[adogslife]

We've had our 1 yr old puppy for aprox 12 days now. For the most part he was a good boy, until he decided it's entertaining to chase a squirrel in our yard. All the sudden he started digging for the last couple of days. I caught him once but maybe he wasn't digging but observing? . The squirrel digs holes as well in my flower pots and garden and hides things, could he have picked up a bad habit? I take him out and wait and wait till he does his business but he is too busy playing and chasing the squirrel, so I engage him in playing as well so he has a good run and has a distraction from the squirrel? Finally I get tired and go in but come back to check on him a few minutes later, I don't know when he manages to find enough time to dig a new hole, so now I'm questioning who is digging the holes? The other day I went to wash his paws but the water came out clean? Maybe he is getting blamed when it's not him at all?

 

[adogslife]

But lets say it is him, how do I break him of the habit of digging?

 

[adogslife]

No dirt, and I did all 4 paws? I just did a good brush down and checked and combed through the paw area, nothing???? That squirrel did do damage before he even came so I know what they are capable of?

 

[adogslife]

Thank you all for your helpful advice just in case it's him. I spend a lot of time supervising him, but he never does any digging when I'm around except for the one time, I only seen his back end in the air standing over the hole that either he or something else dug LoL, I have no proof? .