My dogs eat 200$ yesterday and steal my dinner from the Refrigerator. I've tried to punish him with roled paper everytime he stole food but he never gave up.
2006-07-07 06:06:40 · 9 answers · asked by luke s 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs don't learn through punishment - they just learn not to trust you. They do learn through motivation. Join yahoo group Clicker Solutions to learn how to train. In the meantime, you must use environmental management - fancy term to say control his access to the food you don't want him to get. Tie up the refrig, or block it, so he cannot get to it. Put away other food so he doesn't have access to it. Right now he is outsmarting you, so you need to outsmart him - hitting doesn't fix anything but make the problems worse in other areas.
2006-07-07 06:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by sim24 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a training technique that is based on the "Act of God" theory. Get a small plastic food storage container, the little ones you would use for taking snacks in, and put in uncooked beans. You don't need too many beans, just enough to make a noise when you shake it. Get some duck tape and tape all around the container so the lid doesn't come off. Hide around a corner with the bean container and when you see your dog(s) steal food throw it in their direction. DO NOT HIT THEM WITH IT! You just want to startle them. Make sure they don't see you throw it. This will be something they will associate with your refridgerator not you, hence it will seem as though God is punishing them. Repeat this process until they get the point. You could also sternly say "NO" when you catch them getting into the refridgerator, make sure you do it the instant they get into it otherwise they won't realize that is what they are being punished for. Another technique that works for things you don't want your dog to chew on is to offer them access to the fridge and when they accept the offer sternly say "NO". Keep offering it until they won't accept it. Then reward them with a treat (one that doesn't come from the refridgerator, you can get liver treats they will love from a pet store). You will want to give them a treat that is better than the treasures in the refridgerator. You may have to do any of these techniques daily until they just will not go to the refridgerator. Remember they will try your patience to see if you will reinforce the punishment every time they go to the refridgerator. If it is happening when you are not at home I suggest crating them so they can't have free roam of the house. Good luck!
2006-07-07 13:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by atbaba2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a lock on the refrigerator door and out the dog outside
2006-07-07 13:10:48 · answer #3 · answered by aleacia f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first buy a baby lock for the refrigerator it will keep him out. then either a kennel or baby gate and put him in his room when you can not be around and get him lots of chew toys of his own.. but do not get things that look like shoes or stuff you do not want him to chew and tell him every-time you see him go for the other stuff say "that's not yours" and give him one of his toys..
2006-07-07 13:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by montanamom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep your money off the ground, close the refrigerator door.
2006-07-07 13:32:30 · answer #5 · answered by Potathao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tie him up or buy a baby gate or just make him stay outside in the garden and buy im a kennel
2006-07-07 13:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a lock on the refridgerator
2006-07-07 13:14:55 · answer #7 · answered by Jason E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
close the refrigerator door.
2006-07-07 13:08:52 · answer #8 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shut the door to the fridge .....how in the world is your dog getting in anyways.......
you could pay a trainer to train a dog.....or just block the door way to the kitchen......
2006-07-07 13:13:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋