My dog keeps digging holes in her bed. What can I do to stop it?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 24 days old | 4.2 lbs
How to stop her from digging holes in her bed
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Published on September 12th, 2017
Digging in bed is a natural instinct and not a sign of misbehavior. In the wild, dogs have the instinct to hide in comfortable, protected areas when they sleep. You could try to redirect the behavior when you see her digging in her bed or try to find an indestructible dog bed that she can't put holes in it when she digs. Maybe also put blankets over her bed that she is allowed to dig in to satisfy her natural instinct of digging.
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Published on May 24th, 2019
If he is digging a hole in the mattress while you are present, you need to correct the behavior. If you are sleeping through this, put a few bells on his collar so that they will jingle when he is moving around and wake you up. If this is happening while you’re not home, it is unlikely you will be able to correct the behavior since you were not there to supervise. In that instance you need to block his access to the bedroom or keep him in a crate anytime you are not home to watch him. I hope this helps.
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Published on May 27th, 2019
You will need to train him to stop this like any other undesirable behavior. You may try teaching him the down command and when he is exhibiting the digging, give him the down command. It will take some time to change the behavior so be patient and reward the good behavior. Best of luck.
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