my puppy keeps begging for food how can i get him to stop?? we donnot give him table food at all??

Question

i mean should we pop him on the nose and say no,or should we put him in his cage??

Answer 1

Look him in the eyes and tell him no, and mean it and don't stop looking at him until he turns his head...also make him lay down and wait until your done. All my dogs lay quietly while we eat...Good luck

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Have you succumbed to her begs before?
If so, she has clearly learned that continuous begging will eventually prevail and she will get her way. To overcome this, you should completely ignore her during your meal times even if she is jumping and licking all over you. If she is an attention seeker, this is the best form of overcoming the problem since she will learn that not only will begging get her no where, but get her no attention whatsoever from anyone. Tell all your family members to do the same and keep a few treats on the table (not in your pocket or she will smell it). Once she stops begging, give her the treat and tell her what a good girl she is. Through this method of training, you are showing her that if she doesnt beg, she gets food and attention but if she does, she gets nothing. Although this will be difficult during your first few tries, you can eventually include it in your daily routine and it should come naturally to you after a week or so. I assure you, tolerating her behaviour now will only lead to worse habits as she gets older (if she is a puppy) and you will only find it more difficult to train her than now. By only sacrificing a few weeks of your time for an hour or so each day, you will produce a great family pet for a lifetime to come

Answer 4

Puppy knows you are eating. To him, begging is only asking you for some food and to him begging is ok.

To you, begging is not ok. So NEVER give him a treat from your plate while you are eating.

How old is the puppy?

If very, very young you might want to crate him or put him in another room.

If he is older, and you have been able to train him to sit, down, stay, come etc.......decide what you want the puppy TO DO when you are eating. Do you want him to lay quietly under the table? Do you want him to leave the room and wait outside the doorway in another room?

Then, you TRAIN "what you want".

Depending on the age of the pups, the individual pup's temperament, and your effectiveness in training, he can learn it within a few days.

We used "scat"...which meant "leave the room". The dogs did not have to lay down, they just had to be on the other side of the doorway.

It may take you 1 1/2 hours to eat your meal ;-) but simply give him a "command word" take him where you want him to be, tell him some word as "wait there", when he starts to follow you, say "uh uh", put him back...etc etc etc

We always gave our dogs a dog cookie after we finished eating and took plates back into the kitchen as their reward

A good preliminary to set up for this is to train your puppy to lie down and wait while you make his meal. He can not move until you say "ok" or some release word.

Answer 5

I have always fed my dogs table scraps. They love it, I love it. But we don't beg. If they try putting any paws, noses or puppy parts on me while eating I tell them to get down. Make them back off, and if they want to stare at me while I eat, okay. They also learn to sit before I will give them anything. Most times I give them the scraps when I am done (if I feel like it) and we have very very few instances of actual begging.
I find table scraps a useful tool in training. If you give them something directly from your mouth you are telling them you are the boss. Food is a motivator and I agree with using it to maximize their good behaviors.
I also find teaching them when and how I will give them a 'treat' also helps to teach them how they will not get one ...ie...via begging.
Best wishes
Cheers!

Answer 6

Don't give your dog any table food, EVER. Then they think it's okay to keep begging. If your puppy is begging, simply get him to move or walk away from him. If he follows you, then you push him back and tell him to stay, then walk away. If he stays, reward him with a treat or praise. Keep doing this and he'll learn it's good to keep away and not beg.If you keep doing that, he will learn it's your food and not his. Never hit him on the nose or punish him with hitting. If what I mentioned doesn't work, try feeding him his food when you eat. I hope that I helped and that your puppy learns not to beg. =)

Answer 7

ok u have a puppy and he begging for food see puppys do not no when to stop eatin so hey always think they need food but they dont it will tell u on the side of ur puppy food how much to give them a day it will tell u sometimes in lbs or weeks months..and if u can give him a dog treat 1 time or 2 a day and if u use ur hand too hit him when u call for him when he or her is doin somthing bad hey will not always they think will hit them so use like a newspaper so when he sees it will no hes bein bad i hope thid helps u

Answer 8

Give him non-table food when you're eating table food. Don't encourage bad behaviors. But no popping on the nose -- only the Mafia do that.

Answer 9

I am 12 years old and i had many dogs.i think i know some thing about dogs.I think if you pop your dog in nose or put him in the cage he will do it the next time wourst.i think if you keeping dont giving him table food it would be better.

Answer 10

Ignore him.

You can also teach him to lay on a mat in a different area of the room while you eat. He can't beg for food if he's on a down stay away from you.

Answer 11

feed him his own food when you are eating. if he won't eat his own food at that time and still bothers you, don't leave out a bowl of food for him all day, only about a cup a day 1-2 times per day is necessary depending on age and weight. if that doesn't work try and doggy chew toy, bone, or some treats when he behaves the way he should. We yell at our dog, and if we do feed her human food, we always put it in her bowl so she knows she isn't getting it from the table.