How do you keep a labrador retriever from digging in flower beds?

Is there some natural repellent that works?

How do you keep a labrador retriever from digging in flower beds?
crzynlvntt has the right idea...the only way I know of to stop the digging is to give them an "approved" place to dig...it's very natural for labs to dig...they do it for fun, to cool off, and just to burn off energy. You can TRY to train him not to dig, but you probably won't be very successful. Aside from giving him a "dig" pit, you could just make sure not to let him outdoors if you are not there to watch him. Burying feces where he digs is often recommended, but I don't know anyone that it has worked for, and burying chicken wire can be dangerous...the dog can hurt itself.
Reply:Have fun! Concrete is the only answer
Reply:go out with it on a leash and if or when it starts stop it and let it be known its BAD to dig in the garden, i personally believe if a dog digs any where other than at the beach its bad. thats the only place its no biggie cause it'll be filled shortly after by the waves.
Reply:You bury some of their feces in the hole. After 1 year old or around then, they usually stop digging the yard up.
Reply:Mothballs or pepper.
Reply:Mothballs. It sounds crazy, but it works for me.
Reply:chicken wire, or wire mesh... bury just an inch or two beneath the soil... when the dog digs they dont like the feel and will stop...


i did this, but at the same time i made her a doggie approved digging pit at the back of the yard...she can dig and play there and leave the flower beds alone..
Reply:Stop burying the bodies there and he'll stop digging...K ;o)
Reply:There are several products available at pet stores to deter digging. Cheap and easy-- sprinkle cayenne pepper heavily in the soil. DO NOT USE MOTHBALLS! They are toxic and your lab may eat them.
Reply:Exercise and attention.
Reply:You can't so have him put down and buy a cat.