My dog (~8 month old kelpie / wippett cross) is generally very well behaved. A little hyperactive but generally not destructive at all. She has a great temperament and is very obedient. Also, she doesn't smell and has short hair so it's pretty much an ideal dog.
What puzzles me is that it has taken to digging up the back yard lawn when left alone for short periods. She is used to being alone in the morning when I go to work and my wife leaves the house to bring the kid to school, go shopping etc. So she is perfectly happy to spend hours on her own at this time - no digging, no destructive behaviour.
The afternoon though is a different story. When we leave her alone then (even if only for 5 minutes), she destroys the lawn, drags laundry out of the basket and eats cardbaord boxes. I am assuming she gets ticked off because she is expecting to be taken for a walk in the afternoon - which I normally do after dinner. Any thoughts on how to train this behaviour out? The Frau is starting to go berserk. Our yard looks like a Bosnian mine field / failed Concorde landing.
Please, let's keep this thread strictly "dog obedience" related - no religious, political or "war on terror/war on Iraq" or "Bush is Hitler" related infighting......
