[Marilyn]

Diana, so sorry about your yard. You can't blame the dogs though for wanting some relief from the heat. In their position, we'd have done the same thing. My dad used to water a spot near the garage for our big dogs to dig and cool off. You may have to do something like that for yours. You could plant a fig tree or something to provide some shade at the spot and help block the view.

Right now, another young dog doesn't sound appealing at all. I'm too busy taking care of the yorkies and cleaning up after a bulldog puppy. He's getting soooo big. We'll have to post more pics.