How do I stop my dog from digging out of backyard?
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Question by thebaileyinator: How do I stop my dog from digging out of backyard?
I cant leave my dog inside for 8 hours and I need to put her in the backyard. SHE DIGS HER WAY OUT EVERYDAY. What do i do? I even put railroad ties down around the whole fence and she dug under those too!?! Help!!
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5 Responses to How do I stop my dog from digging out of backyard?
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Look, I’ve finally managed to solve this problem and I’m going to share my methods here, but first, let me ask you something…
Alright, I’m sure you’re heard of dog training shock collars before, right? So, do you plan on using one in order to stop your dog’s inappropriate digging behavior?
Look, if you’re planning on using one, please don’t…There are all kinds of effective obedience training course that can help you get your dog to behave appropriately.
For instance, I came across a dog clicker program that offers a multitude of fresh training strategies and it had been one of the key factors in remedying Brylow’s negative actions. I’ll provide the link at the bottom in case you’re interested in downloading this program but please! Please! Please…
Don’t use shock collars!
That being said, let’s check out the methods on how to keep a dog from digging out of the fence…
Method 1 – Is your dog bored out of his mind? Hence, he’s venting out his excess energy by digging holes.
Solution: Ensure your dog gets more exercise each day. I enjoy conducting a short clicker training dog tricks session, every day. This provides him a good mental and physical workout so he’s less likely to create holes under my fence.
Method 2 – Some dogs like to dig holes just for the fun of it.
Solution: Just create an appropriate digging spot for him! I created a small sandy spot for my dog and buried a couple of toys in there. Now, he’s enjoying that special digging spot and I’m highly relieved!
So, if you still don’t know how to keep a dog from digging out of the fence, then give these methods a shot.
Malamute Breeder
December 5, 2012 at 7:00 am
Have you tried burying chicken wire under the fence? It is very annoying for a dog and they often stop digging at it because they make no progress. If the dog gets out of that I would suggest laying down a small wall of cement.
Blarg
December 5, 2012 at 7:24 am
you can train her and teach her to listen to you for example stay with her outside and wait for her to do her digging and show her that’s wrong and that makes you angry but dont get aggressive just show her you dont like that takes a lot of patience to teach a dog something so be ready
dancf
December 5, 2012 at 7:46 am
Dig down along the fence line and put rock or wood steaks downward. This will atleast slow her down enough to where you can catch her in the act. If you area able to catch her in the act and let her know it is not ok then she will slowly stop doing it. She probably does it because it is fun or she might have a little separation anxiety. Their is also some non-toxic sprays that you can put around the areas of the fence that dog’s don’t really like. It almost acts as a repellent, they are mainly used for dogs that are eating plants they are not supposed to, but you can spray it on or near the fenced area.
Kristen & Marcus
December 5, 2012 at 8:22 am
Malamute Breeder stop reading cheap paperback copies of “Purely Positive Horse Manure”…let’s stop the dog from digging by giving it a spot to dig, great, let’s reinforce the behavior! Dumb dumb dumb idea.
Let’s do some clicker training to stop digging! Again, useless, absolutely useless.
USE A SHOCK COLLAR! Use an underground fence under the physical fence to create a border.
Or dig a trench under the fence and sink that sucker in concrete. When I build fences I dig a trench and lay out chicken wire. Then I poor concrete and sink the fence and posts into steel sleeves. Problem solved. But in your case since the fence is already built it’d probably be more economical to simply buy an underground fence and bury that bad boy under your fence line. Good luck!
Curtis M WINS! FLAWLESS VICTORY!
December 5, 2012 at 8:55 am