo worried

> they

> > are going to ruin my pool. They also dug a hole going underneath

> my

> > patio it was so big my sons basket ball fell underthere and my

> > husband said we would just have to buy him a new one cause no way

> was

> > anyone crawling that deep under the patio to get it. We fill the

> > holes in they dig them right back out. I am going crazy with

this

> > and cant figure out how to stop them. Ive beat them Ive sprayed

> > stuff thats supposed to keep dogs off things around the pool and

> the

> > doberman just layed in it no problem. My mom told me to sprinkle

> > chili powder where they did and maybe it will burn so much they

> wont

> > want to dig but nope still digging. ANyone else have any ideas?

> Ill

> > try anything!! Realisticly I would get rid of these dogs but my

> hubby

> > loves them too much. He was never given a dog as a child was

> always

> > told no so now that hes an adult he insists on having one.Ugh I

> > couldkill his mother. I had dogs growing up and I really dont

want

> > any pets of any kind any more!! Well thanks for listening even

> though

> > its so off topic

> > CHristi mom to MYA

[Guest guest]

I looked at the Humane Society and basically it doesnt really tell

me how to stop digging. It just says some causes are boredom and no

interaction. Well I have to admit they dont get very much

interaction. When my husbands home he plays with them maybe once a

week and my kids just arent interested in playing with them too much

they are just such big dogs my kids get scared or annoyed when the

dogs push them out of the way or step on there feet with there paws

(which hurts with there huge paws) But that is why we got the

rottweiler a freind. We bought the doberman just to make sure the

rott was happy and entertained but it just seems like now there are

two bad dogs outthere instead of one. They are outside dogs. I

dontlet them come in my house. They arent house trained for one and

for two the deal with my husband was he could have a dog but I didnt

want to be the one responsible for caring for it and it wasnt coming

in my house. Soooo needless to say these poor dogs just sit out in

the yard all day and thy have a big yard and run around playing with

each other all day and we even have a baby pool out there for them to

play in which the rott loves but Im just at my wits end and clueless

Im so worried they are going to destroy our septic system and I

definetly cant afford to fix that JEESH!

Christi

> > Hey I know this is way off topic but I am at my wits end. I have

> well

> > my husband has two dogs a rottweiler and a doberman.(IF it was my

> > choice theyd be gone already) The problems are many with them but

> the

> > one main one here lately is the digging. THey wont stop digging

> and

> > it wouldnt be such a huge deal except where there digging and

plus

> > how big of holes there digging one of my kids cool fall in! Well

> > yesterday I came home to find that theyve dug a hole around my

> septic

> > system. They started with the little pipe thing that sticks out

of

> > the ground and were digging all along the pipe. It was a

> completely

> > straight line about 5 ft long and as I looked along it I could

see

> > white piping. They are also digging by my pool I am soo worried

> they

> > are going to ruin my pool. They also dug a hole going underneath

> my

> > patio it was so big my sons basket ball fell underthere and my

> > husband said we would just have to buy him a new one cause no way

> was

> > anyone crawling that deep under the patio to get it. We fill the

> > holes in they dig them right back out. I am going crazy with

this

> > and cant figure out how to stop them. Ive beat them Ive sprayed

> > stuff thats supposed to keep dogs off things around the pool and

> the

> > doberman just layed in it no problem. My mom told me to sprinkle

> > chili powder where they did and maybe it will burn so much they

> wont

> > want to dig but nope still digging. ANyone else have any ideas?

> Ill

> > try anything!! Realisticly I would get rid of these dogs but my

> hubby

> > loves them too much. He was never given a dog as a child was

> always

> > told no so now that hes an adult he insists on having one.Ugh I

> > couldkill his mother. I had dogs growing up and I really dont

want

> > any pets of any kind any more!! Well thanks for listening even

> though

> > its so off topic

> > CHristi mom to MYA

[Guest guest]

Christi-

Yeah, that would be the source of the problem. Have you thought

about crate training? The Denver Dumb Friends League is great.

Their website is http://www.ddfl.org. I remember getting a lot of

info from them last summer. Kong toys are suppossed to work really

well. You can get them at any pet store.

Rottweiler Rescue and Doberman Rescue should also be good sources of

info on beginning to socialize your dogs more. I'm sure they get a

lot of dogs dumbed on them from similiar situations, so they might

have some great breed specific information on how you can solve the

problem and keep your dogs.

If there is anything else I can help you with, let me know. Feel

free to email me offlist! Candace rescues labs, so she might be able

to help too.

I would like for you to be able to keep your dogs. If not, check

with the breeder you bought them from. Reputable breeders will

rescue the dogs they sold. When I say rescue, I mean live there

with them, not take back and euthanize. As you can tell I am a pet

fanatic!

Oh yeah! Make sure those dogs are fixed. That could also be a

source of the problem.

Dane's mom DOC Grad

> > > Hey I know this is way off topic but I am at my wits end. I

have

> > well

> > > my husband has two dogs a rottweiler and a doberman.(IF it was

my

> > > choice theyd be gone already) The problems are many with them

but

> > the

> > > one main one here lately is the digging. THey wont stop

digging

> > and

> > > it wouldnt be such a huge deal except where there digging and

> plus

> > > how big of holes there digging one of my kids cool fall in!

Well

> > > yesterday I came home to find that theyve dug a hole around my

> > septic

> > > system. They started with the little pipe thing that sticks

out

> of

> > > the ground and were digging all along the pipe. It was a

> > completely

> > > straight line about 5 ft long and as I looked along it I could

> see

> > > white piping. They are also digging by my pool I am soo

worried

> > they

> > > are going to ruin my pool. They also dug a hole going

underneath

> > my

> > > patio it was so big my sons basket ball fell underthere and my

> > > husband said we would just have to buy him a new one cause no

way

> > was

> > > anyone crawling that deep under the patio to get it. We fill

the

> > > holes in they dig them right back out. I am going crazy with

> this

> > > and cant figure out how to stop them. Ive beat them Ive

sprayed

> > > stuff thats supposed to keep dogs off things around the pool

and

> > the

> > > doberman just layed in it no problem. My mom told me to

sprinkle

> > > chili powder where they did and maybe it will burn so much

they

> > wont

> > > want to dig but nope still digging. ANyone else have any

ideas?

> > Ill

> > > try anything!! Realisticly I would get rid of these dogs but

my

> > hubby

> > > loves them too much. He was never given a dog as a child was

> > always

> > > told no so now that hes an adult he insists on having one.Ugh

I

> > > couldkill his mother. I had dogs growing up and I really dont

> want

> > > any pets of any kind any more!! Well thanks for listening even

> > though

> > > its so off topic

> > > CHristi mom to MYA