With this, you should only give one to two treats or toys at a time. Remember that dogs bury surplus resources. In turn, your pooch will be less likely to bury it outdoors. Through this method, you can teach your dog that giving back the toy is a rewarded behavior. If your dog does so, reward it with a treat. If you notice that your dog is collecting its toys and keeping them in a hidden corner, call your pet right away. You can curb this by intervening in the early signs of hoarding. ✔️ Watch out for hoarding.Įxcessive hoarding can lead your dog to bury various items outdoors. This will also distract your dog from burying since it won’t have any excess energy to dig in your yard. Since boredom is a culprit in your dog’s affinity with digging and burying, the increased exercise will help a lot. Here are a few steps you can take: ✔️ Increase your dog’s exercise If your dog’s burying habit is getting out of hand, there are ways to manage or limit it. And in the process, caching may also kick in, which may explain why your pet keeps on burying its bone treats or toys. Oftentimes, dogs dig as a form of mental and physical stimulation. Some of which are German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Beagles, and Schnauzers. This is commonly observed in dog breeds known to have an intense level of energy. Once your dog runs out of things to do, it will start to vent its energy into destructive or unusual behavior.
🐶 Your dog is bored.Ĭanine boredom is every pet owners’ enemy. Still, this won’t fully dampen a canine’s instinct to dig and bury. Overall, you can train your dog to associate the new pet with something positive. It’s a form of protecting his belongings from the other dog. For example, if there’s a new dog in your house, your resident pet may start burying its bone treats. Take note that this behavior might indicate insecurity in your dog. Such a threat pushes your dog to hide any food item that may invite the predator. Next, your dog may be sensing a threat in its environment. Also, it means that you’re probably giving your dog too many bone treats or food in general. This is connected to wild dogs’ tendency to cache their food. So when they detect that there are excessive resources, they will bury them in an effort to conserve and save it for later. 🐶 There are too many bones.Ĭanines are ‘programmed’ to perceive surplus supply. And if your dog won’t consume its bone treats in front of you, there might be something wrong. However, it can get out of hand for many dogs. Most of the time, caching isn’t something to worry about. So if your dog chews its bone treat then decides to bury it in your yard, it’s a sign that he wants to enjoy it later. It’s a survival instinct that still lingers to this day among domesticated canines. These animals perform caching, so they will have stored food in case they can’t find prey later on. It’s observed in coyotes, red foxes, wolves, and other canids. Also, it prevents predators from sniffing out the dog’s location.
Take note that dogs intend to unearth these buried food items later on for survival. This is to prevent other canines from stealing their meals. In the wild, dogs hide their food by burying it under the soil.
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