Playing with shoes, which some dogs are prone to, can damage shoes and, accordingly, cause additional expenses, so every owner should know how to wean their pet off this bad habit.
The first thing to do is to understand the reasons: such behavior can be caused by fear of loneliness, health problems, or lack of physical activity.
Once you have identified the "root source" of the problem, you can begin to wean your dog off the habit of dragging shoes.
Active walks
Often a dog starts playing with shoes and slippers when left alone at home, and it does this out of boredom. To prevent this from happening, you need to give your pet the opportunity to actively spend time outside before leaving home.
This will help the animal to expend energy and not to spoil things after you leave. When you return home with your four-legged friend on a leash, do not forget to give him food - a well-fed and tired dog will not spoil your things.
Funny toys
Regardless of age, a dog should have several toys of its own that it can chew, twirl, tear – basically, do whatever it wants. To accustom your pet to playing with toys, play fetch or wrestle for objects. The dog should understand that it can do whatever it wants with these toys.
And don't forget to periodically buy new interesting toys for your dog.
Presence effect
To prevent the dog from doing something "forbidden", you can create the illusion of the owner's presence. To do this, just leave the TV or radio on.
Previously, we shared interesting facts about cats.
