There is an allusion in China called "Starve to death without eating the food that comes to you", which is used to describe people with integrity. Dogs are not as complicated as humans. They will never give up until they eat something delicious. You may think that anti-feeding training is only a skill that police and military dogs who have to face bad guys and gangsters need to learn. In fact, the continuous incidents of poisoning pet dogs in society show that pet dogs also need to learn to resist food. Good dogs do not Eat food from the "street".

Dogs have very simple minds. They absolutely cannot understand or believe that someone would deliberately feed them poisonous food. Appetite is a dog’s strong instinctive desire, so training to resist food is difficult and may not be accomplished overnight. It requires patience from the owner to complete.

Food refusal training can be divided into two parts. One is not allowing the dog to pick up things to eat anywhere, and the other is not allowing the dog to eat food fed by strangers. We will introduce you to the training methods respectively.

Dogs are prohibited from picking up food anywhere

Dogs are lively and curious. When we go out for a walk, the dog will always smell the ground curiously, and will not eat anything delicious when it encounters it. This condition is extremely common among pet dogs.

It is very dangerous to pick up food scattered on the street. First of all, even clean and non-toxic food will become dirty and full of bacteria and viruses if dropped on the street. In addition, a lot of food has spoiled and dogs have eaten it. Will get sick.

This is true for foods that are originally non-toxic, not to mention those foods that are inherently poisonous. Rat-killing bait scattered on the streets and poisonous dog food thrown by unscrupulous people are all killers that seriously threaten the lives of dogs.

Training methods

Say "No" to food-picking behavior

When taking the dog for a walk, if you find that the dog is trying to pick up food, the owner should immediately and severely criticize it: "No, you can't!" At the same time, you can tug on the dog leash, or tap the dog's mouth with your finger. Stop the dog’s behavior promptly. If the dog can show that it ignores the food, the owner should encourage the dog in time. You can praise it in a gentle tone and pet it affectionately.

Attention from the owner:

When the dog picks up food, the owner should stop it in time, and the tone of criticism should be short and strong. Nagging criticism will make the dog mistakenly think that you are encouraging it. You need to be careful when pulling the dog leash, and you can use a little more force for dogs with strong appetite reflexes. In addition, you must praise the dog in a timely manner.

Another point worthy of the owner's attention is that anti-feeding training should start with daily routine. When the owner feeds the dog food, do not let the dog eat the food on the ground, and do not let the dog develop the habit of picking up food from the ground.

For dogs with good basic obedience training, you will get results after several such trainings. However, dogs’ appetite is a very strong desire. For dogs with strong appetite reflexes and dogs with poor obedience training foundation, owners can use special sugar-coated cannonball methods while training with the above methods..

Sugar-coated bullets

In order to ensure that training is not disturbed, first choose a venue with fewer pedestrians and less interference. The dog owner should ask a friend to place some pieces of meat soaked in chili oil or meat with chili peppers on the floor. If the owner takes the dog by, the dog will definitely feel very spicy after eating the chili meat cubes. In this way, even the gluttonous dog will have a long memory.

Attention from the owner:

Dip the chili meat pieces full of broth to cover up the smell of chili pepper. Otherwise, the dog will not be fooled by the smell of chili pepper.

Reject "gifts" from strangers

When people see a lively and cute puppy, people will love it very much, and it is common to feed it some snacks. However, for the sake of hygiene and safety, it is still necessary to let the dog refuse food from strangers.

Training methods

Be a good boy who refuses to be corrupted and never gets involved

The owner first invites friends to help and feed the dog food. When the dog wants to eat, the owner uses the above method to stop the dog, and promptly encourages the dog to stop eating.

If the dog can refuse to eat food from strangers in the presence of the owner, then further anti-feeding training can be carried out. The owner hides himself so that the dog cannot see him. At the same time, he ties the dog with a long leash, and then asks a friend to feed the dog something to eat. If the dog wants to eat, the owner will yell "No, no!" and jerk the leash to stop the dog.

Attention from the owner:

The anti-feeding training without the owner is conducted 2-3 times each time. If the dog refuses to eat, the stranger should leave immediately, and the owner should come out from the hiding place to praise the dog.

The owner can choose a few more friends to help with training. If one friend is always asked to help, the dog will think that that person’s food cannot be eaten, and this will not have the effect of refusing to eat.

Anti-feeding is a difficult training and it takes a long time to consolidate the effect. At the same time, the effect of anti-feeding training is closely related to the quality of the dog. For some dogs with strong appetite reflexes, anti-feeding training often takes longer and the owner has to spend more energy, but for the health of the dog , you still have to keep training, as long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle