Pembroke & Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Cheetah · 11-13-2006, 05:11 PM

Normally, my dogs would be allowed to dig while out on hikes, at the dog park, etc. But I have yet to find a place like that here (either way they were never allowed to dig in the yard). It is a natural instinct for a dog to dig and it doesn't seem to me that corgis are any different in that respect.

I'm thinking mine is digging because he hasn't quite realized that this is our yard now. >-.-;<

tandemgal · 11-13-2006, 09:19 PM

I had put down new layer of mulch around my rose - must have been too much temptation!

milles2 · 11-14-2006, 09:34 AM

I used a mixture of organic hummus and manure with new plants last spring. Tucker would actually eat it!

Chip's Mom · 11-14-2006, 09:55 AM

Digger was a corgi mix and he loved to dig (thus the name) anyway, we would get a truckload of clean sand every spring and put it in a pile in our backyard. Kept him busy all summer and away from other less favorable spots to dig.

MissGambler'sMommy · 11-14-2006, 10:08 AM

Chip'sMom: Maybe you just invented something, a doggie sandbox, and by using clean builder's sand, they don't get dirty, and it could have one of those covers on it that the ones for kids have to keep it clean and dry when not being used. Just a thought.

Chip's Mom · 11-14-2006, 10:12 AM

Digger would have loved that. My grandchildren used to get on the pile with him and they all would dig. LOL

MissGambler'sMommy · 11-14-2006, 10:13 AM

They had their own private beach!

Fluffypants · 11-14-2006, 12:27 PM

I like the sandbox idea! Then when they get caught digging in inappropriate areas, they can be redirected to the sandbox. Same concept as potty training!

Dillydoodle · 11-14-2006, 02:10 PM

The only potential problem might be having neighbors who allow their cats to wander outside, and well, they might see all that sand as the biggest litter box they ever saw! Then the pups will be digging for "kitty cookies" ewwww

Fluffypants · 11-14-2006, 02:55 PM

hmmmmmm . . . good point! Maybe you could get one of those "Zen Garden" rakes to clean out the kitty cookies. Then it's a dual purpose sand box (tri-purpose if you count what the cats use it for)!!

Dillydoodle · 11-14-2006, 03:54 PM

wouldn't it be a triple purpose, the dog gets to dig, the kitty gets an awesome cat box, and you get the zen like experience of digging out the kitty cookies?
LOL
EMilie

Chip's Mom · 11-14-2006, 07:32 PM

Hmmmmmmm - just a thought but should we throw kids, grandkids, neighbor kids, kids at heart all into that mix.

Jespah · 11-15-2006, 07:31 AM

Rupe's my digger although Riley enjoyed it too. When I rent a cottage evry summer I make sure it has a beach as he spends the whole week digging holes in the beach and then laying in them.

Jemma has been trying to down to a chipmunk in it's tunnel in the school yard every morning. She has the enthusiasm but her technique has her filling it in rather than making it bigger.

So far other than eating "kitty cookies" the dogs don't dig in our litter box - I'm sure they'd love a big one outside to play in though!

bajoiner · 11-15-2006, 08:50 AM

I am happy to hear that Sassy is not the exception Corgi, but I do believe that Michael is right on part of Sassy's digging being boredom, because it I play ball for a couple of hours during the day she tends not to dig holes unless the ground she sees a mole moving then she is like a polar bear and jumps on top of where she thinks he is and pushes her nose as far as she can. Really quite hilarious.

Barbara

Michael Romanos · 11-15-2006, 04:40 PM

I tell a lie. My Corgis have been known to dig holes other than for burying bones. When they go to the beach on a warm or hot day and are camped on dry sand for any length of time, they would dig down to cooler sand and lie in the result of their efforts.

11-13-2006, 05:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
Cheetah Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 377	Normally, my dogs would be allowed to dig while out on hikes, at the dog park, etc. But I have yet to find a place like that here (either way they were never allowed to dig in the yard). It is a natural instinct for a dog to dig and it doesn't seem to me that corgis are any different in that respect. I'm thinking mine is digging because he hasn't quite realized that this is our yard now. >-.-;< Last edited by Cheetah; 11-13-2006 at 05:14 PM.

11-13-2006, 09:19 PM	#17 (permalink)
tandemgal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,336	I had put down new layer of mulch around my rose - must have been too much temptation! __________________

11-14-2006, 09:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
milles2 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rensselaer Cunty Posts: 690	I used a mixture of organic hummus and manure with new plants last spring. Tucker would actually eat it! __________________ Susan in Upstate NY w/ Tucker and Lulu

11-14-2006, 09:55 AM	#19 (permalink)
Chip's Mom Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northeast TN Posts: 2,299	Digger was a corgi mix and he loved to dig (thus the name) anyway, we would get a truckload of clean sand every spring and put it in a pile in our backyard. Kept him busy all summer and away from other less favorable spots to dig. __________________ Bonnie A Good Home, Loving Family and Three Loyal Corgis at my feet - I am truly Blessed.

11-14-2006, 10:12 AM	#21 (permalink)
Chip's Mom Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northeast TN Posts: 2,299	Digger would have loved that. My grandchildren used to get on the pile with him and they all would dig. LOL __________________ Bonnie A Good Home, Loving Family and Three Loyal Corgis at my feet - I am truly Blessed.

11-14-2006, 10:08 AM	#20 (permalink)
MissGambler'sMommy Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Bay area, but commute to Las Vegas, with Miss Gambler, for work Posts: 431	Chip'sMom: Maybe you just invented something, a doggie sandbox, and by using clean builder's sand, they don't get dirty, and it could have one of those covers on it that the ones for kids have to keep it clean and dry when not being used. Just a thought.

11-14-2006, 10:13 AM	#22 (permalink)
MissGambler'sMommy Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Bay area, but commute to Las Vegas, with Miss Gambler, for work Posts: 431	They had their own private beach!

11-14-2006, 12:27 PM	#23 (permalink)
Fluffypants Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,447	I like the sandbox idea! Then when they get caught digging in inappropriate areas, they can be redirected to the sandbox. Same concept as potty training! __________________ Jessica (aka Fluffy-P) Jackie's Dogster Page: www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=262231 My Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/71443492@N00/

11-14-2006, 02:10 PM	#24 (permalink)
Dillydoodle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,398	The only potential problem might be having neighbors who allow their cats to wander outside, and well, they might see all that sand as the biggest litter box they ever saw! Then the pups will be digging for "kitty cookies" ewwww

11-14-2006, 02:55 PM	#25 (permalink)
Fluffypants Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,447	hmmmmmm . . . good point! Maybe you could get one of those "Zen Garden" rakes to clean out the kitty cookies. Then it's a dual purpose sand box (tri-purpose if you count what the cats use it for)!! __________________ Jessica (aka Fluffy-P) Jackie's Dogster Page: www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=262231 My Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/71443492@N00/ Last edited by Fluffypants; 03-16-2007 at 01:16 PM.

11-14-2006, 03:54 PM	#26 (permalink)
Dillydoodle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,398	wouldn't it be a triple purpose, the dog gets to dig, the kitty gets an awesome cat box, and you get the zen like experience of digging out the kitty cookies? LOL EMilie

11-14-2006, 07:32 PM	#27 (permalink)
Chip's Mom Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northeast TN Posts: 2,299	Hmmmmmmm - just a thought but should we throw kids, grandkids, neighbor kids, kids at heart all into that mix. __________________ Bonnie A Good Home, Loving Family and Three Loyal Corgis at my feet - I am truly Blessed.

11-15-2006, 07:31 AM	#28 (permalink)
Jespah Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,024	Rupe's my digger although Riley enjoyed it too. When I rent a cottage evry summer I make sure it has a beach as he spends the whole week digging holes in the beach and then laying in them. Jemma has been trying to down to a chipmunk in it's tunnel in the school yard every morning. She has the enthusiasm but her technique has her filling it in rather than making it bigger. So far other than eating "kitty cookies" the dogs don't dig in our litter box - I'm sure they'd love a big one outside to play in though! __________________ Deb Toronto, ON, Canada Rupert Jemma

11-15-2006, 08:50 AM	#29 (permalink)
bajoiner Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 106	I am happy to hear that Sassy is not the exception Corgi, but I do believe that Michael is right on part of Sassy's digging being boredom, because it I play ball for a couple of hours during the day she tends not to dig holes unless the ground she sees a mole moving then she is like a polar bear and jumps on top of where she thinks he is and pushes her nose as far as she can. Really quite hilarious. Barbara

11-15-2006, 04:40 PM	#30 (permalink)
Michael Romanos Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ) Posts: 5,038	I tell a lie. My Corgis have been known to dig holes other than for burying bones. When they go to the beach on a warm or hot day and are camped on dry sand for any length of time, they would dig down to cooler sand and lie in the result of their efforts.

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