Dog Health Questions: Help with dog training?

I have a 8 month old yellow lab that for some reason has started to dig all over the yard, he's not digging holes but more like trenches. He has been fixed, and I have tried using chili powder and chili paquins to discourage him but nothing seems to work, any ideas please, if he keeps this up i might have to get rid of him and that is the last thing i would ever want to do.

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Here ya go sweety!
Digging can be either a characteristic of your dog's breed or evidence of separation anxiety and a desire to escape.

1....Avoid punishing your dog for digging ' this only teaches her not to dig in your presence. She may resume digging when you're not around.
2....Take her on walks. Dogs often dig to expend energy, and walking is a less destructive way to accomplish this.
3....Put up a fence to keep your dog out of areas ' like your well-manicured lawn ' where you don't want her to dig.
4....Confine your dog in a dog run with toys, shade and water.
5.....Keep your dog's sleeping area shaded in hot weather, and supply a wading pool if it's hot outside. Dogs often dig in search of a cool place to lie down.
6....Turn on the sprinklers or spray your dog with a hose each time she starts digging ' this may discourage her from digging if she doesn't like water sprayed on her.
Digging is often a result of boredom, so keep your dog occupied with other activities.
Give your dog her own place to dig ' a sandbox or dirt area ' and encourage digging in only that spot by hiding treats for her to find. This allows your dog to enjoy the natural behavior of digging without ruining your yard.

Dog Training How Tos - Laying a Solid Foundation

• Exercise, Exercise, Exercise. Your dog is bored.
  
  Is he a outside dog? Labs also crave human contact.
  
  They can become destructive if left too much to their own devices.


• try putting his poop in the holes he makes. dogs don't like that that is what our dog trainer told us to do and we did it does work


• i had the same problem
  i came home from work and the back yard looked like a recreation of world war 1
  it turned out to be a goafer so i would look for any underground rodent and or vibration that might be coursing the dog to hunt


• Call the Dog Whisperer
  
  It sounds to me like you need to get this animal to release its energy in other ways. Dogs like to dig, and puppies are especially mischevious. I would be willing to bet that this dog will quit digging as he gets older.


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• try playing with him more and take walks with him so he doesnt go outside to poop and then he cant dig "trenches"


• You don't have to get rid of him, all you need is to teach him not to dig holes (or trenches) in the yard. The trick is to identify the motivating quality of the behaviour and then change it.
  
  The really good news is that this can be done as part of a novice level obedience course (which is taught taught by a qualified instructor). Along with teaching the dog 'not-to' dig (that's part of the 'problem solving' component to the class), you and the dog will learn a bunch of other useful things.
  
  Novice level obedience will include heel, come, sit, down, stand and stay, both on and off lead - in areas of reasonable distractions, plus problem solving and basic manners for home, away and while traveling.
  
  When you call around for a trainer or instructor (and their roles are very different) be sure to specify that you want: "novice level obedience." That is a very specific course of training/instruction ... if they are unsure of the terminology, or uncomfortable making the committment to you, look elsewhere.
  
  If you need help locating a qualified instructor, may I suggest you do a Google search for the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors (NADOI). Navigating their site is easy and self explanitory.
  
  Now put away all that talk of getting rid of your best friend, and get him the training he needs to keep his home.
  
  Tony Ancheta


• go to www.leerburg.com, read the article on electric collars, and then put an electric collar on that dog. Every time he gets near that hole, give him a correction. Don't say anything, just correct.


• Labs are high energy dogs,yours needs more exercise,hes bored.


• Don't worry, i have 3 dogs and they did the same thing. what i did was hit them, not hard just a tap on the nose.. they will soon get it after a while. but don't forget to say no, if you don't say it firmly that they wont listen. just don't give up.


• Every time you see it about to dig, shake a tin of coins loudly next to him to put him off doing it.