I came home from work all day, only to find that the dog had overturned the trash can while you were away, the room was in a mess, and the dog was still Pick up the used toilet paper to greet you, haha, even if the dog is cute, does it drive you crazy? Let's analyze why dogs turn over litter boxes and what we should do.

The dog is bored and finds something to do:

The dog at home alone will rummage through the trash. Do things that you can't normally do under the supervision of the owner. Dogs like smelly things, such as leftover bones in the trash can or other smelly things that attract dogs to rummage. Dog owners should be reminded not to throw leftover bones, bread bags, and anything that smells into the trash if they don't like your dog digging through the litter box; Keep the trash can out of the reach of the dog, otherwise if the dog eats something that should not be eaten, it will get sick and have diarrhea.

Why do dogs like to dig through trash cans?

The answer is simple, the dog doesn't know that the trash can can't be turned over, it may think it's a toy can.

Be aware that the items in the garbage are quite attractive to dogs, even more than the special dog toys you buy for them. No matter what you throw away, it has a strong smell, shredded paper and plastic are also good to chew on, and you can turn down and turn, maybe you can turn to delicious bones, where is this garbage can? , it's just a cornucopia!

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

1. Stare at it: once the dog is near the trash can, yell at it and let it leave;

2. Strengthen memory: if the dog refuses to leave, then Give it a few hard hits as it bites the trash (newspaper rolls and the like, as I said before, in a way that is more dangerous and less dangerous). At the same time, yell loudly to make it realize that this is wrong;

3. Make a little bad: If you are reluctant to beat your dog, or if it is useless to discipline for a long time, then only It can make a little bad, such as spray some air freshener, perfume on the edge of the garbage can, or apply some balm, cooling oil and other things that are very irritating to the dog, so that it will feel that the smell of the garbage can is changed. It's hard to smell. Never spray poisonous insecticides or disinfectants that could injure your dog.

Our last resort: keep the litter box out of the dog's sight

If all discipline is useless, this is the only way to do it, put the litter box away. Keep it out of the reach of dogs. Of course, for less intelligent dogs, you can also choose a litter box with a lid to replace the open litter box. In addition, puppies are always curious and energetic, and parents can give them a new toy to play with when they are not at home, or dog chews, etc. to distract the dog.