Digging Dog!

[dontgetcrabs]

Its what they do.  Get a kennel, pour a slab.  They'll adjust to being kenneled and you quit filling in holes.  Its about the only thing you can do.

well that kinda sucks for the dog to be cooped up in a kennel all day when they have acres and acres of woods and a lake to go swimmin in when its hot, i like that she can mess around during the day and play in the woods, just curious if there is a way to make it where she doesnt dig holes in the lawn

Kinda sucks for a man to be kenneled all day in a cubical too, but somehow we survive.   

[Lingcod]

He is still a puppy, my dog grew out of digging holes around 3yr. I also burried his poop in holes he dug, stopped him from digging in the same holes. I believe with work he will grow out of digging. if you have lots of property and want to keep him busy while you're away, raise and release rabbits....Or get him a buddy

[good2go]

Trick I heard. Put a balloon in one of the holes and cover it with fresh grass clippings. Dog digs BOOM land mine. You are no where around for him to think you are responsible. Trainer I heard it from said he has never had to do it more than twice. Don't let the dog see you set the trap and don't be around when he goes in to dig. I would have to watch from inside the house though. Has to be fun to watch.

[salmonchaser]

Last spring our two 4month old GSP bitches watched the wife plant bulbs in her garden. The next day they dug them up, piled them on the wife's deck chair. I swear to God both were sitting on the deck waiting for her to plant them again.

[wildmanoutdoors]

I have a sure fire method but its brutal but works like a charm. We had to do this with a couple Springers.
First though to work you need to catch him in the act. Scold the dog once caught and fill the hole with water. Then hold his head till he is suckin for air. Usaully only takes once. Rarely twice.

[Fowlweather25]

Go to one of his to dig sites blow up a balloon and spread peanut butter on the upward side. Bury the balloon in the hole and wait. Dog will smell the peanut butter start digging. The balloon will pop in the dogs face and that usually only takes once or twice.

[chiefeng]

If you don't want to pour concrete what I have done in the past was lay down chicken wire and then cover it with dirt or wood chips they can't dig through it so they stop digging.In a dog run of course