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re: How do I get my dog to stop digging holes in the yard?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:23 pm to HurricaneDunc
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:23 pm to HurricaneDunc
mutt- catahoula, American bulldog, terrier mix
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Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:24 pm to Latarian
also only 7 months so still a puppy, I have filled the hole twice. can't plant new grass until spring
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:24 pm to Latarian
Dogs are trashy
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:31 pm to Latarian
let him dig
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:34 pm to Latarian
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mutt- catahoula, American bulldog, terrier mix
Born to dig. I'm in a world of hurt when the toads come out of hibernation.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:40 pm to AutoYes_Clown
they ever grow out of it?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:40 pm to Latarian
Your only option is to fight him. I did it with mine. I battled that beast for about 5 minutes. He still digs holes so it doesn't work but if I were you, that would be the first option.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:41 pm to Latarian
crushed red pepper in every hole.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 10:01 pm to Latarian
We used a shock collar on my dog for this. Google is your friend.
The setting should be low enough that it doesn't hurt the dog but simply "tweaks" him. You should put it on your thigh and test it before putting it on the dog (seriously).
Have him wear the collar a day or two for 5 or so hours a day so he gets used to it and doesn't suspect it is the source of the shock. Then, on a Saturday, when you have the time, put it on him and put him outside with the collar on the low setting. Get to a place where you can watch him without him being aware of you and then sit there for as long as it takes for him to begin to dig. Pop him when he first paws the ground. He'll jump back and look around, then settle down, then try it again. Pop him. Don't let him backslide--you can't then turn him loose and let him dig with no consequences, or he won't be convinced not to dig. He'll "take his chances."
After one or two days of doing this, for just an hour or so at a time, we broke our dog of digging for grubs or any other reason. She is now 3 y.o., loves us, and does not dig.
The setting should be low enough that it doesn't hurt the dog but simply "tweaks" him. You should put it on your thigh and test it before putting it on the dog (seriously).
Have him wear the collar a day or two for 5 or so hours a day so he gets used to it and doesn't suspect it is the source of the shock. Then, on a Saturday, when you have the time, put it on him and put him outside with the collar on the low setting. Get to a place where you can watch him without him being aware of you and then sit there for as long as it takes for him to begin to dig. Pop him when he first paws the ground. He'll jump back and look around, then settle down, then try it again. Pop him. Don't let him backslide--you can't then turn him loose and let him dig with no consequences, or he won't be convinced not to dig. He'll "take his chances."
After one or two days of doing this, for just an hour or so at a time, we broke our dog of digging for grubs or any other reason. She is now 3 y.o., loves us, and does not dig.
This post was edited on 2/17/14 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 2/17/14 at 10:27 pm to East Coast Band
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Get rid of the grubworms that he's trying to get to.
I was about to ask if he'd rather have the moles.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 10:41 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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She is now 3 y.o., loves us
LIES !!! I saw where she tweeted for someone to call PETA on your crazy arse......
j/k
We did this also, dont let a wife/girlfriend control the shock, or as with mine at first he could barely feel it.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 11:38 pm to Latarian
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are the holes close to the fence?
quote:oh ok. i thought maybe he was trying to make a break for it. he just wants to go under the patio and die. two of my dogs died like that back in the day. don't let em spend too much time alone outside cause its a bitch pulling a dead dog from under the house.
nope, patio
Posted on 2/17/14 at 11:42 pm to Latarian
He's bored
Posted on 2/17/14 at 11:52 pm to Latarian
Posted on 2/18/14 at 12:53 am to deadmau5
Took some meds so my mind started to leak whatever popped up. Im serious as hell about that last part though.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:54 am to Latarian
Shock collar. Also heard bury a blown up balloon if digging in same spot. Balloon pops and scares the shite of dog. Not sure if it works or not.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:57 am to DollaChoppa
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Strap little pillows to his paws
Posted on 2/18/14 at 6:33 am to DeepSouthSportsman
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Also heard bury a blown up balloon if digging in same spot. Balloon pops and scares the shite of dog. Not sure if it works or not.
Landmine. Same general concept. Definitely works.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 6:52 am to TigerstuckinMS
Excercise....... Dog needs more excercise. I run mine and he doesn't dig. I don't, yard looks like the freakin' surface of the moon.
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