Many friends want to train Pomeranians to catch mice. Although catching mice is not a dog’s nature, dogs are born with a strong talent for hunting down prey, so catching mice is no problem. As a medium-sized dog, the Pomeranian is also very good at catching mice. So how should we train the Pomeranian to catch mice? I believe this is also a question that many friends are interested in. Let’s share the relevant training methods with you and let’s learn about it together.

1. Attract the dog’s interest

How to train a Pomeranian to catch mice? In fact, there are many ways to train a Pomeranian to catch mice. Here you can prepare a mouse, whether it is alive or dead, and then prepare a thread to tie to one of the mouse's feet, and prepare a branch to tie it. Tie the thread to one end of the branch. Then you can let the Pomeranian smell the smell of the mouse, or you can bite it to remember the smell of the mouse. In short, you can constantly use the mouse to tease the dog and let it completely attract the dog. As for the dog's interest, just wait until the dog's interest is strong enough before locking the dog up.

2. Taste induction method

After completing the first step, you can drag the mouse that the dog has smelled or bitten along the corner or floor , leaving enough smell, and then put the mouse at the end point, and then the pet owner can let the dog out. At this time, he gives the command to the dog and points to the place he just dragged, so that the dog can take the initiative. Go and smell it. In this way, the dog will take the initiative to find the location of the mouse. The entire training needs to be repeated many times, so that the dog can form a habitual thinking, and it also exercises the dog's nose and basic hunting ability.

3. Bicycle training method

In addition, you can also prepare a dead mouse and let the dog bite the mouse. After doing this, reward the dog and repeat it several times. You can start the next step, prepare a rope to tie the mouse to the bicycle, and then the pet owner will move forward on the bicycle. Before moving, he needs to give a command to the dog to make it notice the dead mouse tied to the bicycle, and then start to move. The dog will keep chasing the mouse, and the conditioned reflex can be trained by repeating it many times.

The above is about how to train Pomeranian to catch mice. Have you learned it? In fact, catching mice does not require special training for Pomeranians. As long as the dog is interested, it will naturally chase mice and hunt.