NOVA/DC/MD - Z's & Coffee Saturday's at 10AM in Fairfax, VA & Columbia, MD

eastwest2300 · 01-23-2013, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

get an electric collar, anytime you catch him digging a hole, zap the fvcker. You have to do it while he is in the act is the key so that he associates the behavior with the zapping, otherwise you'll have a very confused puppy.

Dude, that sounds perfect, done deal, thats what i'll do! hell yeah. thanks man!

Roadster4Us · 01-23-2013, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Random thought here, im trying to figure out how to get Nismo to stop dogging holes in my backyard, it might be a lost cause, I found online that the smell of chili & or cayenne peppers and mustard powder will deter some dogs. Any thoughts?

A lot of dogs dig due to boredom and not enough exercise. Nismo would need a decent amount of exercise every day. If you don't have the time to take her on some decent walks or take her to a field to run hard everyday, a treadmill would definitely help.

Other than that you really need to be outside with her anytime she is out so that you can watch and then correct the behavior.

Is the hole digging in just one spot or all over? If it's in one place, get a bag of gravel/stones, fill the hole part way and then cover with dirt. She won't like it when she starts digging into the gravel.

Good luck...

eastwest2300 · 01-23-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadster4Us

A lot of dogs dig due to boredom and not enough exercise. Nismo would need a decent amount of exercise every day. If you don't have the time to take her on some decent walks or take her to a field to run hard everyday, a treadmill would definitely help.

Other than that you really need to be outside with her anytime she is out so that you can watch and then correct the behavior.

Is the hole digging in just one spot or all over? If it's in one place, get a bag of gravel/stones, fill the hole part way and then cover with dirt. She won't like it when she starts digging into the gravel.

Good luck...

Thanks man, her digging is all over the place. Right now, I got a mini trench, seriously..im not even kidding.

dmhenderson · 01-23-2013, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Random thought here, im trying to figure out how to get Nismo to stop dogging holes in my backyard, it might be a lost cause, I found online that the smell of chili & or cayenne peppers and mustard powder will deter some dogs. Any thoughts?

Long walks in the morning and evening. A dog that young needs tons of exercise. Usually digging/destruction like that are signs of boredom.

eastwest2300 · 01-23-2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Long walks in the morning and evening. A dog that young needs tons of exercise. Usually digging/destruction like that are signs of boredom.

Thanks DM, yeah thats what I was reading online.

Kirkster · 01-23-2013, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Random thought here, im trying to figure out how to get Nismo to stop dogging holes in my backyard, it might be a lost cause, I found online that the smell of chili & or cayenne peppers and mustard powder will deter some dogs. Any thoughts?

Very easy solution.

Did it to my bully dog.

Just go out late at night and pee in the holes she has been digging. YOU have to be the big dog in the house not her...

b1adesofcha0s · 01-23-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirkster

Very easy solution.

Did it to my bully dog.

Just go out late at night and pee in the holes she has been digging. YOU have to be the big dog in the house not her...

I like the new addition to your sig

eastwest2300 · 01-23-2013, 01:06 PM

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I like the new addition to your sig

dmhenderson · 01-23-2013, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirkster

Very easy solution.

Did it to my bully dog.

Just go out late at night and pee in the holes she has been digging. YOU have to be the big dog in the house not her...

No offense, but this is insane (although kinda funny). She isn't digging in the yard as a sign of dominance.

I've seen how she behaves around D and there's no question that she is not the alpha.

eastwest2300 · 01-23-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

No offense, but this is insane (although kinda funny). She isn't digging in the yard as a sign of dominance.

I've seen how she behaves around D and there's no question that she is not the alpha.

hahahaha

Kirkster · 01-23-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

No offense, but this is insane (although kinda funny). She isn't digging in the yard as a sign of dominance.

I've seen how she behaves around D and there's no question that she is not the alpha.

Insane you may think it is.... But peeing in the holes worked it did...

Give it a try D... Its free and does not cost you anything...

eastwest2300 · 01-23-2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirkster

Insane you may think it is.... But peeing in the holes worked it did...

Give it a try D... Its free and does not cost you anything...

I'll give it a shot, we'll see though. I mean, hell the backyard looks like a fricken mud pitt. its ridiculous.

chieuxuan · 01-23-2013, 12:57 PM

I noticed it since yesterday

4r3s · 01-23-2013, 03:27 PM

Hey D, I think you should seriously try the exercise thing first before going the electric collar route. But chances are you are going to wear out loooong before she does.

eastwest2300 · 01-23-2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

Hey D, I think you should seriously try the exercise thing first before going the electric collar route. But chances are you are going to wear out loooong before she does.

Ohh yeah bro, by the time I get home, its hard to even get out of my suit and tie, I'll figure something out, I gotta be smarter than the dog.

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