Why, Oh Why, Do We Dig?

RUSTY: That's the question our mom always seems to ask. We don't know what the big deal is. She is always digging in the garden, so why can't we dig too? Apparently, she feels that her digging has a loftier purpose, than does our digging. We basically dig because we are trying to get something, we are bored, we are frustrated, we haven't had a nice long walk, or just for pure fun. When is that woman going to get it? Besides, it is a good way to get a little attention, when we feel neglected. Sometimes negative attention is better than no attention at all.

Well, anyway, our mom recently received a Puppy Scoop eNewsletter from the pedigree website (www.pedigree.com). She LOVES that eNewsletter. She was so excited because it featured an article on why do puppies dig. (Is your puppy turning your yard into a minefield?) The article outlined four main reasons that puppies dig, and ways to deal with the behavior:

1. FUN (We already told her that, she just didn't listen. We puppies have alot of energy, and we have got to get rid of it somehow.)
2. NESTING (Nothing like a nice cool hole in the ground, to deal with all this heat and humidity. That ice water she puts out everyday helps too. But when are we going to get to use our new wading pool?)
3. ESCAPE (This fence seems to be almost invincible; but, when we haven't had our walk, we give it a shot anyway.)
4. FRIGHT (We men are not scared of too much. We do get concerned, though, when our folks don't come home at their usual time. Search and rescue may be necessary!)

I hope our mom realizes now, since she isn't listening to us, that we have plenty of good reasons for digging. She may not agree with the reasons, but at least she will know what we need, if she doesn't want more minefields. We don't dig as much as we use to, but sometimes a guy has got to dig!!