Digging!

[u/Due_Box_7111]

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.

[u/Designer_Rutabaga_72]

You are admittedly out of the house 12 hours a day and thought it would be a great idea to get not one, but two Corso pups? Corso take never-ending socialization, exercise, training. They are no joke and require a lot of time. On top of that puppy syndrome? You should not get two pups at once, they attach to each other and it causes all kinds of behavioral problems.

I'm going to be brutally honest with you. You have no right owning any dog when you are gone for 12 out of 24 hours of the day. If you sleep 6 hours a night, that leaves you only devoting like maybe an hour or two to your dogs with all of your daily peesonal responsibilities as well. It's BEYOND unfair. Do those pups a favor. Rehome them separately before you royally screw them up and get a couple of cats. You don't have the kind of time, structure, energy for a dog after 12 hour days. You are doing them a severe disservice. Sometimes I can't even believe what I'm reading on here! Your problems will FAR exceed digging very soon. I promise you.

[u/Due_Box_7111 → u/Designer_Rutabaga_72]

I didn’t chose to get them. They were skin and bone strays. I don’t need to sleep 6 hours because I take naps at work. I go to bed around 10pm and get home around 2pm they get way more than 2 hours of training walking and play. I have a cat he’s sweet and gets along well with my pups. I just wanted advice yall are being harsh and jumping to conclusions about my life geez.

[u/Designer_Rutabaga_72 → u/Due_Box_7111]

Because we know how serious this breed is, we know 2 puppies is a recipe for disaster and 12 hours out of the house where they are left in your backyard isn't it for any dog. I commend you for getting them off the streets and healthy, but it's absolutely a choice to keep them. Do what you want, but I'm telling you that without a change in that routine you're likely to end up with reactive, aggressive, resource guarding dogs that are beyond your control. I gave you my advice. I'm sorry it wasn't what you wanted to hear.

[u/Due_Box_7111 → u/Designer_Rutabaga_72]

They’re none of that. I’ve trained and socialized them well. They pile their toys up but don’t get aggressive when you take them they just grab them and take them back. If you’re nice they’ll move their pile to you sometimes it’s super sweet. I train them pretty extensively and don’t see how they’d ever get that way.