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How to Keep Dogs from Digging
Written by Andyl Hannerl   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
When your dog barks ceaselessly, runs away, urinates in your house every day, or chews up your shoes or anything in sight, can cause an owner to be anxious. You can steer clear of these behaviors by training your dog properly and is done by starting training when your dog is still a puppy.
by AndylHannerl


When your dog barks ceaselessly, runs away, urinates in your house every day, or chews up your shoes or anything in sight, can cause an owner to be anxious. You can steer clear of these behaviors by training your dog properly and is done by starting training when your dog is still a puppy.

An owner must be consistent in rewarding and providing consequences depending on the behavior shown by the dogs. This is whats needed in proper training. Dogs love being given a lot of attention by their owners. So when you ignore them when they misbehave and when you give them the attention they want and deserve when they behave correctly oftentimes will make your dog change its behavior. Another problem that your dog will have is digging.

Solutions for the reasons

A lot of reasons can be identified why dogs dig. And an owner would need to analyze these reasons before you can train your dog to stop digging. Some dogs just enjoy digging. The reasons behind digging can be a dog trying to escape the yard because it wants to find a mate, or dogs are bored and some just enjoy digging in fresh dirt.

Some dogs just dig because it is a part of their nature and for some, they just like to find a place that is cool enough for them to lie on. And some dogs just like hiding their food in the dirt and they dig holes to do so.

The best way to keep dogs from digging is to make sure that they have adequate exercise and mental stimulation. Dogs like to learn new tricks and to experience new things. A bored dog is a destructive doge in most cases, so a dog that is well exercised and has new situations to experience is more likely to avoid destructive activity.

Do away with giving your dogs bones as this is something that will encourage it to dig and bury. Give him treats that will be readily consumable instead.

Another thing that can hinder your dog from digging is by keeping balloons in the area where they usually dig. This way, when it starts to dig again, the balloon will pop, scaring your dog and that would make digging a negative experience for him; therefore, he would not want to dig again.

Make sure that you do not leave you dog unsupervised in the yard, this is so when you see him digging, you can spray him by a hose or a squirt gun to keep him from digging again.

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