Problems Involving Your Dog And Food

An important lesson for your dog to learn is that he should eat from his own food bowl. This is also one of the first things you need to teach a new dog or puppy.

Your dog should be fed after you and your family has eaten. This will teach the dog very quickly that the humans are the dominant ones, and not him, which is very important for him to realize.

You shouldn’t leave food in places where you dog could steal it, or feed your dog from the dining table. You should also make sure your bin has a secure lid to stop your dog opening it.

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So here's a solution:

If your dog scavenges in your bin, you need to set up a situation where your dog will scavenge in your presence.

When you catch him scavenging, give him the command “Leave” in a firm voice.

You can make the bin less attractive for a raid by spraying it with a non-toxic substance that your dog doesn’t like the taste of. You should be able to find something at your local pet store.

Remember: He may very well continue his raids of the bin if the reward of finding food is stronger than the taste of the spray.

You’ll have to test him by using the spray on the bin, and then setting up another situation where you can watch him and see if it has worked.

If you give your dog the occasional treat from the table you are likely to encourage him to beg for food while you’re eating.

It's okay to treat your dog, but here's a better way:

Command him to sit while you prepare his food. Make sure you do this away from the table that you eat at.

Put his food on the floor, but keep him in the sit position until you give him permission to eat by giving the command “OK”.