Learn To Stop Your Dog From Begging
Do you know what is the easiest lesson for a puppy to learn? Correct, begging
for food and stealing food from the table. So, you might be asking how does a
puppy learn this and who is teaching it to them? Are they born with this skill?
Well, we know the answer is no, they are not born with this skill. They actually
learn this from their owners. What? Yes, it is true, although it might not be
something that we do intentionally, but we are to blame for this type of
behavior. Ask your self these questions. First, have I ever accidentally dropped
food on the floor and let the puppy eat it up? Second, have I ever given my
puppy table scraps from the family dinner table? If you have answered "yes" to
one or both of these questions then you have taught your puppy that people food
it much tastier than the less-seasoned commercial dog food diet that they should
be eating. The result can be a pup that turns its nose away from the dog food
bowl and begs around the dinner table waiting for food.
Okay, we know see how a simple table treat can change a dogs behavior, let's now
correct this behavior.
Understand that re-training your dog to stop begging will take time and a lot of
patients from the owners. The time it takes will depend on the duration of the
habit, the pup's tenacity, and the consistency of the pups owners in carrying
out the corrective procedures.
The first thing to remember is that you must not give any attention to the pup
when she is begging and trying to get table food. For this to work, its
necessary for all family member to be on board with this plan and agree not to
give the pup table food. Also, yelling at your puppy to stop begging does not
work, so be clam and just ignore the begging. Know that the begging will stop,but it can take a few weeks to see results. If you follow these basic steps and
keep to it you should see the begging stop.
Keep the table food away from the puppy or you will be right back where you
started.
Remember to hug your puppy often!
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