Before our canine friend, we sometimes find ourselves with the problem that he likes to dig holes in the garden.
It is a problem that, by dedicating a little of our time, we will fix. Although, you will have to dedicate time and, above all, a lot of patience to correct this problem that you have with your pet.
Dogs dig for different reasons, and to be able to modify it, we should know why they do this.
Possible Causes Of Why Dog Digs In Your Garden
Among the most frequent causes, we have the following:
- Entertainment
- Physical comfort
- Call your attention
- Escape
- Search for prey
- Lack of exercise
- There is an anxiety problem
Even so, you should know that it is part of the dogs to dig a little, the bad thing is when it becomes obsessive.
Consequences
The fact that your dog fits can lead to secondary problems that may appear.
These can be like being electrocuted when digging or breaking a water pipe.
Sometimes deadly consequences and sometimes that will cause us financial expenses.
Therefore it is better to teach them not to dig in the garden.
How Can We Prevent Them From Digging Holes
When It Is Not Compulsive Behavior …
When your dog is not a compulsive digger but that he does it very occasionally, then the cause and the solution are simple.
It is a boring dog that all he does is find a way to distract himself.
Given this situation, spend a little time with him, play more with him, spend more time with him, and you will undoubtedly see that his behavior changes.
It will also be good to let him spend more time at home than alone in the garden, and will help a lot to prevent your canine friend from making holes.
Physical Exercise
Dogs in general need to go for a walk and run for 60/90 minutes a day, they need it to be able to consume their energy and channel it.
By doing this, the dog reduces his anxiety and thereby stops digging in that way.
When He Does It Compulsively
When your dog starts to dig in a more compulsive and uncontrolled way, there you have to get serious so that he does not do it where it is dangerous.
Breeds Prone To Digging
You have to know that all terriers are prone to have that desire to dig in the garden.
There are also others who are prone to having this mania of digging without stopping, in these cases, it is better to look for a place where they can dig.
Find another place for him, a place where digging is not a problem for the dog or for you.
It is time to look for a place where there is a hole, or to do it. We then put a toy of the dog leaving something that protrudes so that it knows that it is there and covers it with dirt.
We will encourage the dog to dig there to get his toys.
Other Alternative
There are biting ropes, and a toy called kong that helps dogs a lot not to make holes since, being distracted by it, they go from digging in our garden.
It takes away the anxiety they have when using these toys by biting them and distracting them altogether makes them not want to be digging in our garden.
Giving them these toys but above all paying more attention to them, we can at least largely take away from them this mania of digging all day.
There are also ropes that we can hold on one side, and they stretch on the other, these make us do things with them, and they can even exercise by throwing it at them and having the dog bring it to us.