Originally posted by ginagt
Training is always a good idea. It might help in the long run, but in the short term you might have to limit his access to such wonderful things ( like really good smelling food ). What might be the most challanging for you is how Roscoe is getting rewarded for his bad behavior, getting in the trash is food reward, getting in the crock pot another food reward, licking dishes yet again rewarding himself. Think about maybe making it harder for Roscoe to get into the trash maybe a can with a lid, also maybe rinse the dishes so he won't have any reason to help himself. If he is not getting self rewarded he might give up on the bad behavior. Also like has been suggested make sure he has lots of other things to do. Does he have a Kong?? How old is your dog?
Sorry about all the questions I just want to give you the best advice I can.
Good luck.
Gina
We did take care of the trash, we got a metal can with a lid that he has not (yet!) been able to get into. He only did the dish thing once (usually I am really good about making sure to put the dishes in the dishwasher, or cleaning them, but this time it was a pan that had ground meat in it, and my husband rinsed it a little, but Roscoe could still smell it). What is a Kong? We have thought of training for him before because even the commands that he knows, such as 'sit,' he does not do 100%, but he is pretty good. Actually, much better than we could have hoped for, sometimes when you get a dog from a shelter they are not as wee behaved. He is 3 1/2 and we've had him for about 1 1/2 months. Thanks for your help!