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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We love our dogs — their antics keep us endlessly entertained. But there is one quirk we could do without: digging. Some pups just ...

Is your dog’s digging in your yard driving you crazy? Have you given up trying to maintain a lawn or flower bed because your four-legged friend destroys it in a matter of hours? You are not alone!

You look outside and, sure enough, you see that same section of ground turned over. There is no toy stuck in the ground, no bone hidden. There is only the hole, as if the dog dug it out of thin air.

Many dogs absolutely love digging. Your pup might tunnel into sand at the beach, plow through the mud at the dog park, or even, much to your dismay, uproot your carefully cultivated garden. A ...

Dogs have the instinct to dig as they are the descendants of wolves. Since ages dogs and their descendants have dug holes for various reasons like, creating homes, storing food, and even to lure in ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...