Ways to Address You Dog's Digging.
Ways to Address You Dog's Digging.
When they are bored, dogs are likely to dig.In rare cases, their digging is instrinctive.Digging can look harmless but it's not; your dog can be seriously at risk especially if he lets himself out of your yard.Digging is potentially damaging.Your dog can cause significant property damange with digging left unchecked.Leave your dog in charge of your home for a day and he'll turn in into a nightmare.
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Knowing Why is Crucial.
What motivates your dog's digging? Find out so you'd know what to do with the problem.You don't have to be professionally trained to do that.Deliberately observe your pet for a week or two.Paying enough attention makes you uncover certain behavioral patterns.Attend to the digging triggers and responses.Watching your dog carefully will allow you to recognize signs of their digging urge.
If your dog is justa an energetic digger, poking holes her and there, it is likely to be boredom digging.Take your dog out to the park and walk him.Hour-long rigorous exercises daily positively channels your dog's hyperactivity and keeps him content.Dogs are working animals; they're naturally supplied with more energy.Dogs need to spend that energy.
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If your dog is fond of garden-digging, there are a variety of reasons for that.Gardens have plenty of curious scents.Manures used for planting are very striking to scent-hounding dogs.Sweet-smelling flowers get your dog nosy enough to sniff and dig.Dogs find plenty of amusing things in the garden.Plants for one can certainly arouse a dog's curiousity.If this is your dilemma, get a water sprinkler and attach it to the end of a garden hose.
When your dog is prepping to dig in the garden, turn the tap on to sprinkle him.The dog has to associatee the water with the spray and not you.Seeing you having anything to do with the water spray could only make him stop digging when you're there to notice.If he associates the spraying with the garden wanting him off, he won't dig when the sprinkler is visible.
If this fails, give your dog a break and assign his digging spot in the garden.Just like small children, give your pet a sandbox, doggie version.Lure the dog to a specific digging place by burying treats or toys to a certain spot.Start by doing it half-way; have half of a bone stick out so your dog sees it.Drill this behavior into your dog by play-acting and ordering him to dig the treat up.Next time, before he actually digs elsewhere, call him to the digging spot.
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