How do I stop my 9-10 month old GSD/Kerry Blue/Husky x digging little
channel tunnels in my garden?

Oh how I wish I could tell you how get him to stop digging BUT I have 3
Yorkies and they dig holes non-stop in out backyard and we don't know how to
get them to stop either.


"Byte" wrote in message
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How do I stop my 9-10 month old GSD/Kerry Blue/Husky x digging little
channel tunnels in my garden?

Subject: Digging: Shove His Nose Into The Water;
Hold Him There Till He Is Sure He's Drowning

"I LOVE This One. It's VERY Effective,
It Absolutely Doesn't Interfere In Your
Relationship With Your Dog, And Is EASY
And QUICK. And It Can Be Really Funny
To Watch," dogman.

Hello People,

This same tactic is taught by cindymooreon our our faqs page at k9web,
and lying "I LOVE KOEHLER" lynn at their shelters, and lying frosty
dahl...

From: Dogman )
Date: 1997/11/01

On a cold day in Hell, 31 Oct 1997 23:50:55 GMT,

(Dogpsych) wrote:

[...]

Koehler's Usefulness: Digging
If you come home and find your dog has dug a hole, fill the hole
brimful of water. With the training collar and leash, bring the dog
to the hole and shove his nose into the water; hold him there until
he is sure he's drowning.

If your dog is of any size, you may get all of the action of a cowboy

bull-dogging a steer. Stay with it. I've had elderly ladies who'd
had their fill of ruined flower beds dunk some mighty big dogs. A
great many dogs will associate this horrible experience with the
hole they dug. It is not necessary to *catch the dog in the act* in
any of the above instances of correction. Be consistent in your
corrections and your dog will come to find the smell of freshly dug
earth quite
repugnant.

I LOVE this one. It's VERY effective, it absolutely doesn't interfere
in your relationship with your dog, and is EASY and QUICK to do. And
it can be really funny to watch. Yes, there are other methods that
work, for example the stake-in-the- ground method that Koehler also
describes, balloons in the water, etc.

The point here is that you have a CHOICE. If your flowers, yard,
etc., are no big deal to you, don't even worry about it. Live with
the destruction, give him an area of his own to "destroy," etc.
Whatever. But if you're one of those people who spends a lot of time
and MONEY on your landscaping and grounds, give it a try. It works!

No, there is no reason for you to "drown" your dog! Hyperbole is just
that. Hyperbole! Don't let it cloud your common sense.

Usually within seconds, the dog will start to struggle. That's what
you want him to do: THINK he is about to drown, not actually drown.
Hold him there for another few seconds and then release him. And I've
never known of a dog to even attempt to bite during this procedure.
Normally they'll just shake it off and start AVOIDING ANY HOLES --
almost immediately.

Now folks, what's the worst thing that happened to this dog? Was it
injured in any way? Absolutely not. Was he startled? Absolutely.
That's what AVERSIVES are supposed to do. This procedure works
in the same way that snake-proofing a dog with an electronic collar
works. Or to prevent dogs from chasing deer, etc. And if you think
you can make your dog, say, avoid POISONOUS snakes using only
positive reinforce, I've got some beach-front property in Kansas I can
sell you cheap.

Are flowers and backyards a matter of life and death. Probably not --
unless the dog ends up at the vet's because of it. But SOME people,
unable to otherwise "cure" this hole-digging, will simply take their
dog to the vet's to be euthanized. Don't believe that? Go down to
your shelter or rescue group and ASK them the reasons that people turn
in dogs. Maybe YOU wouldn't do it, but a lot of folks would. There
aren't approximately 5 million dogs put to death each year (in the US
alone) for no reason, are there?

So folks, yes...YOU decide for yourself. If this seems "cruel" to
you, just don't do it. But don't think about getting an abortion,
either.

Who is cruel to a dog, is more cruel thereby to his own soul.
--Will Judy

Whosoever refuses to punish a dog for behavior that can get it KILLED
has no heart whatsoever and will go straight to hell.
--Dogman

"So grab the line and give him about 5 minutes of the hardest tanning
you can administer. Use a belt heavy enough to make him really feel
your efforts."
--William Koehler

In September, 1993, Brenda Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse with
thirteen years of experience, was assigned by her nursing agency to an
abortion clinic. Since Nurse Shafer considered herself "very
pro-choice," she didn't think this assignment would be a problem. She
was wrong. This is what Nurse Shafer saw:

"I stood at the doctor's side and watched him perform a partial-birth
abortion on a woman who was six months pregnant. The baby's heartbeat
was clearly visible on the ultrasound screen. The doctor delivered the
baby's body and arms, everything but his little head. The baby's body
was moving. His little fingers were clasping together. He was kicking
his feet. The doctor took a pair of scissors and inserted them into
the back of the baby's head, and the baby's arms jerked out in a
flinch, a startle reaction, like a baby does when he thinks that he
might fall. Then the doctor opened the scissors up. Then he stuck the
high-powered suction tube into the hole and sucked the baby's brains
out. Now the baby was completely limp. I never went back to the
clinic. But I am still haunted by the face of that little boy. It was
the most perfect, angelic face I have ever seen."

The partial-birth abortion procedure is used after 20 weeks (4 1/2
months) of pregnancy -- often to six months, seven months, and even
later. The difference between partial-birth abortion and homicide is a
mere three inches...

Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's leg with
forceps.

The baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal.

The abortionist delivers the baby's entire body except for the head.

The abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are
then opened to enlarge the hole.

A suction tube is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out, causing
the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.
__

Dogman

Surley its cruel... and I dont belive that it will make no difference
to your relationship...

Sticking snout in water? Surley its cruel... and I dont belive that it
will make no difference to your relationship...