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[Luna]

Dogs love to dig, SA. Can you let her dig in ONE place? How about a sandbox? You just aren't going to be able to eliminate it once and for all.

Barking is something that I will ask my teacher about. I am having issues myself with the puppy barking.....bark bark bark!!!! One thing to do is put it "on cue" but, you need to do other things first in order to succeed with that. One thing you can do to stop the barking when you are around is give her some training lessons. Do puppy push-ups... "sit" "down" and antything else you have taught her. You need to stop her right away, because what they are learning to do...they are learning to do!