dogs driving me mad!!

hi everyone, i have an issue with mostly my sisters english jack russle, tyson. he digs....and he digs, and he digs!! we watched a show the other night and it said to put the dog poo in the holes and they wont touch it....no tyson digs around it and deeper. we have filled the holes with topsoil and he still digs. he was digging under the fence so on cup day a friend fixed a plank of wood to the fence to cover the hole and he dug beside it.

he cant be bored coz my dog (buddy) and him run around all day, they have kongs, rope toys etc

any help would be great :)

IMO, jack russle's natural instinct is to dig - I would google the breeds background to understand their purpose. For memory I think they used to chase the rabbit (?) out of holes, sometimes that would require digging.

I've seen on shows giving dog's a digging box - like a sand pit where they can dig all they like and there is no damage.

Our girl (GSP) stopped digging after the age of 3 years old - we tried the poo in the holes. She sometimes digs holes, but I've found its during really cold winter days to keep warm. She'll dig a hole to lie in with the full sun heating her up.

Hope the little fella stops digging. All the best.

You could try putting a water balloon in the holes, it will either scare him (the noise and the spray of water when it bursts when he tries to dig in the hole), or it could backfire and make him want to dig more...we had this suggested to us for our dog (a golden retriever) but we never tried as he loves water so it would probably only encourage him!

Unfortunately dogs do dig, the JR may be able to smell bugs or things under the soil (my parent's JR is always digging to find witchetty grubs!) or it could stem from boredom. Has he got any toys that encourage him to exercise his mind and his legs? Kongs are great, or even a soft drink bottle filled with biscuits will keep him entertained for hours. Walks outside the yard are important too to stimulate his mind. JR are highly energetic and are likely to get bored (hence problem barking/digging) unless provided with stimulation to keep them active.