OT Dogs driving me nuts

[Guest guest]

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,

It sounds like the dogs may need some more interaction with people. Also,

they really need to be " fixed " that really does help to " mellow " a dog. We

have two big dogs - a golden retriever and a shepherd/chow mix. They spend a

good deal of time outside, but we allow them inside as well especially at

night after the kids are in bed. Our back two rooms that are directly off the

backyard are the only areas we allow them in as a rule. We have a swinging

baby gate that blocks the dogs into these back two tiled rooms. In this way

we socialize with them and are able to interact with them more. It seems to

help. The golden actual does a bit of digging in the backyard, but nothing

serious. The shepherd (aptly named Princess) prefers not to get her paws

dirty.

It sounds like you have tired quite a few tactics. I agree with some of the

responses you have gotten so far, but since you are determined that these

dogs will not have puppies I would offer hubby the choice of fixing them,

playing with them daily or better yet walking them daily or getting rid of

them. You certainly cannot have them destroying property! The places that

suggested sound great. We have a local pet sanctuary in town that

helps people with their dog problems in an effort to keep dogs in their

homes. Maybe you have something like that in your area.

Marci (mom to )

Oklahoma

Mom to Bucky and Princess :-)