Someone please help me
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i have read a variety of things..but sometimes it comes down to the bare bones fact (no pu intended) you have a digger. I have read an article where people have had success making a sand pit and giving the dog a place where digging is aloud..but to do that you will have to go out with your dog each time and stay out with him until he understands 100% that digging is not allowed anywhere else..and can be encouraged to dig in the right place by burying treats or toys and praising when they are dug up. Behavior modification thing along with compromise. OR you can do what my mom does..she use to go out with a sling shot and a pebble..she was a deadly aim and the porch was 14 feet high up above the dog so it didn't hurt them..OR what she does now..puts a rock in the last hole and has the backyard arranging with intricate pieces of metal grills and such to discourage it in the first place. That is all i know to do for diggers.
I had a lab that would dig and dig and dig. He stopped as he matured though its something they just grow out of just make sure that u dont punish him when u fin dthe whole only if u find him digging it and then let him no hes been bad. My neighbour had a beagle which i helped walk and I always remember going to there yard aand seeing holes everywhere. But aagain I think he slowly matured out of it. Beagles are great dogs!
My Lab made my backyard into what looked like some kind of WW1 movie set, with 3' diameter holes all over the place. He always had one that was close enough to the faucet to fill it up and make a mud bath for him. I think his rheumatoid arthritis stopped him after 3 years of it.
My Pit mix would have been the ultimate digging machine, but he didn't care much about it. One time he saw a Mole and dug a huge hole trying to catch it, but never did. I think he maybe dug a dozen holes in the yard during his entire life, but he sure dug them fast. Those huge claws and thick short legs really could move the dirt.
My Pit mix would have been the ultimate digging machine, but he didn't care much about it. One time he saw a Mole and dug a huge hole trying to catch it, but never did. I think he maybe dug a dozen holes in the yard during his entire life, but he sure dug them fast. Those huge claws and thick short legs really could move the dirt.
Oh, a beagle that digs? Never heard of it! Lol... seriously, though. They are notorious to be diggers and not sure if you can break him of his natural instincts. I've also heard that sand pit thing to give him his outlet for digging and try to teach him that's his only digging space. It's worth a try. Try and train him to only dig in the designated digging pit. Let us know what you do and how it goes!
as stated, some breeds are just inclined to dig. my husky mix digs holes large enough to lose a small child in. I just supervise when outside at all times so that she doesn't go into my flower beds, but I know it's not something I'll ever train her to stop doing. that's one of the reasons you should do research into a breed before bringing them home....to find out about each little quirk. 
just try taking her to a part of the yard you allow, and let her dig away.
just try taking her to a part of the yard you allow, and let her dig away.