Redwood Hounds
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Northern California
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So I'm one of those people that shouldn't own a dog.
Dogs or not I won't own one that digs for very long... I've tried a few things like the crap in the hole, face in the hole, cut there nails way back, road them until there feet are worn off, pouring bleach/pine sol over the entire kennel... A digger will ALWAYS DIG! They might not be as bad, but I have never seen one stop. It it NOT always being bored (lack of hunting) either. I have one that after running 6 hrs straight, getting ate up by a coon, which broke one of his toes, come home, and within 2 hours had a his entire kennel dug up!!! For NO reason other than he LIKES to dig!
I have had the worst problem with Males. I've never had a problem but with one female.
I've gotten rid of QUITE a few dogs for this reason alone. I have nice gravel kennels as well, and it pisses me off I spend a ton of $$ on regraveling only to have them cover the entire kennel in dirt, dust and mud within a week.
I have two that are on the chopping block right now (both males) They are both extremely nice dogs. I have them on Runners because they have destroyed my kennels. It's only a matter of time before they are down the road. I can't stand walking outside and seeing them tied up looking like filthy junkyard dogs, standing amongst 800 random holes....
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