Whole Dog Journal's Chief Editor Nancy Kerns explains how to stop your dog's destructive digging through dog management rather than dog training.

Does your dog like to dig? Is that creating unsightly and sometimes dangerous holes in your yard? Are plants and trees being destroyed? Is your dog coming inside covered with mud and dirt? For many dogs, digging is a naturally rewarding activity. Northern breeds, like huskies, dig indentations big enough to lie in, often

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Are your dog’s digging habits destroying your lawn? Understand why your dog is driven to dig and learn solutions to stop it.

Create a digging pit for dogs created out of leftover decking lumber filled with a mix of sand and dirt, to keep it lose and well-drained. To entice a dog to dig where you choose, bury some toys and treats. Go outside with your dog, run to the digging pit, dig up a treat yourself, and give it to the dog. Scratch in the dirt and encourage the dog to join in. Play with a toy after digging it up.

Don’t let your dog destroy your property. Instead of allowing your puppy to dig holes everywhere, channel this energy into digging a sand pit.

After years living in an apartment, we moved to a house with a backyard. My dog was so so happy to finally have a space to sniff things without any rush. But… with all this new interest in the yard, new habit started to emerge! Digging! Everywhere! I decided to give her a designated spot to dig i

Find out why dogs love to dig holes in our yards and one solution that can help!

Why does your dog dig? Dig in dirt, garden, grass, sand? Here are 5 reasons why and how to stop your dog from digging.

These two Jack Russell terriers are doing what they do best — digging. While the dogs love it, the owners weren't so thrilled at having hole after hole dug in their yard. They called me, asking how to stop the digging. I explained that stopping the digging would involve constant supervision while in the backyard, […]