Why Dogs Dig and What
You Can Do
This is an ongoing
dispute in our household and I am sure in many others.
She thinks that it is a
dogs god given right to dig, (we have an Airedale) because their ancestors had
to dig to survive.
Some wild dog relatives,
like foxes and wolves, dig dens to raise their young. Sleeping in a den
protects the young pups from extreme temperatures (both hot and cold) and from
predators.
Why should dogs still be
digging holes?
My answer is, “ if you
want her to keep digging like her ancestors did centuries ago, go build us a
cave like your ancestors did centuries ago, set up housekeeping in it and she
can dig just like her ancestors did”?