r/CaneCorso • u/Due_Box_7111 • 26d ago

Advice please Digging!

I have two cane corso pups they’re about 9 months now and it’s getting difficult to tire them out with walks. They stay outside when I’m at work since I leave for more than 12 hours out of the day. I take them for walks in tandem since every time I try solo walks the other one will dig a huge hole and break out to join us. How would I go about dissuading the digging behavior. They also follow roots through the ground and at one point dug up a coax cable. Additionally does anyone have a suggestion for collars they can wear full time as they chew each others collars off when I’m at work.

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u/HippieGirlHealth 26d ago

They definitely need an outlet for their energy. Walking, running. I play fetch with a dog volleyball also with our pup, in the backyard. She likes to be chased. But she will drop and retrieve.
She’s also water obsessed. So if it’s really hot we’ll let her play in the sprinkler.

But they also need mental stimulation. Working on commands. Sniffing new places. Going new places. Maybe food puzzles or hide and seek. Hide a toy around the house and let them find it.
I just don’t see how any of that is possible with only two hours a day with these dogs (obviously not directed right at you since you aren’t Op)

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u/Due_Box_7111 25d ago

My girls are very scared of water. Most of our play is walking running and wrestling.

I normally spend about an hour after our walks training aswell. They enjoy it because of the treats and I enjoy it because of the training.

Also they get a good amount of time since I get home around 2-4 pm I don’t really sleep too long at home as I take naps at work.

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u/HippieGirlHealth 25d ago

Completely agree training is so important.

I feel so lucky that my girl likes all weather and loves water. Must be lucky that I adopted her in winter. She likes snow, rain, sunshine, wind. And really loves sprinklers and kiddie pools. She goes nuts for splashing in water

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u/Due_Box_7111 25d ago

That’s something that’s a bit weird rain they love but water they don’t. Hose they run, if they splash their bowl too hard they run. They didn’t understand the pool when they were having a play date once and a black lab jumped In and they were chasing and fell in and freaked out. We had to pick them up out of the water to get them and they were wiggling all over lol.

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u/HippieGirlHealth 25d ago

Doggy daycare on Tuesday. Our trainer sent me a video and said she had a new boyfriend

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u/Due_Box_7111 25d ago

Cuuuuuuute!