2006-08-08 02:30:03 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
I know this will sound disgusting - but it does work. When your dog digs a hole - put some of its own feces in the hole and cover it with a little dirt. When it starts to dig in that same area it will stop. For some reason dogs are absolutely repelled by their own waste. After doing thus a few times - it will soon start associating digging holes with unpleasant things and will stop. We did this along our fence line and our dogs have not tried to dig there for over a year now. It only took about a week to break them of it.
2006-08-08 02:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by arkiemom 6 · 8⤊ 4⤋
If you know for sure the very last hole that he dug, you fill that hole up with his freshest piles of south end goodness, then a thin layer of dirt over that, and each time he starts a new hole , do the same thing. Alot of times , a dog will go back to the last hole he dug to resume his task, and if he gets him own goodness on his feet, he will eventually figure that maybe digging is not a good idea.
2006-08-08 03:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by shyrock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had good results with the poop-in-the-hole method, I also recommend his own digging area/sandbox. Some dogs just NEED to dig, others dig to make a nice, cool area to lie down.
2006-08-08 03:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello :
I agree with previous answer from Vet Tch527 >>>>
* put the dogs poop in the hole its digging
this method works well for most
My Dad had a kennel for years and he used the poop ideal.
also for his large more aggressive breeds where ever the
dogs dug ... Dad would just pile up large rocks in the hole .
Most dogs will catch on quickly and stop.. and with other dogs
i think they just grow out of it.
Good Luck / O'WyleeDawg
2006-08-08 03:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by WyleeDawg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing you left out is Breed of dog, I know all dogs like to dig to some point, but some dogs like my Malamute, are notorious Diggers. It is Summer, is it a seasonal thing? in this heat he may be trying to cool himself off Try giving them an area where it is Okay for them to dig. Praise him for using "his" area and not strip-mining your backyard, If there is a few areas where you really want to impress upon him NOT to go, try fencing it off or lay down a canvas or chain link fence temporarily on the area you want designated dogie free. Good Luck
2006-08-08 02:48:35 · answer #5 · answered by Erin O. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's typical for puppies. He'll likely continue to do that for the next year or two. Just so he can't dig his way out then you should bury a board along the bottom of the fence. Or just keep on eye on him and the holes and keep filling them in. Get him micro chipped, if he isn't already, in case he does make it out.
2016-03-27 03:37:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick a sandbox in your backyard, and bury toys and bones to encourage the dog to dig there - instead of the rest of the yard.
2006-08-08 03:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by ontario ashley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you leave him outside unsupervised he will dig. Train him as to where he can dig. Give the poor dog an area that is his and teach him to do his thing there. You train by rewarding for what you want him to do. You will have to watch him. Reward him for choosing the right spot. If he starts digging in an off limits area, redirect him...he will catch on.
2006-08-08 02:41:09 · answer #8 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you bury a rock or your dog's poop in the hole that he digs that usually stops them from digging in that spot. We've had dogs that dig and this works 95% of the time.
2006-08-08 02:47:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs love to dig. I let mine dig in his area and he's made a great sleeping hole and a sub-basement under his dog house. No problems with that :-)
2006-08-08 02:32:49 · answer #10 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋