Many pet owners encounter the situation where their dogs eat random things, which is actually very bad because many foods are unsuitable for dogs and often greatly irritate their digestive systems. Moreover, if someone feeding them has bad intentions and gives harmful food, it can result in serious consequences. Therefore, it is very necessary to train dogs not to eat food, and below are some related training methods shared with you.

1. Training to refuse food

How to train dogs not to eat things? In daily life, to train dogs not to eat randomly, we can find a stranger unknown to the dog as an assistant, then naturally approach the dog and offer food. If the dog’s reaction is to eat immediately, the owner needs to issue a prohibition command at this moment to indicate the dog is not allowed to eat this food. By repeating this multiple times, whenever the stranger feeds the dog and the dog accepts it, the owner will strongly scold it. Very quickly, the dog can achieve the preliminary refusal to eat.

2. Training precautions

Additionally, if the dog being trained is medium-sized or larger, it is necessary to use a leash during training to avoid causing harm to others. Actually, refusal training is relatively difficult, so good results cannot be achieved quickly. Even if successful in a short time, it needs repeated reinforcement and training afterward because dogs require long-term training to change this habit.

3. Training not to pick up and eat things

If you need to train a dog not to pick up and eat random things, you can select a flat area, then place the dog’s favorite food in a conspicuous spot. Then, bring the dog to walk by unintentionally. At this time, the owner must hold the leash at all times and gradually approach the food. If the dog shows a very excited expression, the owner must immediately issue a command to forbid this behavior and pull the leash. If the dog obeys, reward it; if not, give a warning.

The above are methods on how to train dogs not to eat things. Have you learned them? After the above training sessions, you can try to untie the leash and observe the dog’s performance. If it clearly refuses to eat, it means the training has succeeded.