(ot) Help Needed -- Digging Dog

I have a dog. She is an Australian Shepherd, and her name is Blue. Because of her pretty, albeit slightly bulgy, icy-blue eyes.

She is one of my best friends, and, for the most part, we co-exist very well together.

But the dog digs. Holes. BIGASS Holes. My daughter and I are both 5' 4". When the daughter stands in the hole, she barely comes up to my shoulder. I know, because I made her stand in the hole.

What can I do?



Your parameters for the solution:

* No, I'm not going to shoot the dog or get rid of the dog. She's family. I cannot even whomp her over the head with a newspaper, as the holes are dug while I'm at work, and, although she is very bright (#7 on the top ten intelligent dog list), I don't think she would get cause and effect, as in "Mama's whomping the hell outta me with a newspaper because I dug that hole".

* I must go to work every day, leaving her alone.

* No she is not bored. She had two fenced acres to run around in. Woodlands. Dead squirrels. Bunnies. Her husband, Toby, the Border Collie.

* When I fill one hole, she watches, and as soon as I exit my estate, she digs another.

* Somebody's gonna break a leg, stepping in the holes. They will sue.

I'm very serious here. Think outside of the box. What can I do?

Donna
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