My Dog and field mice
My Dog and field mice
my adult gsp's favorite pass time now that spring is here is digging up field mice nests, i've tried to break him of it but that seems impossible. does anyone else's dog do this? this isn't random hole digging because i have seen him with the mice at least a dozen times this spring. he has dug some holes so deep that he can no longer dig with his paws and he start's to "bite" the dirt out. i'm just getting tired of back filling the holes.
Re: My Dog and field mice
Both of mine just like to dig! Not sure if it is field mice of just digging because of boredom…...
- birddog1968
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My springer would be in full stride quartering a field do a 360 and dive in and pull out a nest eat everyone leave none, would go about looking for birds or another nest...
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My first lab use to dig holes so deep you couldn't see her in the field, just dirt flying from a hole. She would use her mouth to bite the top layer of roots and grass so she could continue her mass mouse genocide. After a hour or two she would come back up to the house and throw up mud and mouse pieces for the next few hours.
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Because they run more in the spring thinking they have snow cover my youngest PP has swallowed some whole-
when I see him starting that I whistle and he quits
when I see him starting that I whistle and he quits
Re: My Dog and field mice
Sounds bored and idle. More exercise and mental stimulation.