Every dog has his or her own distinct personality. They do things differently and like different things. My second Springer, Spencer, loved to lie in the dirt. He also loved to lie in my daughter’s sandbox. Spencer first started to dig an oval shaped hole inside his fence. My husband filled the hole several times, but Spencer could dig faster than my husband could fill up the hole and Spencer won this challenge.

Spencer dug the hole only large enough for him to lie down inside the hole. After it was large enough for him to completely hide himself, he stopped digging. If you were in the back yard, you could not see him unless he had his head above his dirt hole. He spent many spring, summer and fall days curled up in his oval shaped dirt hole, just taking in the sun. If he was not in his dirt hole, he was inside the sandbox just enjoying the feel of sand and sun. That dirt hole remained until he passed away and then my husband filled it up and planted grass seed. My third Springer, Eliot, never bothered to dig there or anywhere else inside the fence.

Tags: dog digging holes, dog dirt hole, dog holes, dog in sun, dog sunning

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