Dogs are the most lovable furry creations creatures on the face of the planet, as perceived by
. The way they look and behave is simply adorable; they have many good habits that we just love. But that isn't true for every single habit – there exists an imaginary line that is drawn between good and bad behavior, one that should never be crossed. One thing that a pooch may or may not do is “digging”. It can be very destructive, especially if you have gardens filled with beautiful and exotic flowers, or an area where you grow vegetables/whatever. Nobody likes that kind of behavior, nor would they have good use for it, not even the Mafia – try burying “something” with the help of a dog, and you'll know what I mean.
Such annoying canine behavior shouldn't be responded with shouting and hitting. That my friend will only make things worse, and trigger more “behavioral defects”, giving you even more issues to deal with. You might be thinking that feeding it a
to stop it from digging will work, but it doesn't. Some dog training experts say that giving a pooch treats while digging will only make it worse – why? Because it'll think that you're giving it a “reward” each and every time it does dig, so you can forget that as an option. So what the hell can we do to rid them of the digger within? Well we can start by understanding why they do it in the first place, so from there we can work around it.
There are two reasons in particular that have been rooted as the most common, well, reasons for the bad habit. The first one would be pica – familiar with the term? If you are, I'll give an explanation anyway, whether you like it or not: this is a disorder where the patient craves for non-food items, like clay, dirt, matchstick heads, etc. It may happen to dogs, and the reason behind it can be traced back to a nutrient deficiency in its current dog food diet, which in turn can “somehow” be traced to the “digging disorder”. If that's the cause of the unwanted behavior, then it's best that you bring it to a veterinarian for an examination.
Listen to what he has to say of course; he'll tell you exactly what you have to do, and if you do what he tells you, your pet will be better in no time. The 2nd most probable cause would be you're pet's bored – when left with nothing to do or nobody to hang out with, then you should expect it to develop all kinds of behavioral defects, such as digging. With nothing left to do and piling all that energy up, it'll take it out on the ground, and dig everywhere. For that reason, the best “dog training method” you can use on it would be “giving it time” - yes, nothing fancy in particular (if boredom is indeed the cause).
All you've got to do is take it out for walks and play with it from time to time. That way, it'll have something more “constructive” to do, and it'll forget all the destructive things it could be doing instead. If all else fails, don't break a sweat, there are other
you can use on your pet.
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