Teaching Tommy etiquette is your responsibility, and you just need to remember one rule : Don't feed the dog from the table. This idea sounds a lot faster than it is, particularly in a multiperson household.
Likewise, do not put down your dog's capability to coach you. Each time you reward your dog's efforts with a treat from the table, you are methodically teaching him not to take "no" for a solution.
When Tommy was a puppy, nobody thought much about often slipping him something from the table. But now he's six months old, virtually absolutely grown, and has begun to beg at the table.
Because his begging is not lovable and is humiliating when you have guests, the family resolves to put a stop to it.
Initially, Tommy doesn't believe you are serious; of course, you were the person that started it in the 1st place. He digs a touch deeper into his repertoire of begging routines.
He may sit up, poke you, paw you, or whine in the most pathetic tone like he is near death's door from starvation.
Concentrating on inflection : Give commands in a standard tone of voice. For instance, when giving the "Sit" command, remember that it's "Sit!" - the command - and not "Sit?" - the question.
When releasing, say the release word in a more excited tone of voice, as in "That's it, you're all done!" Unless diminished, a dog's sense of hearing is very acute, and when giving a command, there's absolutely no necessity to roar.
Actually, the opposite is true - the more silently you give your commands, the faster your dog learns to be aware of you. As this eventuality repeats itself, regularly with longer intervals before somebody gives in, Tommy is systematically being taught to persist at all cost and never give up.
Taking a look at it from his viewpoint, you are rewarding, even inspiring, the behavior you need to stop. When you stop rewarding the undesired behavior ( begging ), your dog will stop begging at the table.
As quickly as you stop giving in to Tommy, his efforts will lower, till over time, and provided you do not have a relapse, he'll stop begging altogether. In technical language, you have extinguished the undesired behavior by refusing to reward it.
Likewise, do not put down your dog's capability to coach you. Each time you reward your dog's efforts with a treat from the table, you are methodically teaching him not to take "no" for a solution.
When Tommy was a puppy, nobody thought much about often slipping him something from the table. But now he's six months old, virtually absolutely grown, and has begun to beg at the table.
Because his begging is not lovable and is humiliating when you have guests, the family resolves to put a stop to it.
Initially, Tommy doesn't believe you are serious; of course, you were the person that started it in the 1st place. He digs a touch deeper into his repertoire of begging routines.
He may sit up, poke you, paw you, or whine in the most pathetic tone like he is near death's door from starvation.
Concentrating on inflection : Give commands in a standard tone of voice. For instance, when giving the "Sit" command, remember that it's "Sit!" - the command - and not "Sit?" - the question.
When releasing, say the release word in a more excited tone of voice, as in "That's it, you're all done!" Unless diminished, a dog's sense of hearing is very acute, and when giving a command, there's absolutely no necessity to roar.
Actually, the opposite is true - the more silently you give your commands, the faster your dog learns to be aware of you. As this eventuality repeats itself, regularly with longer intervals before somebody gives in, Tommy is systematically being taught to persist at all cost and never give up.
Taking a look at it from his viewpoint, you are rewarding, even inspiring, the behavior you need to stop. When you stop rewarding the undesired behavior ( begging ), your dog will stop begging at the table.
As quickly as you stop giving in to Tommy, his efforts will lower, till over time, and provided you do not have a relapse, he'll stop begging altogether. In technical language, you have extinguished the undesired behavior by refusing to reward it.
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