The latest issue of The Whole Dog Journal dealt with this subject. This is what was done for a dog digging holes to stay cool. They dug a shallow hole in an out of the way place in the yard that was big enough for the dog to lie comfortably in. Lined it with plastic to keep the weeds down shored, up the edges with two by fours and filled the hole with clean play ground sand which they keep watered. They worked with the dog to get him to understand it was okay to dig there. It worked for this dog. Diane ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================