Correction methods for dogs picking up food

1. When the dog is young, ensure that the environment where the dog goes is safe and hygienic, so that the owner can be relatively calm and do not need to interfere too much. , when it has passed the exploration period, about seven or eight months later, the dog's desire for food will decrease, and it will no longer pick up food randomly.

2. Do not take food out of the dog’s mouth. The behavior of snatching will make the dog think that what it grabs is good stuff. Repeating this behavior again and again will make it want to get your food. Pay attention to deliberately doing this, causing it to see something, and find that you have also seen it. No matter what it is, it will swallow it in your mouth first. At this stage, it will be very serious.

3. What the owner needs to do is to ignore and train it, and give it appropriate punishment. After the dog eats it, it will feel that this is actually very common, and it has been punished, so it will not pick it up next time. Food.

4. Let the dog stop picking up food first, and then gradually improve it. When it is very serious, you can put a mask on the dog when going out.

5. When going out, the owner should carry some small snacks with him. Once the dog picks up food, he will exchange it with snacks. When the dog is rewarded by you again and again, it will understand that picking up food is also a good idea. It's nothing good, just pick it up and give it to the owner later, because the owner will give other good things.

The reasons why dogs eat randomly

1. They are naturally greedy

Many dogs are naturally fond of eating, even if they are full , you also have to find something to eat casually, and sometimes you will secretly rummage through the boxes and cabinets when the owner is not paying attention. This greedy and smart dog can easily gain weight.

2. Curiosity causes trouble

It is said that children are very curious, and dogs with similar temperaments to children have the same curiosity. Most of the ways dogs explore new things are by nibbling, biting, licking, and eating. So it likes to explore with its mouth.

3. Caused by parasites in the body

If there are a large number of parasites in the dog's body, it may cause metabolic disorders and lead to pica eating indiscriminately. In this case, the dog should be dewormed. Usually, owners should help their dogs do regular deworming work, whether it is internal or external.

4. Lack of trace elements

When the owner feeds the dog, he does not pay attention to the nutritional mix, resulting in unbalanced nutrition of the dog and the problem of lack of trace elements. Then the dog will have Symptoms of pica include chewing on walls and eating dirt, eating grass and poop. You should feed your dog some trace element tablets regularly to help your dog replenish trace elements in a timely manner.