2007-01-15 12:56:14 · 16 answers · asked by reaznb 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I've heard that if you put a hot spice ( i dont remember the name) in the whole they will stop. However, it didnt work on my dogs. We've decided to just pave the backyard. It looks like a battlezone out there.
2007-01-15 13:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by mandapandaz80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What breed of dog is it? Husky and Malamute are diggers by instinct, they dig to stay out of the cold in the winter, during the rest of the months they dig to get to the cooler soil so they won't be so hot. So, if not those breeds..........I would guess boredom has taken over and they are inventing things to do, maybe time to interact a little more with the pets.
2007-01-19 11:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by fisherwoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dog is most likely just bored -- you might want to try giving him/her more exercise and attention, or toys like stuffed Kongs and puzzle cubes to occupy his time.
However, you may just have a dog who loves to dig! Some breeds are natural diggers, and some dogs just enjoy it too much to be easily deterred from it. Two of my dachshunds are big diggers, and this is what worked for me:
I gave them a dig spot!
I built them their very own little sandbox in the back yard and buried little treats in it. Whenever I caught them digging somewhere else, I put them in the sandbox and said "dig!" When they started to dig there, I praised and gave them treats. It took a couple of weeks of consistency, a lot of time in the backyard, and a lot of hidden treats, but once they discovered the treasure buried in their sandbox, they stopped digging anywhere else! If I tell them to dig somewhere else, they will, but the sandbox is the only place where they do so spontaneously of their own volition.
If a dig spot is too much for you, then just teaching him to dig on command can work wonders! It sounds silly at first, but you have to keep in mind that dogs aren't born understanding what "no" or "dig" or "bad dog!" means. All they know is that you're angry, but they don't know how to connect what they're doing with what makes you angry -- if your dog is scolded for digging, he probably just thinks he's being scolded for digging in FRONT of you and not for the act of digging, itself. He'll just start to dig when you're not looking, instead. Once you teach him a word to associate with the behavior, and associate the behavior with the conditions that you want it to occur in, then he begins to learn when it is acceptable and when it isn't. Dogs want to please you, they just don't always understand what you want from them.
This sort of trick also words wonders for controlling a barking problem.
2007-01-15 14:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by Duskdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would want to sound merciless yet its quite no longer as undesirable because it kind of feels: sprinkle cayenne pepper over the spots the position your dogs is digging it truly is going to kick up a dirt and it truly is going to worsen yet no longer harm him adequate so as that he ought to provide up. And if that doesn't artwork attempt peagravel in the holes or spots. we've extensively utilized a hotwire like they use for farm animals and horses. None of it truly is risky it only provides them a delightful reminder. worked wonders on my sister's dogs who became headbutting the fence to get out.
2016-11-24 20:15:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the hitting and slapping is OUT!!!! Find his most popular holes that he cont. to dig in and blow-up a ballon and place in each hole.Certainly when he starts to dig.....well you can imagine the surprise he will encounter.....something like"Scared Straight"!!! Other than that the other suggestions above about keeping him pre-occupied w/ toys,food-filled Kongs and att.are all relevant.Get out the video camera and enter his reaction on the show "Funniest Video's".
2007-01-15 13:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may be bored. Provide him with ample stimuli, e.g toys, empty bottles e.t.c especially any toy or object that has food hidden in it so that he has to think and problem solve. Around the area he is digging, spray citronella or something equally repugnunt to disuade him from continuing to dig there.
2007-01-15 13:02:39 · answer #6 · answered by Eve/Eski 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get him more exercise...this is a symptom of a dog that isn't stimulated enough and that doesn't run enough...in the wild, dogs will migrate up to 90 miles a day! yep...90 miles...a fenced yard does not represent freedom for dogs...that's my guess as to what is going on...
2007-01-15 13:07:21 · answer #7 · answered by prekinpdx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give him something else to do with his time.. he is bored. try getting him a Kong,, its a hard plastic toy you can fill with treats that will keep him busy.. the other solution is you play with him and watch him when he's out.. if he has you to focus on he won't think about the digging
2007-01-15 13:01:01 · answer #8 · answered by lostwrite 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi there
its normal for a dog to dig, but if it gets out of hand try this. place his **** in the hole after a while it should stop him
2007-01-15 13:04:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok first you take him out side n make him look at the hole and have a new paper (somehting soft) n hit him wiht it and say NO BAD
2007-01-15 13:04:14 · answer #10 · answered by whoisdis101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋