How to train Keeshond to refuse food? We always see news about dogs being poisoned to death. If dogs would refuse food from strangers and not eat anything on the ground, then these tragedies would be much less likely. How to train a dog to refuse food?

You can cooperate with two people. Each of them should bring some snacks, which is best for daily training. One person is responsible for holding the dog and waiting in place

One person goes to a farther place, and puts some snacks that are usually given for training on the ground. Don’t let the dog find it in a farther place

Then the person holding the dog walks over and passes the snacks on the ground as he usually does when walking the dog. If the dog eats it, he will immediately pull the lead and then reprimand him. He must be strict. At the same time, another person will put some snacks in the distance. On the ground, and then lead the dog over and pass by the snacks. If the dog does not eat, the person holding the dog will take out the snacks in the pocket and reward him. If he still eats, repeat the above reprimand until he stops eating. He will not eat on the ground. Yes, immediately take out the reward in your pocket and praise it.

This is the most direct way to tell the dog "If you don't eat anything on the ground, you can reward it with something in your pocket."

The number of successful trainings depends on how smart the dog is. For a golden retriever, I think it can be trained in no more than 3 times. Pippi only used it once, that is, beaten once and rewarded once, and it has remained very good so far. Okay, if you have a slow brain, just do it a few times, it won't be difficult to train.

When you usually go out, you should carry snacks in your pocket for training at any time.

In addition, it is best to develop the habit of playing when going out, rather than just going to the toilet.

The purpose of going out is "playing". Bring toys and go somewhere to play for a while. This way the dog's attention will be focused on playing, including on the way there. It will know that it went out to play again today, and it will Pay less attention to eating.

One more point: If your brain is particularly slow and your dog refuses to eat well, if you can’t train it well, buy a short leash of about 50cm and lead it first when you go out. In training, when you want to eat, pull the pull. The more times you do it, you will understand