Any advice to keep a 1-year-old puppy out of your garden beds? I can't dig in my garden without doggy seeing and thinking he's going to help. Especially after I've gone inside.

1. Prevention: Prevent by fulfilling the need your dog has in other ways. Digging is a normal and common need. Provide them with a box that has towels inside, or with their own digging area. If they are not provided with an outlet, they are far more likely to then feel the need to seek one out themselves to fulfill that need. 🤷🏻‍♂️

2. Management: Manage by using a leash. We don’t trust babies around the house so we baby-proof it until we can trust them years later. Your dog is showing you that they can’t currently be trusted, with or without you there.

A leash allows you to prevent the repetition of the unwanted behaviour altogether.