Autmn was a Bad girl!!!!! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

autumn star · 05-10-2007, 07:51 AM

Yesterday my hubby was out gardening and Autumn thought she should help by digging holes in the flower beds. So naturally she was covered in dirt and had to get her bath w/Minksheen (first time using it and boy was it amazing - she looked beautiful!!!!) So for the rest of the day yesterday she was good and there was know more digging.
Well this morning I let her and Dakota out, she is not outside 2 min. and I see something flying in the air. My husband jumps up and says "Oh you might not want to see this" well there LITTLE MISS FRESH FACE is digging a H U G E hole that her entire body can fit in back in the flowerbed. To make matters worse the sprinklers had been on an hour before so now not only is she dirty but covered in mud. As I approach her to catch her and try to wipe her off she jumps in the hole and rolls over w/her feet in the air as if I am going to just rub her belly. So now back to the bath (w/only minutes to spare before the school bus comes).
Im sorry for going on but I had to vent to people that would understand because hubby still thinks it is funny. I of course do not!
Any suggestions on what to put around the flowerbeds to keep her out or is digging just a terrier thing?
Thanks for listening and your help
Amie

JPop & Taz 2 · 05-10-2007, 07:57 AM

Gotta love 'em!!

Betty'sMom · 05-10-2007, 08:01 AM

Betty loves to dig too. I don't let her have the run of the yard. If I did she would probably be a walking dirtball!

I walk her on a retractable leash in the yard. That way, I can keep her away from the 'bad areas'. Sometimes, I will take the leash off for a few minutes in an enclosed area for some exercise...but I am right there with her. Or, if I am working outside, I put her on a long leash and attach her to a stake NEAR ME so she can run around a little without getting into too much trouble!

angelee · 05-10-2007, 08:23 AM

I'm with the husband on this one...too funny and cute.

sassypup · 05-10-2007, 09:34 AM

lol, next time you need to dig a hole to plant something, make sure you bring them out. Too cute

DieselBoy<3 · 05-10-2007, 10:00 AM

Them and there digging!!!!!you did post one about digging....hehehe!!!!

Banjo · 05-10-2007, 10:15 AM

To stop them from digging, put chicken wire under the soil in their favourite place to dig. (would take far too long and too expensive to do the whole yard) when their little paws start digging and come into contact with the wire they will stop.

Anna Banana · 05-10-2007, 10:45 AM

Aww, sorry its frustrating...but it must have been pretty cute seeing her covered in mud.

autumn star · 05-10-2007, 10:52 AM

I did not think it was funny but my hubby and kids were cracking up!!!!!

Lou · 05-10-2007, 11:56 AM

I swear to you - this is true. My childhood dog was a Boston Terrier and he would dig on command! My mother never had to dig a whole for planting her flowers!

Maybe you could rent her out to gardeners!

red98vett · 05-10-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou

I swear to you - this is true. My childhood dog was a Boston Terrier and he would dig on command! My mother never had to dig a whole for planting her flowers!

Maybe you could rent her out to gardeners!

LOL !! It never ceases to amaze me that people here can find a use for EVERYTHING LOL

mine aren't diggers but they did like to romp thru my green bean garden a few years ago - I put up a small fence of Chicken wire...then they figured out how to go UNDER it.

heres Chanel showin Baby Cheri the ropes on how to stomp green beans...you can see her holding up the fence with her FACE while Cheri hangs on tight...not a pretty picture is it ?? LOL

biewerlover · 05-10-2007, 12:15 PM

Well, the story sounds cute, and as cute as it is at some point I'm sure you don't want your yard dug up either. My Yorkie guy never was much of a digger except to maybe bury a bone here and there, my new Biewer on the other hand likes to dig. I read here or somewhere that I should put a little poo in the hole that he dug and put some dirt on top, I've now done this several different spots and he has stopped digging in those spots and hasn't really dug much in general. I had never heard of this before but in my case it did seem to work? Good Luck..

Kathy

AuntBee · 05-10-2007, 12:15 PM

I've not had a problem with ours digging - but each one of ours has a bad habit that I don't like. Dudley's "bad habit" is finding something stinky out in the yard to roll in. Doesn't matter how clean the yard is or how clean HE is, he will find something that stinks and roll in it.

Corky's is chewing up dry leaves and/or paper into tiny little bits.. napkins, kleenex, toilet paper, newspaper, it doesn't matter what kind of paper, or even if the dry leaf is bigger than she is, she will drag it into the living room, pounce on it repeatedly, *kill* it, then chew whatever it is into itty-bitty shreds.

Not sure why they do these things.

and it's frustrating once in a while. But, then they look at you with those adorable eyes, and tilt their little heads first one way and then the other, like Why are you mad at me, Mommy? and you just melt (or at least I do). I cannot stay mad for more than a minute at either one of them. LOL

Edited to add: I really did mean to give an answer for you to try. I have heard that, if you plant marigolds around the edges of the beds, they will stay out of them. I'm not sure if it works on Yorkies, but it does work on rabbits and deer - so maybe it will work on Yorkies too. Hope this helps.

stephluvsangel6 · 05-10-2007, 12:43 PM

ohhhhh all i could do was laugh at that one
im sorry and if it was frankie i would be ticked but being your pup thats
to cute, and then to top it off she rolls over in the dirt with her legs up and i thought thats would be so hilarious

JCarlson2004 · 05-10-2007, 01:15 PM

LOLOL what a little cutie pie!! She sounds just like my Tee Tee!! I'm sorry you had such a mess to clean up but I really don't have any advice other than maybe put a little fence around it but even that might not work. These little terriers LOVE to dig!

05-10-2007, 07:51 AM	#1
autumn star Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,095	Autmn was a Bad girl!!!!! Yesterday my hubby was out gardening and Autumn thought she should help by digging holes in the flower beds. So naturally she was covered in dirt and had to get her bath w/Minksheen (first time using it and boy was it amazing - she looked beautiful!!!!) So for the rest of the day yesterday she was good and there was know more digging. Well this morning I let her and Dakota out, she is not outside 2 min. and I see something flying in the air. My husband jumps up and says "Oh you might not want to see this" well there LITTLE MISS FRESH FACE is digging a H U G E hole that her entire body can fit in back in the flowerbed. To make matters worse the sprinklers had been on an hour before so now not only is she dirty but covered in mud. As I approach her to catch her and try to wipe her off she jumps in the hole and rolls over w/her feet in the air as if I am going to just rub her belly. So now back to the bath (w/only minutes to spare before the school bus comes). Im sorry for going on but I had to vent to people that would understand because hubby still thinks it is funny. I of course do not! Any suggestions on what to put around the flowerbeds to keep her out or is digging just a terrier thing? Thanks for listening and your help Amie

05-10-2007, 08:23 AM	#4
angelee Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burtonsville, MD Posts: 260	I'm with the husband on this one...too funny and cute. __________________ Horatio, my sweet boy. You aren't the boss of me...my Yorkie is. "Yorkie's are like peanuts...you can't have just one" Cindy Adams

05-10-2007, 10:00 AM	#6
DieselBoy<3 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 128	Them and there digging!!!!!you did post one about digging....hehehe!!!! __________________ ♥R.I.P. PopPop...You will always be loved and missed♥

05-10-2007, 10:45 AM	#8
Anna Banana YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,025	Aww, sorry its frustrating...but it must have been pretty cute seeing her covered in mud. __________________ Anna and Wobie

05-10-2007, 11:56 AM	#10
Lou Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A little town south of Chicago Posts: 4,525	I swear to you - this is true. My childhood dog was a Boston Terrier and he would dig on command! My mother never had to dig a whole for planting her flowers! Maybe you could rent her out to gardeners! __________________ http://www.its-a-yorkie-thing.com Gracie Skeeter Adie Tyler

05-10-2007, 07:57 AM	#2
JPop & Taz 2 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA Posts: 989	Gotta love 'em!!

05-10-2007, 08:01 AM	#3
Betty'sMom Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,234	Betty loves to dig too. I don't let her have the run of the yard. If I did she would probably be a walking dirtball! I walk her on a retractable leash in the yard. That way, I can keep her away from the 'bad areas'. Sometimes, I will take the leash off for a few minutes in an enclosed area for some exercise...but I am right there with her. Or, if I am working outside, I put her on a long leash and attach her to a stake NEAR ME so she can run around a little without getting into too much trouble!

05-10-2007, 09:34 AM	#5
sassypup Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: S. Ca Posts: 1,905	lol, next time you need to dig a hole to plant something, make sure you bring them out. Too cute

05-10-2007, 10:15 AM	#7
Banjo Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Halifax Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 53	To stop them from digging, put chicken wire under the soil in their favourite place to dig. (would take far too long and too expensive to do the whole yard) when their little paws start digging and come into contact with the wire they will stop.

05-10-2007, 10:52 AM	#9
autumn star Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,095	I did not think it was funny but my hubby and kids were cracking up!!!!!

05-10-2007, 12:15 PM	#12
biewerlover YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wisconsin Posts: 272	Well, the story sounds cute, and as cute as it is at some point I'm sure you don't want your yard dug up either. My Yorkie guy never was much of a digger except to maybe bury a bone here and there, my new Biewer on the other hand likes to dig. I read here or somewhere that I should put a little poo in the hole that he dug and put some dirt on top, I've now done this several different spots and he has stopped digging in those spots and hasn't really dug much in general. I had never heard of this before but in my case it did seem to work? Good Luck.. Kathy

05-10-2007, 12:15 PM	#13
AuntBee Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ozarks Posts: 39	I've not had a problem with ours digging - but each one of ours has a bad habit that I don't like. Dudley's "bad habit" is finding something stinky out in the yard to roll in. Doesn't matter how clean the yard is or how clean HE is, he will find something that stinks and roll in it. Corky's is chewing up dry leaves and/or paper into tiny little bits.. napkins, kleenex, toilet paper, newspaper, it doesn't matter what kind of paper, or even if the dry leaf is bigger than she is, she will drag it into the living room, pounce on it repeatedly, kill it, then chew whatever it is into itty-bitty shreds. Not sure why they do these things. and it's frustrating once in a while. But, then they look at you with those adorable eyes, and tilt their little heads first one way and then the other, like Why are you mad at me, Mommy? and you just melt (or at least I do). I cannot stay mad for more than a minute at either one of them. LOL Edited to add: I really did mean to give an answer for you to try. I have heard that, if you plant marigolds around the edges of the beds, they will stay out of them. I'm not sure if it works on Yorkies, but it does work on rabbits and deer - so maybe it will work on Yorkies too. Hope this helps. __________________ I may be confused, but at least I'm pleasantly confused. Last edited by AuntBee; 05-10-2007 at 12:19 PM. Reason: Forgot to answer the question..

05-10-2007, 12:43 PM	#14
stephluvsangel6 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: wasco/bakersfield Posts: 1,244	ohhhhh all i could do was laugh at that one im sorry and if it was frankie i would be ticked but being your pup thats to cute, and then to top it off she rolls over in the dirt with her legs up and i thought thats would be so hilarious __________________ FRANKIE THE LUMPKINS MOMMY

05-10-2007, 01:15 PM	#15
JCarlson2004 Mommy To 3 Poochies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York Posts: 8,287	LOLOL what a little cutie pie!! She sounds just like my Tee Tee!! I'm sorry you had such a mess to clean up but I really don't have any advice other than maybe put a little fence around it but even that might not work. These little terriers LOVE to dig! __________________ Mommy Loves Codie, Tia & Baby Cali RIP My Precious Katie - I Love You