Dog Behaviour Problems

Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 11:54 pm

Dog Behaviour Problems

Two of the most common dog behaviour problems are digging and stealing food from the trash.

We will start with more going into digging. Mostly dogs dig for a range of reasons, some do it out of boredom, others may be trying to escape, frustrated or just because they love digging.

Some of the dogs dig because they just really likes to dig and need some fun and mind stimulation. If you train your dog for few minutes per day, you may notice the digging disappears totally. Try to exercise your dog so that it can use some of the activity that is building up inside. Animate some new interest in your dog’s life by introducing him to some new toys, or give a alternate around the toys he currently uses for new one, then swap them back a week later. Add some interest to your dog’s daily routine.

If you have a dog that just really likes to dig, you could find a win – win situation by providing a small area of your yard for digging. You can assist your dog to dig there by burying food or his favorite toys and then starting to dig with him.

If your dog digs in the wrong places, regardless of what you do, try spraying some restraining a dog to dig around the site, where you specifically don’t want your dog to dig.

And the second common issue that is dogs breaking into trash bags. Mostly dogs are programmed to take food whenever its on offer so doing this really comes naturally to them.

Luckily there are a few another things you can do to deal with this problem. The most defined solution is to put the trash somewhere where your dog can’t access it. Hide the trash in a small cupboard, or in the store if possible. If you don’t have anywhere to hide the trash, try to train your dog that it’s not ok to break into the trash – to do this you’ll need to appreciate your dog in the act.

One trick that might work well in some cases it is a trap debris. The balance of some cans with coins or other object that produces a loud sound when it fell to the ground. probability are that your dog will get such a fright when the objects fall to the floor that he scampers!

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Milo digs and digs at the sandy beach of Coos Bay, Oregon. Psycho drive to move that rock! Australian Cattle Dog or Blue Heeler or Queensland Heeler, Milo!