Why is my dog digging holes in the garden?
For most dogs, digging holes is a pleasure. Dog digging will not only affect the beauty of the entire backyard, but also easily sprain your ankle. Therefore, understanding the reason why your dog digs holes helps you cope with this instinctive behavior. This article will introduce you to several common causes and countermeasures for dog digging.
1. Seek entertainment
When your dog is too boring, he finds that the soil in the backyard can be dug out continuously, which stimulates the dog's curiosity and will find it fun to dig holes.
2. Looking for prey
When your dog smells traces left by gophers or squirrels, your dog will start digging nearby to try to find them.
3. Avoid the heat
In the hot summer, the dog will dig a hole and lie in the cool dirt to escape the heat. This instinctive behavior of dogs can be traced back to their ancestor wolf. A long time ago, wolves have learned to dig holes to escape the heat, cold, and rain.
For the above reasons, we have given some countermeasures
1. Increase the dog's exercise time
Make sure your dog has enough exercise every day. Adequate exercise will help the dog eliminate boredom and anxiety. At the same time, you should also give your dog some reward, so that your dog is more willing to exercise instead of digging holes.
2. Give the dog a specific site to dig hoes
You can delineate a place, and then bury toys or bones into the soil so that your dog will find these rewards during the digging process. Because of these rewards, dogs are more willing to go to this area to dig. If you cannot find such a specific area, you can buy a dog sand pit. Because the sand is more fluid, dogs will prefer to dig in the sand.
3. Use red pepper to interfere with the dog's sense of smell
If your dog still insists on digging holes in the backyard, you can sprinkle red peppers wherever they dig holes. When the dog digs a hole, the red pepper will irritate the dog's nose and make the dog sneeze. Gradually, the dog stopped digging holes in the backyard.