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How to keep beagle from digging up yard
Posted on 3/20/23 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 4:58 pm
My beagle, nine years old, has gone nuts with digging up my yard. He has always dug a little, but lately he has become obsessed with digging.
He's a great dog, listens to me about everything except digging. I fuss at him, spank his butt, and he knows he has done wrong, but he will go back to digging the next time I let him out. He is digging for insects he smells in the dirt, digs them up and eats them.
He is for the most part an inside dog, he's inside 75% of the time and sleeps inside. I let him outside several times during the day for an hour or two while I'm working. (I 90% work from home).
I know a shock collar can be used, but I would have to sit by a window and wait for him to dig and then shock him, but with work during the day, I need to be at my desk to access the computer and files.
Any ideas on solutions would be appreciated.
He's a great dog, listens to me about everything except digging. I fuss at him, spank his butt, and he knows he has done wrong, but he will go back to digging the next time I let him out. He is digging for insects he smells in the dirt, digs them up and eats them.
He is for the most part an inside dog, he's inside 75% of the time and sleeps inside. I let him outside several times during the day for an hour or two while I'm working. (I 90% work from home).
I know a shock collar can be used, but I would have to sit by a window and wait for him to dig and then shock him, but with work during the day, I need to be at my desk to access the computer and files.
Any ideas on solutions would be appreciated.
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Posted on 3/20/23 at 5:16 pm to doublecutter
got a beagle love him but they are stubborn as shite put his shite or cayenne pepper in his holes
Posted on 3/20/23 at 5:36 pm to doublecutter
Get mole repellent
Posted on 3/20/23 at 5:58 pm to Danm312
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put his shite or cayenne pepper in his holes
Tried both. He doesn't care, he just goes to a different part of the yard and digs new holes. My yard looks like the surface of the moon.
This post was edited on 3/20/23 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 6:14 pm to doublecutter
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Tried both. He doesn't care, he just goes to a different part of the yard and digs new holes. My yard looks like the surface of the moon.
have you considered getting him declawed?
if he is declawed, he wont be able to dig but maybe tear up a little grass.
house dogs dont need their claws so if he isnt your hunting dog, just declaw him, before he turns those claws on the sofa or the carpet in the house
This post was edited on 3/20/23 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 6:28 pm to doublecutter
IDK if there's anyway to stop him. Maybe shocking would work.
I'll just tell you this...we got a beagle pup from my stepdad a few years ago who has been raising hounds for probably 50 years... and he said "You better hope you didn't get a digger".
I wasn't sure exactly what he meant. But now maybe I do.
I'll just tell you this...we got a beagle pup from my stepdad a few years ago who has been raising hounds for probably 50 years... and he said "You better hope you didn't get a digger".
I wasn't sure exactly what he meant. But now maybe I do.
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 8:26 am
Posted on 3/20/23 at 7:00 pm to doublecutter
Doesn’t matter how well you feed him he’s gonna want to dig up bugs to eat
Had one that would bury treats, stand over hole guarding it for 15 minutes then dig it back up to eat it
Maybe don’t let him out for such long periods of time
Had one that would bury treats, stand over hole guarding it for 15 minutes then dig it back up to eat it
Maybe don’t let him out for such long periods of time
Posted on 3/20/23 at 7:17 pm to doublecutter
my only experience was don't have a beagle; loved mine, but she was a chore
Posted on 3/20/23 at 11:14 pm to Purple Spoon
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Get mole repellent
This is the main answer here. I bet without knowing that around September you get holes as well. Early spring and beginning of fall you will have mole trenches.
Also, put down some grub killer as well on your lawn.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 11:44 pm to doublecutter
Get rid of it.
Beagles are hell on yards.
Beagles are hell on yards.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 12:19 am to doublecutter
We keep ours on a 25ft dog chain from Walmart when he's outside. He doesn't dig but eats anything gross he comes across if we let him enjoy the whole yard and especially if he ends up by the lake
Posted on 3/21/23 at 12:28 am to doublecutter
Awwww, but they can be soooo cute:
Maybe you should just get him a few friends:
Maybe you should just get him a few friends:
Posted on 3/21/23 at 7:41 am to doublecutter
I had a dachshund that dug holes all over the yard and there was no way to stop her. Some dogs just love to dig. I also had a lab that liked to scratch walls and doorframes. That dog had to leave for a new home with my nephew in the country.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 7:44 am to doublecutter
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How to keep beagle from digging up yard
Concrete entire yard
Put boxing gloves on dog
Ask him to stop digging in a polite manner
or you may want to encourage him to keep digging because he might turn up some texas tea oil or gold.....or a dead body.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 7:59 am to TBoy
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That dog had to leave for a new home with my nephew in the country.
I think you should leave and go to a new country, you liberal sack of shite
Posted on 3/21/23 at 8:44 am to doublecutter
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Any ideas on solutions would be appreciated.
A beagle? Surrendur. The french knew a thing or two when applied correctly.
My neighbor has a beagle that shreds his front lawn and sleeps on his dining table. Last week I caught my retriever on the back of the couch and sent a pic to my neighbor demanding reparations for teaching my dog this trick.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:13 am to doublecutter
Create an area where the dog is allowed to dig like a sand box. Haven’t dealt with beagles specifically but I have had success using this with other dogs. The dog may need some help figuring it out but that’s just normal training, rewarding the behavior you want and correcting the behavior you don’t.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:30 pm to doublecutter
The shock collar by the window worked well for me with my Pit Mix from the pound in Nort Baton Rougeeee
Posted on 3/21/23 at 6:07 pm to REB BEER
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... and he said "You better hope you didn't get a digger".
I wasn't sure exactly what he meant. But now maybe I do.
My uncle used to say the same thing. All those years I thought he was misspeaking. Maaaaaaybe thisssss IS what he meant.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 6:41 pm to keakar
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have you considered getting him declawed?
if he is declawed, he wont be able to dig but maybe tear up a little grass.
house dogs dont need their claws so if he isnt your hunting dog, just declaw him, before he turns those claws on the sofa or the carpet in the house
lots of uneducated idiots who never owned beagles were quickly downvoting my post, but its the only solution to stop it short of just getting rid of the dog
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