How To Stop An Alaskan Klee Klai Dog Or Puppy Digging
With all of the excitement of bringing home your new Alaskan Klee Klai dog or puppy, you have probably overlooked a few keys things that you might need to train your dog on. Sure, you might have thought about potty training, leash training and eating schedules, but you might not have considered that digging could become a problem that you would be facing. The thing is, some dogs are diggers and some dogs are not. Whether or not you are going to have that problem with your Alaskan Klee Klai dog is something that you will simply have to wait and see.
If you do notice that your dog is starting to dig up your flower bed, your yard or in some cases, a gravel driveway, it is important to make sure that you take action and start the training process. The sooner you get started with the training, the sooner it will all be finished with. First, you need to decide whether you want to teach your dog to dig in specified areas or if you want the digging to stop all together. If you do not want your dog digging at all, you will need to make sure that you are giving the “stop” or “no” command each time your dog begins to dig and remove him from the area. If he starts sniffing and walking around in another area without digging, make sure that you praise him. Every time he goes without trying to dig at all deserves some praise as well.
If you have decided that you will let him dig some, but only in designated places, there are a few options as well. You could purchase or build a sandbox and fill it with dirt, sand or a mixture of both. You can allow your dog to dig there or you can simply pick a part of the yard that is out of the main view, such as behind a storage shed or something like that. Every time you start to see your dog trying to dig elsewhere, you will want to put a stop to it by giving the “stop” or “no” command and then leading him to the spot where he is allowed to dig. Once he starts to dig in the correct spot, you will need to praise him.
Eventually your dog will catch on to the rules about digging and you will not have to watch over him so closely. The amount of time it will take for successful completion of the training will depend on how consistent you are and your dogs personality. If you find yourself slipping with the training, you will not find yourself getting the best results any time soon.
You have to make sure that you are on the ball and that you are correcting him and leading him to the correct digging spot each and every time. If you pretend not to see him dig in the wrong spots, simply because you do not want to go outside and do anything about it at the moment, you will find that it will take a while before your dog fully understands the rules of the yard.