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Originally Posted by tom boucher
You can put some of their own poop in their holes and they will stop. My favorite was to tack in chicken wire on the ground in their favorite spots. They stopped immediately and the grass grows through and covers it. My two are a Golden Retriever and a Corgi. The Golden is a natural too.
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Both of these techniques were suggested to us by our vet. The crap one broke our dog of the habit of digging out at the gates.
The chicken wire tip was given to us in reference to a dog who "knocks on the door" to be let in.
Otherwise, I agree with Erin to build a dig pit for your pup. Some nice railroad timbers and a bunch of sand can actually make it look somewhat nice too. Once they grow out of the digging phase it becomes a nice cool place for them to lay outside too and the sand is easier to brush off than mud or dirt.
Most importantly though is exercising the dog. Many people today just own pets as a kind of house fixture rather than a family member they spend time with. Labs LOVE tennis balls, frisbees, retriever dummies/bumpers, running and swimming. Tire poochy out 3 times a week and I bet the digging will cease too.