Our year and a half old collie has taken to digging holes in the lawn and emptying our newly planted pots in the patio. A couple of times every week we wake to find the fruits of his latest nocturnal activities.
Have tried some of the products you shake/pour onto lawns and beds but makes no difference. He has bones and toys to play with if he wants and has the run of an entire acre of garden but chooses to dig the lawn and pots. In an acre garden I would almost welcome if he dug the 'correct' areas, ie large hidden areas of waste and weeds etc...
He is not burying anything in the holes, just digging. If he is bored we could get another dog but are afraid he will pick up the habit. Anyway we are away all day and he does no digging then, only at night/early in morning so it may not be boredom.
We love the dog but this cannot go on as there is at least an hour each weekend repairing his damage and the cost of replacement plants. At present he is tied all day and during night but this should not be allowed to continue either as I think it is cruel and anyway we have invested in an electronic barrier which works very well to keep him in the garden.
What oh what will we do??
Have tried some of the products you shake/pour onto lawns and beds but makes no difference. He has bones and toys to play with if he wants and has the run of an entire acre of garden but chooses to dig the lawn and pots. In an acre garden I would almost welcome if he dug the 'correct' areas, ie large hidden areas of waste and weeds etc...
He is not burying anything in the holes, just digging. If he is bored we could get another dog but are afraid he will pick up the habit. Anyway we are away all day and he does no digging then, only at night/early in morning so it may not be boredom.
We love the dog but this cannot go on as there is at least an hour each weekend repairing his damage and the cost of replacement plants. At present he is tied all day and during night but this should not be allowed to continue either as I think it is cruel and anyway we have invested in an electronic barrier which works very well to keep him in the garden.
What oh what will we do??