[herediachar]

Some suggestions:

1)Take the dogs poop and put in the holes that he has dug and then cover with dirt.

2) Also get a very large container of pepper and sprinkle in the garden/flowerbed areas that he digs in. Fresh garlic too and this is good to rid the bad bugs from your garden.

3) If he is digging around the fence, keep a bag of cement handy, wet some down and pour in the hole and then covere it with dirt. I am suggesting putting the cement low into the hole and then covering it with lots of dirt. He'll know it's there. And you'll still be able to plant there if you wish someday.

4) When you leave for long periods of time give him his favorite bone. He only gets this bone when you are going to be gone for long periods. For shorter periods have a different chew bone. This way for the longer periods he has something he really loves.

5) If you leave him outside when you are away then exercise him just before leaving. Throw a ball, go for a walK...

Then for two to four days watch him like a hawk and if he starts for any area that he has been digging, yet walks toward it and away, praise him..."Good boy, overhere is good." If he is almost ready to step into the garden say "No...overhere" and leave it at that. If he actually gets in the garden, say No, bad dog...and immediatly take and put him in his crate or closed off area for about 5 minutes. If you noticed I did not say No come. I use the word come only when we are on lead. I like my dogs to have a big vocablulary and not get confused on what I really want.

I hope this helps,
Herediachar