If you already have a digging puppy in the family I will share with you some solid advice further down in the article that has helped me over this puppy stage that all dogs go through. Although I have always been a dog person and I enjoy spending time with them, I am not sure what that says about me as they are just such funny creatures, loving, friendly, loyal, and so entertaining and often make me smile. They even have I am sure a sixth sense and go to comfort you when you’re down or just feeling a little blue.
What attracts a Digging Puppy:
Knowing what attracts the puppies to start their mission in digging will help solve the problem as they love nothing better to dig in freshly dug soil and even better if the soil has had either compost or fertilizer added. If you have a newly dug garden as above your pup will think that this is his invite to go rolling and digging and make it his own territory.
Solution: Fence off the area with chicken wire this should be 3 foot high, bury the wire at least a foot underground. Should your digging puppy attempt to dig under, the wire will make it less attractive as their paws and claws encounter this hindrance.
Another solution is to bury balloons if he goes back to the patch he shouldn’t and starts to dig the balloon will burst and this would also become a deterrent not to dig in that particular area.
If you are away from the house during the day the so called digging puppy will tend to be bored after a period of time and will automatically be attracted to an area that he is not suppose to go.
Solution: If you need to leave your puppy for the day ensure that he is on a dog run well away from the garden or on a long leash. Introduce new toys or hide treats inside toys so that will keep him busy and hold his attention.
Freeze treats inside ice cubes on a hot day the dog will be engrossed in licking the ice block to get at the treat.
I hope that I have given lots of different ideas to help that digging puppy! One thing for sure though that I don’t think you can go past is to be able to walk your puppy daily, all of this extra exercise will help tire him out if nothing else. Also consider taking him at an early stage to puppy obedience classes that will give him an opportunity to learn a little discipline and also give him the opportunity to socialize with other puppies and dogs.
Provide a special dig area of freshly dug soil especially for him. All of these things should help stop a digging puppy.
