Dogs Will Dig

Oh, how dogs love to dig. That’s what dogs will do.  This is simple genetics. There are many reasons for it; to bury toys, to create a cool spot to lie down, and also for the simple pleasure. But we we don’t want them digging up our garden~However, we still don’t like holes in the lawn.

Especially when left alone, doggies will dig. So, during the start of your training implementation, you’ll want to do a lot of supervising if possible.  Here are some things you can do about digging.

These techniques are extremely powerful if done correctly and consistently.

Here Are Some Valuable Ideas:

Let your dog to have her own special digging spot. In order to do this, you must encourage the behavior so you’ll want to take her out there and show this is her digging spot. Just take her out to the spot and start digging; bury her toys and help her dig it up - if your dog is a digger, this will be no problem. And if you need to, bury some treats - that’ll get her digging! You’ll want to do this over a period of a couple weeks until she gets it. If you catch her in the act of digging outside of her zone, don’t yell, just guide her to her special spot and continue the training.

This strategy will surprise you a bit but it works. When you find your doggy’s digging holes, place their feces inside it. He’s gonna not like this too much and will stop or look for a new area. just keep putting it in the new holes util the holes stop appearing. If this idea doesn’t appeal to you, just use gravel or rocks - it works just as well and is less smelly.

If the digging is occuring along a fence, lay some mesh wire a bit under the dirt or lawn. This will quickly deter the fence line digging.

This is another funky but effective technique. If you find a hole dug by your doggy, blow up a balloon and bury it in there. Once your dog digs in one of these holes, he’ll think twice about doing it again - and if he does, that’ll be the last time for sure.

For Effective Results, Keep These Things In Mind:

Please don’t just tie your doggy up to a tree and leave him. This causes all kinds of emotional damage to the dog. And not to mention FULLY encouraging digging. Don’t be surprised to see hole when you get back from work.

Give your doggy plenty of good exercise so that when he’s on his own. This way, he would rather be resting up for the next time you go out and won’t dig as much!

And lastly, running from the last point, spend a lot of fun time with your doggy. Make sure you play a lot with your doggy. If you do, she’ll respect you, love you, and will want to do your bidding more - and that means she’ll respond to your training better.

Oh ya and one last thing about training your doggy not to dig, if you want good results, you absolutely have to be consistent. Don’t let it slip for a week and wonder why your dog still digs everything up in the garden. To uncover more Great dog training techniques to stop your dog’s behavioral problems, check out this complete dog training course.

With that said, Happy training all!