Help dog getting in trash

• Help dog getting in trash Barb Posted : 8/21/2006 10:34:40 AM Our adopted St Bernard has just started getting in the trash in the kitchen.  He has never done this for the past 3 months that we have had him.  He is left alone alot as I am a college student and work also but has just started this.  He is 3 years old.  I need some ideas on how to break him of this habit.  My roommates dont like the mess he his making. He is even getting into it when someone else is home (not me). He has plenty of his own food so I know he isnt hungry really.  LIKE 12 REPLIES 135 VIEWS LAST POST CYCLEFIEND2000 Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• cyclefiend2000 Posted : 8/21/2006 10:40:34 AM does your trash can have a lid? can it be put somewhere that your dog cannot get into? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Caprice Christian Posted : 8/21/2006 10:42:05 AM Could you put the garbage in a closet or cupboard (or somewhere out of reach?)  Or would it help if you bought a garbage bin that he couldn't get into???  Otherwise I would suggest either baby gating him to a certain area of the house (your bedroom or bathroom) or crating him while you are gone.   BTW, Welcome to the forum![] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• fuzzy_dogs_mom Posted : 8/21/2006 12:22:36 PM A couple of years ago we replaced the kitchen counters & sink, and the new configuration of pipes left no room for the trash can under there.  I found a wooden one in a catalog that has a pull down front door - the trash can fits inside.  Since it looks like *furniture* I can leave it sitting out and the dog can't figure out how to get at the garbage. Joyce 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kay Deis Posted : 8/21/2006 2:42:13 PM There is a product on the market called Snappy Traps... They are old-style mousetraps with a big red plastic paddle that keeps the dog's nose from getting nipped. Set the Snappy Trap in the trash can -- the dog will investigate and be startled by the noise. It may take a couple of times, but they'll quit![] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• glenmar Posted : 8/21/2006 2:47:41 PM Wouldn't teaching a leave it command be simpler?   My vote goes to putting the trash can in a cabinet or in a contained "box" like Joyce mentioned. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• diane303 Posted : 8/21/2006 3:06:30 PM We have a trash can that has a domed flip top that can't be opened easily.  The girls don't even think about it. []  It was cheap at WalMart. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Barb Posted : 8/21/2006 6:40:09 PM Thanks for all the ideas.  We have tried a gate but he is about 130 lbs and just walks though it. I dont have any closet close to put the kitchen trash in. We live in an older home (renting while in college) and the trash does have a dome lid but he can open it.  Has anyone heard of using something that taste bad to spray on the items and then after he has tasted it he will stop? Someone I work with suggested it. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• spiritdogs Posted : 8/21/2006 8:58:45 PM You could try smearing some Vicks Vapo Rub around the inside rim - they hate the smell.  Works on horses, too.  We used to dab a little in the stallions' noses so that we could transport them in the same van as the mares LOL. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Ruth Posted : 8/21/2006 9:08:12 PM My dog was just starting to get into the trash -- we have a cheap domed plastic lid as well -- but he got permanently scared off of it when the lid wasn't properly attached and fell to the ground with a clatter when he nosed at it.  It spooked him, and ever since he steers clear of the trash can.  That was totally an accident in our case . . . but maybe it could work for you if you set him up?    You could try spraying the top of the trash with bitter apple (tastes yucky) but if he's already gotten some yummy stuff out of there, you may have to do a *lot* of consistent spraying before he gives up.    Putting the trash out of reach might be easiest.  If you can't find a cabinet for it, you could put the trash on top of the counter, or in another room with the door closed so he can't get to it.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Nicole B Posted : 8/22/2006 12:32:18 AM If the can has a lid w/handles, a bungee-cord may do the trick (so long as he's not REALLY interested in what's in the trash). 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• cyclefiend2000 Posted : 8/22/2006 9:02:03 AM we have a metal trash can with a flip up lid, and neither of our dogs has messed with it. our puppy used to like to mess with the trash with the old can we had though. this is very similar (if not the same) as the trash can we have... [linkhttp://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=12112742&RN=777&KSKU=102749]link[/link] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• diane303 Posted : 8/22/2006 2:46:03 PM Here is a trash can that is simple and apparently dig proof: [linkhttp://www.doggy-safe.com/catalog/]http://www.doggy-safe.com/catalog/[/link]   These are pricey, though.  They are selling reconditioned cans for $65.00.   For the life of me I can'[t find the kind that I have on the internet!   Good Luck. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login