Digging!! Post 14- question

[Daisy and Delilah]

My Daisy has always been a digger. She scratches me with her little claws to let me know she needs something. If she scratches my arm, she wants me to pick it up and move it so she can lie down there. If I'm walking, she'll sometimes scratch my foot to tell me to pick her up. She isn't real aggressive with it and if she starts getting too crazy, I quietly tell her no as I place my hand over the spot she was trying to dig into. It's the only way she knows how to communicate(I'm assuming)so I've never tried to stop her completely. I probably shouldn't have let it continue but I felt that was her way of "talking". There has never been any nipping with it and overall, she's pretty gentle with the way she does it. However, if I hadn't brought her down a few notches as a puppy, she would be drawing blood out of me now. It did take some training to get it where it is today.

I'm sorry but I had to smile when I read the first post. I thought it might be a Chihuahua trait Best of luck. They're so darn cute and tiny, it's hard to discipline them isn't it?

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

My Daisy has always been a digger. She scratches me with her little claws to let me know she needs something. If she scratches my arm, she wants me to pick it up and move it so she can lie down there. If I'm walking, she'll sometimes scratch my foot to tell me to pick her up. She isn't real aggressive with it and if she starts getting too crazy, I quietly tell her no as I place my hand over the spot she was trying to dig into. It's the only way she knows how to communicate(I'm assuming)so I've never tried to stop her completely. I probably shouldn't have let it continue but I felt that was her way of "talking". There has never been any nipping with it and overall, she's pretty gentle with the way she does it. However, if I hadn't brought her down a few notches as a puppy, she would be drawing blood out of me now. It did take some training to get it where it is today.

I'm sorry but I had to smile when I read the first post. I thought it might be a Chihuahua trait Best of luck. They're so darn cute and tiny, it's hard to discipline them isn't it?

Choppers daily communication is usually through his nose. If he wants held he touches me on the leg with his nose or if he just used his potty box all on his own he will come poke me get me to follow him and show me he went potty(all excited and wiggly I might add ). He is just so darn smart!! But the digging, for goodness sakes he just goes to town. I thought for sure he would draw blood if I let him continue.

And your right they are so tiny and cute that it is hard to discipline them--you just look at those big eyes(and ears LOL) and *sigh*. But I do not want him to grow up being a stinker either. Especially if he does this to guests.

Pass on some pats, pets and cuddles to the girls from all of us!!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Choppers daily communication is usually through his nose. If he wants held he touches me on the leg with his nose or if he just used his potty box all on his own he will come poke me get me to follow him and show me he went potty(all excited and wiggly I might add ). He is just so darn smart!! But the digging, for goodness sakes he just goes to town. I thought for sure he would draw blood if I let him continue.

And your right they are so tiny and cute that it is hard to discipline them--you just look at those big eyes(and ears LOL) and *sigh*. But I do not want him to grow up being a stinker either. Especially if he does this to guests.

Pass on some pats, pets and cuddles to the girls from all of us!!

I will pass them along right away. Some to your's too please!!

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

I will pass them along right away. Some to your's too please!!

DONE!!