The dog may be scratching its kennel to sharpen its claws, sleep in it, hide food, or there are other smells in the kennel, so the dog wants to eliminate this smell through the behavior of digging its kennel. In addition, if it is a pregnant female dog, she will always dig into the nest when she is about to give birth. The main reason is to create a new environment for the puppies that are about to be born. In this case, the owner must pay attention to observation and do the following. Good preparation for delivery.

1. Grinding claws

If a dog’s nails are not trimmed for a long time, it will feel uncomfortable, so it will grind its claws by digging into the nest, wall, sofa, etc. nails. In this case, you can cut the dog's nails to solve this problem, but be careful not to cut the blood line or flesh pad to prevent the dog from struggling away due to pain.

2. Scratching the nest to sleep

If the dog digs the nest before going to bed, it is most likely due to nature, because they are used to digging their nests before going to bed. It is normal to dig the nest to make yourself more comfortable when sleeping. The owner does not need to worry too much, as the dog will naturally go to sleep after it has finished digging its nest.

3. Hiding food

Dogs have the habit of storing food, so they usually hide the remaining food. If you find that your dog suddenly digs its nest when eating delicious food, it is actually that they are hiding food. The owner does not need to worry too much, he only needs to stop and correct the dog in time when he behaves like this.

4. There are other smells in the kennel

Dogs are very sensitive to smells. If the dog digs the den for too long and frequently, there may be odors in the kennel. Or there is a special smell around. For example, the smell of laundry detergent, fragrance beads, disinfectant, etc., because some dogs don’t like this smell, so they think of digging their nests to eliminate this smell. Therefore, when cleaning the dog's kennel, it is best not to use strong-smelling laundry detergent and just rinse away the dirt with clean water.

5. Delivery is imminent

If a pregnant female dog has the behavior of digging into the nest, it may be a reminder that delivery is imminent. This is a normal phenomenon, and owners only need to pay attention to the dog's birth situation at all times.