Here's why:
* Helping verbs work with the main verb to create a verb phrase. In this case, "have dug" is the verb phrase.
* "Dug" is the main verb, indicating the action of digging.
* "Have" is the helping verb, which helps express the perfect tense (indicating an action that is completed).
Linking verbs connect the subject to a noun or adjective that describes it. They don't show action.