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| ADVICE 478 |
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It will be difficult for you to eliminate the boredom problems of your dog if you don't eliminate their causes as well.
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| ADVICE 479 |
| Give your dog the chance to exercise, explore, smell, follow traces and mark the territory with its urine. It is absolutely important to increase their self-confidence so they will stop from fearing loneliness. |
| Consider the dog's castration if it is male and barks, digs, runs away or destroys because of its sex. You will be able to reduce the dog until it beats its antisocial behavior only after you have eliminated the cause. |
| ADVICE 480 |
| It is important to remember that your dog's behavior is caused by its anxiety and frustration and not by a sense of revenge. |
| THE ORDER "SHUT UP" |
| If the dog barks or howls persistently when you leave it alone, train it to obey the order "shut up" and then pretend to leave. Call the dog's attention, order to shut up and walk away through the door. |
| ADVICE 481 |
| If the dog barks, let a metallic tray or throw a set of keys to the dog in order to scare the dog. |
| ADVICE 482 |
| When the dog gets quiet, go back and congratulate it and then go away again. You will need time and patience for this exercise. |
| AFTER EATING, REST |
| It is not probable for the dogs to be as active with they are satisfied as they are when they are hungry, so they will dig less if they have just eaten. |
| ADVICE 483 |
| If you are going to leave the dog alone during the day, it will be better to feed them during the morning instead of the afternoon. |
| CREATIVE ACTIVITY |
| ADVICE 484 |
| Direct the instinct of the dog that digs in the flowers or the grass of your garden by giving it its own sandbox. |
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| THE BARRICADE |
| ADVICE 485 |
| Keep the dog from jumping the garden's fence by putting metallic fabric fastened with bricks along the base. This will make the dog more difficult to dig or try to jump over the fence. |
| NOISY INTERVENTION |
| ADVICE 486 |
| String several cans in a rope at a meter from the floor and about 30 centimeters from the fence. |
| ADVICE 487 |
| If the dog jumps and touches the rope, the sound of the cans will be an instant punishment the dog will not forget. |
| SAFE ENVIROMENT |
| When you go hunting, put the dog in its cage with its favorite toy. You can also apply a bitter spray on the things the dog uses to chew. |
| PHYSICAL ACTIVITY |
| Dogs need physical activity and the best way of reducing the boredom problem is to take them out everyday to exercise. |
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