Our initial impulse may have been “Oh! No! Moles!” … only to figure out that those neat little piles of dirt were actually down to our beloved dog. That’s when you go scouring the internet looking for anything on “how to stop a dog from digging”.

Why on earth do dogs dig anyway? There are many reasons a dog will dig and not all of them are just done to annoy you. We’ve all seen one of the reasons dogs dig portrayed in cartoons … it’s the most obvious reason dogs dig … to bury bones or retrieve them … yummy! Depending on the country dogs sometime dig to get themselves a cool spot. Dogs sometimes just dig out of boredom or to get your attention.

So now you know the reasons or at least some of them as to why your dog digs. Let us now discuss methods of how to stop a dog from digging.

One method is to give your dog his or own space to dig … mark it off somehow e.g. fencing … and then bury your dog’s favourite treats in the assigned patch. Then each time your dog digs in the wrong place firmly reprimand your dog and take him or her to the designated digging zone and encourage the dog to dig his or her treats. Remember persistence pays off.

Another method to stop your dog from digging in a particular area is to make the area wet or dig a small hole and fill it with water. Dogs don’t like mud to much.

If your dog digs from boredom then giving your dog more to do will definitely stop your dog from digging. Take more walks with your dig … outside of there normal domain, for example go to an open park, forest etc. Play more with your dog at home. Dogs love to be entertained too.

These are just some of the methods that people have used to stop their dogs from digging. Remember you will need to be persistent and patient with your dog … it takes time to stop your dog from digging.

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Digging is a normal behavior for a dog and can be either modified or eliminated, depending on what is acceptable to the pet owner.

A dog normally chooses a yard to dig in because this is where land is loose and making holes is easy. A dog can never dig through a concrete floor, unless it has super strength.

Pet owners should first determine what part of the yard is most often dug by their dogs. To remedy this, you should try to assign a part of the yard where the dog can perform his act.

Once you have determined a digging area in the yard, perform the following:

- Isolate the dog in the designated digging area by placing fences or temporary walls. The dog will eventually get the idea this is the only part of the year where he is permitted to dig.

- Bury treats or the dog toys in the designated digging area. Reward the dog if it successfully retrieves these materials.

- Nicely reprimand the dog when it digs outside the designated area in the yard. Once the dog is called, bury a treat in the designated area and allow the dog to retrieve it. If successful, praise the dog for its action.

For pet owners that want to stop dogs from digging, here are some helpful tips:

- Bury a small amount of the dog’s feces in the area where it usually digs. Dogs will normally resist coming back to this area and eventually stop digging.

- Dogs hate mud so it is advised to water a hole with water before leaving the dog alone. The risk in this practice is that the dog might just transfer to another spot to dig.

Keeping your dog away from this normal habit of digging is a difficult task and will require a lot of patience on your part. However, if the problem is starting to get out of hand, you should nip it while you still can.

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