When it comes to dogs and their desire to dig rather large holes in the yard it’s hard to imagine that you can train your dog where to dig and on one side of the coin it’s often thought that dogs should be allowed to continue with their digging as, after all it’s in a dog’s nature and nothing should stop them from doing what they do best. Another side to this coin is that no matter how much they long for this type of behaviour, there is absolutely no place in any garden for a dog of any shape, size or breed, to participate in this erratic pastime they seem to treasure so much, especially when those rosebuds took so much time and hard work to grow. I’m in favour of a compromise, as I believe that given a small amount of supervision and management, you can train your dog where to dig his or her hole, in harmony with watching the garden grow and that just because a dog wants to express itself naturally it doesn’t mean it has to completely destroy the flowerbeds in the process.

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Keith Valentine (mrxango) has had the pleasure of owning a pure-white German Shepherd, a standard-breed poodle and a Husky. Now he writes articles on dog obedience. Register for a free Secrets to Dog Training 6-Day Course now.