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My daughter is a professional dog trainer and she's taught me just enough about it to maybe be dangerous, but here's my take...
Dogs generally exihibit destructive behavoir out of boredom. If your dog is digging up the back yard, she's just bored. You can attach all the "human emotions" to the behavior you like, but it's just an active dog's way of amusing herself.
The remedy is pretty simple. Give her something to do as you leave. A bone with some peanut butter in the hollow part works really well as an enduring source of entertainment. Or a rawhide chew that might take some time to devour. Anything that might occupy her time while you're away.
It's not "revenge digging"; she just doesn't have anything to do.
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