What is the best way to keep a dog from digging in mulch, flower beds, ect...?

well, depends how old it is, it may just be in the energetic destructive stage of its life as a pup. You can also try training the dog if it hasn't been trained yet. But, give it plenty of exercise and walk her or let her run in the back yard as much as possible. play fetch whatever, she'll use a lot of her energy healthfully and naturally like this. It should calm her down a little by the end of the day.

What is the best way to keep a dog from digging in mulch, flower beds, ect...?
I would say just keep them away from that area can you tie the dog out somewhere he or she will not dig up your lawn. I know you might not want to but even out in the country side you have a leash law anyway.
Reply:You can try to put moth balls in all of your garden's, and add chicken wire. This will ttly restrict your dog's limits.
Reply:well, you need to first if you are working in the garden, don't let the dog watch you - they like to imotate w hat you are doing such as digging.



Next, burry some chicken whire under dirt, then covr it and when the dog digs, he feels an unplesent sensation in his/her paws.



Also, if you catch your dog digging, get his attention and give him something else to do like perhaps his own sand box to dig - teach him to digin there instead of your yard!
Reply:Find out what smells bad to dogs and put that in the flower beds and mulch. But make sure it doesn't kill the flowers.
Reply:Don't leave the dog outside unsupervised.
Reply:Well if all else fails here is what I have done. I went to home Depot and purchase some 2 ft. decorative fencing and put that around all my flowers beds and anywhere else there was mulch.

It was pretty to look at and it keeps my dogs out of the mulch.
Reply:- Don't leave them unattended around those distractions.

- Give them there own area to dig in, bury some toys or bones for them to dig up to get them excitied about their digging area.

- Put down some chicken wire under the dirt, when they go to dig at it, it is no longer fun.