When you come home after a day at work, you find that your dog has knocked over the trash can and rummaged through it while you were away. The room is in a mess, and your dog even picked up used toilet paper to greet you, haha , no matter how cute the dog is, does it drive you crazy? Let us analyze why dogs dig through the trash can and what we should do.

The dog is bored and looking for something to do:

A dog who is alone at home will rummage through the trash can. It is not that he particularly likes garbage, but that he is too bored at home and wants to do something that cannot be done under the supervision of his owner. Dogs like smelly things. For example, there are leftover bones or other scented things in the trash can that attract dogs to dig through them. Dog owners should be reminded that if they don’t like your dog digging through the trash can, don’t throw leftover bones, bread bags, and anything that smells like food in the trash can; otherwise, just throw them away. Place the trash can out of reach of dogs, otherwise they will get sick and have diarrhea if they eat something they shouldn't.

Why do dogs love to dig through trash cans?

The answer is simple. The dog does not know that the trash can cannot be turned over. It may think it is a toy trash can.

You must know that the things in the garbage are very attractive to dogs, even more than the special dog toys you buy for them. No matter what is thrown away, it has a strong smell. Shredded paper and plastic taste good when chewed. And if you turn it down and turn it over, you might even find delicious bones. This is not a trash can. , it’s simply a cornucopia!

In response to this situation, the first thing we have to do is definitely: discipline!

1. Stare at it: Once you find the dog approaching the trash can, scold it loudly and let it leave voluntarily;

2. Strengthen the memory: If the dog refuses to leave, hit it hard a few times when it bites the garbage (the newspaper rolls and the like mentioned before, the method is to make more noise and reduce the risk). At the same time, you must scold loudly to make it realize that this is wrong;

3. Make a little mischief: If you are reluctant to beat your dog, or discipline it for a long time to no avail, then you can only do a little mischief, such as spraying some air freshener or perfume on the edge of the trash can. Or you can just apply some Fengyoujing, cooling oil or something that smells very irritating to the dog, so that it will feel that the smell of the garbage can becomes unpleasant. Never spray toxic pesticides or disinfectants as they can harm your dog.

Our last resort: keep the trash can out of the dog’s sight

If all discipline fails, then you can only use this trick, put the trash can out of reach of the dog. Of course, for less intelligent dogs, you can also choose a lidded trash can instead of an open trash can. In addition, puppies are always very curious and energetic. Parents can give them new toys when they are not at home.Use toys, chewing gum, etc. to distract the dog.