dogs that snag food off of kitchen counters

[haryv]

we have a dog that is for the most part obident. The only issue that we have not been able to break is catching him taking food off the counter, the kitche table, and now, steping on the garbage can foot peddle to pop open the lid.

The dog used to push the garbage over. He did all of these deeds when we were away, or up stairs so we never caught him ever doing his deed and punish him.

I am tempted to put a little electric fence low voltage fence on the kitchen counter edge to teach him a lesson and to not do it again. I think after the first and second zaps, he wont do it again. Actually, puttin on sticky aluminum foil on the edge of the counter with two probes may do the trick. Furnace hvac tape comes to mind. What do you think? he has been punished by showing him the evidence in the past but no effect. We feed him what the veterinarian says is required for his weight.

This kind of reminds me of a family friend who got fed up with there cocker spanial jumping on the hood of there car to stay warm. After several scoldings, thay lines the hood with mouse traps. One morning at 2 am, the owers heard several snaps and several yelps from the dog. Never less, the dog never did it again

 

[splitshot]

Mouse traps work wonders..

 

[haryv]

in some cases yes

But the dog needs to trip it. In one case, family friend put many mouse traps on the hood of there car to keep the dog off. One morning, snap yap yap yap as the dog ran off He never went on that hood ever again.

I could put a mouse trap up there, then put some meat on it. But I think the wife would have a field day with me if she found out.

 

[splitshot]

But the dog needs to trip it. In one case, family friend put many mouse traps on the hood of there car to keep the dog off. One morning, snap yap yap yap as the dog ran off He never went on that hood ever again.

I could put a mouse trap up there, then put some meat on it. But I think the wife would have a field day with me if she found out.

Then the wife needs some training also.. She was just as good at baiting them as I (if not better), I remember coming home to a plate of bacon surrounded by 8 or so traps.

 

[fzj75macka]

a command barking collar. We cured our dog with low voltage electro therapy. Trust me beagles are persistent little buggers. Everytime we saw him go into the kitchen we zapped him. He now doesn't go in the kitchen.

 

[canucksafari]

Bottom line is the dog doesn't respect you. Short term solution is crating when you are not supervising him. The long term solution is obedience training. If the dog respects you via all around training, then all you have to do is tell him (most dogs) one too three times "no" and that should be it. When we rescued Charlie (Golden Retriever) we discovered that he was a food bandit amongst other things. He is tall enough that he can see what is on tables and counter tops without jumping up. Through obedience training, the dog will learn to respect your commands. Now, even though both our rescued Goldens are on diets, they won't steal food or touch the food of my mom's little dog.

 

[NorCal Cruiser]

Our trainer told us to set traps for our dog. We left pieces of bread sprayed with Bitter Apple sitting on the counter. After getting a few of the traps she's learned not to steal.

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[sirenmoses]

Wow, the k9 hate in this thread.... :shaking head:

cold dog on hood = bad dog? Bad owner, if the dog is seeking warmth. Owner in most states is required to provide appropriate kenneling for each registered dog owned.

OOPS, registerd. how bout that? how many of yr dogs have rabies vaccines, ever?

Canuck has the RIGHT solution, training and supervison.

 

[fzj75macka]

Wow, the k9 hate in this thread.... :shaking head:

cold dog on hood = bad dog? Bad owner, if the dog is seeking warmth. Owner in most states is required to provide appropriate kenneling for each registered dog owned.

OOPS, registerd. how bout that? how many of yr dogs have rabies vaccines, ever?

Canuck has the RIGHT solution, training and supervison.

It's not about hate. The car dog was not the persons pet, it sounded like neighbourhood stray. Personally I don't like the trap method as those traps can break toes.
Our trainer recomended the collar, we tried everything even the trainer was surprised. The citronella spray and sour apple had no deterrent effect on our beagle. Our little fella is well trained ( I can leave him off the lead in the bush and he never is out of sight, even with tempting things like bunnies and the odd carcass). He was malnourished when we go him and he was a food sneak as a learned survival technique. Some dogs are more stubborn then others and require a little extra encouragement to do the right thing.

 

[crushers]

dogs KNOW when they have been bad, you do not have to "catch them in the act". every dog i have ever had would not grab food off the table, counter, even off the floor if i said NO. it is training, for me it is the "one finger rap" on the top of the nose with a firm NO. they get in the garbage then you drag him over, rub his nose in the offending pile, rap him on the nose and say NO in a firm voice. they learn quickly.

i would rather use the one finger rap method over the shock collar, never felt comfortable zapping a dog ... but that is just me.

LOL, years ago we had a siberian husky cross, loveable dog but one day he got it in his head to eat the entire chicken out of the pot on the stove. came home and the pot was CLEAN, i looked at the dog, he looked at me and knew that he had done wrong. i took the pot, set it on the floor, held his nose over it and gave him the one finger rap and the NO. i let him go, he looks at me with his big brown eyes and we knew that wouldn't happen again.

same with pooping in the house, peeing in the house, shredding shoes etc. dogs KNOW when they have done wrong, you don't have to catch them in the act. of course if you have more than one dog you have to make sure you are punishing the right critter.

just sayin ... it works.