Stop my dogs from digging

That's what I was saying about them fucking with you. And it's a deviant kind of love.

So to combat it you have to teach them how to love properly.

They're killin me 99. I see it in they're beedy little eyes. Especially the brown one.

I think you need to sell them to a Chinese restaurant.

must be something under there, maybe hire a pest control co?
My boy will dig at night for moles and pocket gophers, but I bring him in at night

New house, yeah check for bodies

Maybe dig a hole and bury them up to their neck for awhile . then again that might suffocate them .

If it works I would think when you dug them back up their desire to dig would be gone .

Some people break horses that way . Ain't my cup of tea but it seems to work .

They're either bored or they are trying to stay cool. So either start interacting with them or let them in when it is hot outside or provide some sort of shelter for them to get in out of the sun & heat.

Dear God

Well, I guess if I left them to their own devices they would eventually just dig their own hole.

But rest assured there is no way in hell you could cover them, they're pretty wylie.

What's the worst thing a dog hates to smell?

The thing about men is they never back down. So doggos are asking you to just back down once.

The risk is... they eat your face.

yeah. be the pack.

Have you tried the balloon idea yet? That's just off the wall enough, it might work!

Neighbor had a German Shepard and he had a collar on the dog and he carried a remote control in his hand.

With a single push you can jolt the dog when they are "in the act"

Seems to work good

They learn that when they are engaging in a certain behavior

they experience a shock which they do not like.

I have seen some labs that were basically retarded .
Yours might be like that .

Labs love water get a hard plastic pond liner or pool and keep water in it so they can entertain themselves.

shock collar

i know this amish guy whose dog would dig wh is a huge deal bc the horses can break ankles then u gotta put em down

he said basically takes one zap for em to learn. after that u just use the warning sound to stop em from whatever.

labs r very hard headed so i doubt anything else will work unfortunately

You need to start learning how to discipline your dogs. Dogs are no pleasure unless they know and understand you are their master.

First, you must learn to be ABSOLUTELY CONSISTENT with your dog(s). They need to learn the difference between yes and no, good and bad and to do what is being commanded, whatever that may be.

Find a toy to give your dogs when good, and when going on walks etc. Tennis ball and thrower is good. Edible treats (bribes) should be used sparingly, but a useful tool.

Watch how drugs "sniffer dogs" are taught using a simple toy, a bit of play and a pat as reward.

Use a lightly rolled up news paper or light cardboard tube to gig a light tap on the nose and the word No! Soon just the paper being waved and the word no will work. Then just the word no, while reaching for the paper. Finally No! and a slight growl. Your dog will soon understand and will respond to any sound of disapproval you choose to make.

Same goes for fun times, lots of praise, pats and rubs when called, or returning the ball (to be thrown again) A little teasing with the ball works too (bouncing and catching out of reach).

A dog understands what they can get away with, they can easily be trained to learn human emotions is they are applied to the dog consistently.

It's possible to start a dog understanding what is expected of it in a matter of minutes and a few weeks to operate on command and a couple of months to be totally obedient and a joy to live with. Your dog will love you and want to please you and get a little reward of a pat, rub and good-boy!

One tip that anyone who knows about canines always select a bitch for the most loyal and easy dog to train. Males need the snip and are still a little harder work.

Not sure you understand the extent of this problem. If I cover a spot they move just enough to foil the latest cure. The immediate area around my house looks like a battle zone.

I have wire strung everywhere I have flower beds covered in hog wire. I have dog shit burried everywhere. They even quit shitting around here and have moved into the wheat field so I can't find it. I have enough cayenne pepper on the ground that you have to be carful if you dig with your bare hands don't rub your eyes. I have 2 motion detection sprinklers hooked up.

I even tried to be a dog whisperer this morning. I went and sat by one of their newest dig holes (last night) and called them, they won't even approach because they know they did wrong.

This isn't just a couple of dogs getting in a flower bed, it is epic in proportions. If you walked around my house you cannot step in a spot they haven't dug. I've spent several hundred dollars on things to curtail them.

I'm getting ready to mow tomorrow and I'll spend 2 hours removing wire in the grass and around flower beds to mow and weed eat, then I get to put it all back.

Never use a crate or kennel as a punishment. That should be the dogs safe spot to get away from it all, there den as it were. Using it as a punishment fucks with their head.
Put their own shit in the holes and cover it back up. They will get the point.

I've trained dogs since I was a kid, we raised bird dogs for sale that brought over a thousand dollars each so I know how to train dogs. This will be my 5th lab. They know who the pac leader is, this is something different.

I'm so sorry....jeebus, I just don't want you to give them away. I know it would break their hearts...and yours too.


I think you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I've got nothing for you, unfortunately....


Heh, you'd have a "fancy" property with balloons all over it, though....

I have one from training my German short hairs and Visla's but I have only caught them digging maybe 3 times over a couple of years, not sure how that would work because you only use it when they are actively doing wrong.

99% of the time they are a joy to be with. We go walk the property every morning mouse hunting, we clear the shop and all out buildings. Then we walk the perimiter checking trees and fences. Then I work in the shop all day and they are always within 10 yards of me. I usually have to shoo them away so I don't fall over them.

Yeah as much as I bluster I couldn't give my boys away, our morning ritual is as good for me as it is them. I'm just frustrated beyond words at this point.

Something I can't quite figure out is when I was building this place we lived next door 50 yards away. They dug 1 hole, that's it.

That's where I have all the stuff to keep them cool, but they dig all year, spring, summer, winter, fall.

As soon as we moved in here it started within a few days.

Last Edited by popsawheelie on 05/20/2022 11:20 AM

I built this place myself over 3 years and never once during construction did they dig a hole. I put in a new shop and house and no digging until we moved in.

Go figure that one out.

Works everytime. Seriously people take the dog crap drop it in the freshly dug hole. They will not dig there ever again.

Got one, didn't help. I'm wanting to start my fish pond but have stalled on the idea until this come to a conclusion.

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Last Edited by popsawheelie on 05/20/2022 11:40 AM

How do I test? pretty sure they would fail.