Take proper care of your pet


How to Stop Your Dog From Begging

You have company over for dinner. The tablethe  dog  from  the  table despite the rules.
is beautiful and the food smells and looks
delicious. Unfortunately, your dog thinks soDon't fool yourselves - you have created a
too and is sitting up and begging for morselsmonster and it will take several weeks of
off everyone's plate and, if not rewarded,consistent work on your part to break your
attempting to take the food on his own ordog of this habit. Once you start, he will
pawing at your guests. This can ruin themost likely begin to whine and howl loudly in
dinner party and is not particularly good forcomplaint of the treatment. DO NOT GIVE IN.
your dog either. How could this have beenIf you do, the battle is lost and will be
avoided?that much harder next time. One weak moment
of slipping the dog a treat just to be nice
Know that his is not the dogs fault and it(and you are not really being nice at all)
started a very long time ago. Some horriblycan ruin all the prior training so standing
misguided individual who was trying to be ayour ground and enforcing the rule of not
good pet owner did this while the pup wasgiving meal time treats to the dog is a must.
still very young and trained the dog for this
very behavior. Want to know who taught yourOne way to implement this change is to feed
dog  this  trick?  It  was  YOU.the dog at the same time the rest of the
family, preferably in a separate room. This
No doubt you weren't consciously trainingway the dog has its own meal and will not
your pet for this unwanted behavior and youfeel the need to beg food from others in the
did it with the best of intentions but thehousehold. If this is not an option, give
behavior is here now and must be dealt with.your pet something to distract it, perhaps a
Your dog learned this trick from all thosetoy to play with to keep them occupied
times when little scraps of food were tossedthroughout  mealtime.
down to a cute little puppy who staring up at
you with those sad brown eyes. All of thisConsistent and rigid training is the only
could have been prevented by a simple act ofeffective way to correct it. Every member
will power then but now you have a problem toand guest of your household must enforce the
deal  with.rules or all your work will be of no avail.
Guests can pose a problem, especially if they
So  how  can  you stop your dog from begging?slip their dogs treats when they eat. Just
explain the rules before you sit down to eat
Stop rewarding the behavior. This means notand, I hate to say it but... watch them. It
giving in and not paying attention to youris a habit for them and they may not even
dog when he begs. Make sure everyone in theknow they are doing it. In this circumstance,
household knows not to share their meals withI like to keep my dogs away from the table
the dog and follows this rule no matter whatjust  in  case.
the circumstance. You may even have to
confine your dog to its kennel or a separateOnce you stop your dog from begging, you will
room during meal or snack times if this isbe blessed with a healthier pet, a happier
difficult. This is especially useful if youhousehold and pride in your well-mannered
have people in the household who tend to feedcanine friend.



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