Kellyanne Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Does anyone know how to get your husky to stop digging. We used to have a nice backyard when it was just Alexis. The only thing Alexis would do is sleep under the banana tree or lay in the flowerbeds. Since we have gotten Hannah or backyard is now basically muddy holes. Does anyone have any solutions. Everyday I have to mop my wood floors and thank god don't have carpet anymore. But I don't know what to do. Spend money on new sod? Cement it all in? Artificial grass? Need help!!! Thanks guys![ATTACH]39587[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortecK1ng Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 you try scooping the poop into the holes and then re burring them? I have heard that works great just might have to do it alot. Does she try to dig out of the fence? If its on the preimiter i have also heard to attach some chicken wire to the bottom of the fence and bury that a foot in the dirt and when they go to dig at it they dont like the metal against their paws and they will stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyanne Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 I wish it was under the fence. She digs random holes around the back yard. I have tried to bury them and she goes back and digs the same holes back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortecK1ng Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 you tried the bury the holes? or did you put dog poop in it first and then bury the holes. They dont like to play around in their own poop so that would be really strange if its digging up the same holes that you put poop in and shes playing with that. Ach i hope not thats a messy situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyanne Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 I haven't tried the poop yet. Its supposed to be nice this weekend in Atlanta so I am going to give that a try. I hate to have to spend a lot of money for her to keep digging but I would love to be able to sit in my backyard again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortecK1ng Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Yeah let us know if that works. Fortuantly Droid doesnt dig holes but my damn room mates pitbull lab mix does and it drives me insane... If i trip in one more hole i am going to go ape shit on him and tell him he needs to be out there with his dog and he needs to watch her and figure it out because she is destroying our yard too, so i went out there today and did the poop thing and i guess i will see how that works also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 I had to go buy river rock and fill the holes....that was what finally got our problem child to stop digging his holes up over and over. The poo fill didn't detour him and he smelled horrid after his digs LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 oh gosh. we spent so much money grassing our backyard, fencing it so that the grass would settle in but nothing worked. Our backyard looks like a barren wanna be park. they dig up the sprinkler system. we built a small sand box for them but they don't seem to like the dirt in there. but i would suggest a sandbox with the right kind of dirt. and reprimanding when they dig in the incorrect area. best to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyanne Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I think Alexis would like the sand but Hannah being white loves the Georgia clay. I might be better off mulching the backyard I think. Mine dig up the termite stations so when my termite guy comes he has to bury it again and I swear Hannah does it to help him know where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwolf Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Make her a sandbox that she's allowed to dig in. When you catch her digging, reprimand and stop her, then call her over to the sandbox. If she digs in the sandbox praise her. That's the only permanent solution I've been able to come up with (although I haven't tried the burying of poop!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponder85 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have this issue too. I never see it happen so reprimanding is not a possibility. My yard also looks pretty bare, mostly from running. I might try the poop idea. Are there people who have actually mulched the entire yard? How did it work out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormchaser09 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 We just built a big run with a roof to stop escapes and slabbed floor for easy cleaning, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyanne Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Same thing here. Hannah knows she is not supposed to dig so she does it when we are not home. I have never seen her actually dig anything just see her come in the house dirty. So there is no chance for my to tell her no! I would also love to know if anyone has tried mulch before I spend the money! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwolf Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Same thing here. Hannah knows she is not supposed to dig so she does it when we are not home. I have never seen her actually dig anything just see her come in the house dirty. So there is no chance for my to tell her no! I would also love to know if anyone has tried mulch before I spend the money! Thanks You have to have the "allowed" area to dig established first anyway. Then you have to spend some time in the yard with them - ideally when they are first turned out and active, and spend a long time out there - doing yardwork, etc. She will dig at some point. Then you can stop her, bring her to the "allowed" area, encourage digging ("what's this?" and pawing at the ground myself helped with that) then praise like hell when they get it. Better to control the behaviour and face the uphill battle of trying to "cure" it. If your weather is hot, a wading pool to let them cool down helps immensely too, since often they dig to create a cool (or in the winter warmer) spot to lie down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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