How do you get a dog (Alaskan Malamute) to stop digging holes?

Question

My Dog likes to dig holes and my mom is threatening to get rid of her if she doesn't straighten up, any ideas?

Answer 1

Alaskan Malamutes need a LOT of exercise and play time.

give him more toys, play with him more often and take him for big daily walks.

hole digging is a sign of boredom and not enough exercise.
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Answer 2

Perhaps your Mom should have done research, as Alaskan Malamutes are notorious for digging. A lot.

Give your dog a place she is allowed to dig. Pick a place, put some sand in it, bury some of her favorite toys there, show her the spot, help her start to dig up her toys.

Gently redirect her there if you catch her digging anyplace else.

Next time, tell your Mom to do her research and refrain from getting a Malamute if she objects to having her yard dug up.

Answer 3

Ah, the call of the wild. Your Malamute is one of the Northern dogs whose ancestors dug in the snow and ice to make cavities in which to sleep, stay warm, and fend off predators. It's possible that this instinct to dig has been handed down through the generations to your dog, which makes it difficult to stop. Your best bet is to build a "digging pit" for her, and show her how to use it. Use an area in the back yard that's about 3'x5' or 4'x6' and dig down two-to-three feet. Fill the newly created pit with sand or sandy loom. Bury some favorite toys in the pit along with some treats (i.e., a nice meaty bone), take her to the pit and help her discover the goodies. Praise her when she begins to dig in her digging pit. If she finds the bone and takes it somewhere else and begins to dig, say something like, "whoops," take the bone away and put it in her pit. Always praise her when she digs in the pit. When she doesn't, don't yell at her, just pull her away from the area you don't want her digging and take her back to her pit, preferably with a toy or bone. Again, praise her when she digs in her pit. When you leave home, you may want to bury a Kong or similar toy filled with kibble or a combination of kibble and peanut butter in the pit and tell her to "find it". That way she'll have the pleasure of digging to find the treat and then working to get the good stuff out of it. Getting her to understand that the only place she can dig is in her pit will not happen overnight. You'll have to work on it. But it's better than having your Mom get rid of your good buddy.

Answer 4

Well get a toy she/he can lay with or get a toy with a hole in it and put some dog food in it put it in the frezzer and then when it is iced you give it to the dog and then it should stop digging holes but our dog does that as well so just do what i told you and it should stop yuor dog from digging holes =)
and that is what all dogs do ^^

Answer 5

It's impossible...this is one breed that digging is an instinct!
when in Alaska & other very cold areas...these dogs dig holes in the snow to get out of the elements & to stay warm...even though you aren't mushing on a dog sled, this is an instinct & they just dig...sorry mom...but mine actually dug a 5 ft. hole around her dog house when the rare ocassion that she was left at home on a 75 foot running line.

Answer 6

My beagle used to do the same. For two years. Then one day it stopped and she never dug another hole again.

For now every time your dog digs a hole, reprimand her. Shout no. That may help.

Answer 7

Dog training. You are not disciplining your Malamute enough. These are very high maintenance dogs.

Answer 8

Lay cement.

Answer 9

Get the wolf some gloves.

Answer 10

u cant...its their instinct or wutever its called