Hi all I wonder if anyone can offer any tips. I've recently (a month ago) rescued a one year old bichon/std poodle cross. Little is known about his past but he's generally a really lovely lad. He is a complete food theif which is understandable due to his past (stray), the problem I have is how do I keep the little toad out of the bin?!! It is a tall flip top bin in the kitchen and he continuously pulls it over (empty or not) rips the bin bag to bits! I understand why he does it but would love some tips on how to stop him doing it. At present the bin is up on the work surface but it doesn't like heights and wants to come down, :D any suggestions? Thanksxxx

LOL @ it doesnt like heights!!!!!
Just to say I have a9 year old Rottie cross and she knocks the bin lid off everytime I go out.
I have to remove the bin from the kitchen before I go out otherwise she finds the nice pickings!!!!
Could you oput the bin in a cupboard or just remove the bin from the rom when you l;eae the dog in there on its own???
Lea :)

Hi Lea

I would but I have the feline hit squad outside the kitchen who regularly think its o.k to jump on the bin, and promptly fall in through the flip lid, then wait to be rescued with that 'I meant to do that' look on their faces :rolleyes:. So if I was out they may be in there for some time! :D None of my cupboards are big enough for it to fit in :( But thanks for your reply anyway :)

I have to have a "mobile bin" once more, since Thor has gone on steriods - he is a late entrant to the School of Bin Diving :rolleyes:

So I put the bin wherever the dogs/cats aren't........if they're in, its out and vice versa.   Tried even putting it on the worktop.....but someone managed to pull it off/knock it off:rolleyes:

Actually, the only answer is carrier bags for rubbish & put each one straight into the wheely bin.....which is set nicely into its own big cupboard type thing .....otherwise Freya & Missie would have succeeded in their efforts to upend it !

Margot

You can buy rather more substantial, metal, bins (I saw some decent ones in some DIY stores) that might defeat him.  However, with my Ridgebacks, the only solution I've found is to have a bin in the cupboard under the sink.  That's stopped them so far ....

mmm that may be the thing to get, although he truly is a criminal mastermind.. opening doors, cupboards, fridge (even though it is a fridge/freezer with the fridge on top) I'm sure he has an extendable neck. My two little toy breed dogs think he's ace, reaching things (and working things out) that they couldn't in a million years!! :D He actually reminds of the artful dodger! And they in turn have taught him how to bark. And bark. And bark. :rolleyes:

Have to ask: Bichon and STANDARD Poodle cross???! I've got images of a male Bichon with a ladder here! :D

Me, I know all my dogs would go for the bin any chance they got, so I simply use a bucket with a plastic carrier bag inside, put the bucket in the cupboard under the sink. Nice and easy and cheap too.  :)

I know!! He's the most bizarre lookin lad! He's a fair bit taller than a min poodle, with a very bichon looking but largeish head! Weird - must try and get a picture up of him.
But judging by the romantic antics of both my bichon boys, yep,  if a ladder was needed - so be it :D :D :D

 

LOL! I bet he's lovely. :) Yesterday I met a Border Collie x Poodle. Very interesting looks, very cute.

Must add, the cross description is only guessed by his rescuers so nothings for sure! Definately bichon there but if crossed with a min, I believe he'd be a lot shorter than he is

:)

He is a lovely natured chap, definately has history as he gets very easily worried, (shoots off like your holding a shotgun if you sneeze loudly :) ) but very very clever (gotta be the poodle if my bichons are anything to go by :D ) loves my boys although still a competitor in the peeing competition :rolleyes:

I have a bin under the sink cupboard and also the cupboard catches that you can buy from Mothercare on standby just in case my dog learnt to open the door. 

When I lived in Glasgow as a student, I used to stare out the window a lot instead of revising - and one day saw a small male dog take advantage of a conveniently positioned bench for just this purpose ;) :D They ain't daft...

This referred to the small dog X with large dog post :)

Hi I know you said you can't fit a bin in the cupboard but have a look at Ikea they have two different size bins that will both fit in a cupboard on a runner.  I have  a large and small bin under the sink and I use two small bins in a small cupboard also with a shelf for putting some of my doggy food in.

They are really good it may be worth looking at.

My mother's dog Eric (known ironically as Wreckless Eric) is a bin raider and she ended up settling for the bucket under the sink method with all rubbish then going straight into the wheely bin outside. However, she also discovered a good metal bin that fitted in that particular cupboard. With 4 clever cats who are more than happy to help Eric open cupboard doors, she's got child-proof catches on the cupboard door too.

I have a metal bin with a pedal lid.  My two small cavie pups manage to destroy it if given half the chance.  I take it out of the room when they are in there on their own.  Nothing worse than scraping rubbish of the floor!  :rolleyes:

I have a large metal pedal bin and at about the age of 18months my GSP bin raider extraordinaire discovered how to whack the pedal with his paw!  Unfortunately, he decided he liked the noise that the lid made as it came crashing down!  Don't know which was the most irritating......having the contents of the bin spread over the kitchen floor or the constant bang bang bang!  Fortunately, by the age of 3 he has now outgrown both habits!!  Hurrah!  ;-)

My gsp developed an affinity for the swing bin - he felt it had been designed this way so he could get his head in. I went out and bought a plastic bin but with a flat lid. He discovered he could get his nose under the lid and open that too - but not if I put something on top of it. At least if you had one with a flat lid the cats couldn't fall in if you left it with them :) If you haven't got a cupboard the bin would fit in, the other thing you could do is build a cupboard round the bin, if you're good at DIY that is.

Fortunately there is now less interest in the bin - but anything that may be found particularly attractive - such as food waste - goes straight in the wheelie bin outside. ;)