i have a male black lab and he keeps on barking when the family is eating how can i stop this from happening?

Answer 1

feed him

Answer 2

Your dog thinks he's higher in the pack than he really is so is barking to tell you that he's been left out. As some of the other replies have stated always feed your dog AFTER you've eaten, best thing to do is make sure he's been walked and then keep him in another room, he'll continue to bark but you must ignore him, it's just an attention thing. When he's in the other room you can put the radio or TV on as a distraction for him and it will also dampen the noise of the family eating.

Answer 3

I have 5 dogs and 4 are labs. Believe it or not, no one begs or barks at us when we eat. They are in the kitchen with us when we eat or in the family room with us if we are eating on the couch.

They know this behavior is absolutely not tolerated. I taught them from the start the word no and I meant it. If anyone is remotely curious about the food, they get taken by their collar to a corner, told to lie down and place. That means they do not get up until I say so.

You have to work on correcting your dog when it does something undesirable like this. Learning NO! and LEAVE IT! and DOWN and STAY or PLACE or whatever other commands are important. You also don't give in. You are firm and consistent. I'm not mean. They just know it's not appropriate to beg when we eat.

They chew their bones, play or sleep. It's not anything any different than any other time.

Answer 4

I have a female black lab and she is NEVER allowed in the room when we are eating. Labs are in love with food and will do anything to make you give in and give scraps of what you're having. Always feed him AFTER your family meal - he is not equal to anybody - he is bottom of the pecking order in the pack.
Put him in another room with a toy or a chew and if he continues to bark, you have to ignore him..it may spoil a few meal times to start with but he'll quickly learn that he gets no attention if he barks while you eat so will stop it eventually. Labs are very clever (and cunning when it comes to food).

Answer 5

You never feed a dog before you eat or at the same time, that may be the problem as he thinks he is the leader of the pack (your family being the pack)

Spraying with water works, I have a 9 mth old male black lab, he did the same for a short period. Walking him before meal time does help but i agree, you should place him in another room or lock him in his crate if you have one, if not, look on Ebay, the crates are a godsend. All the best.

Answer 6

If it's everytime someone is eating then you need to train him to stop barking on command. Have a spray bottle of water by you and when he barks spray him. Give the command Quiet as you do. Don't feed him from your plate and don't allow others to ever. Don't confuse him by all shouting at him, that will just encourage him as he'll see it as you joining in.
If he's barking at a time when he is waiting to be fed then have his meal prepared before you start eating, start eating your own first and make him wait a while then when everyone is eating give him his. To re-inforce the message that you are Alpha pretend to take something from his bowl and eat it before giving it to him!
Never feed the dog first as that tells him he's the top dog in his pack. He should always be the last to start eating!

Answer 7

well hes probably teething, and hes getting into adolesence. When my aussie started doing this i did a few things that have really helped... first thing is I walked her more. We used to walk an 1.5 hours in the morning, i now have to walk her 30-45 mins at night. This is the best thing you could possibly do, your dog is frustrated and taking it out by chewing, if you have a tired dog, they don't feel the need to chew. Next, when he does chew, take the object away, say NO in a low tone voice and then replace it with something that it OK to chew on, as soon as he starts chewing, give him a small treat and praise him. Another thing that helps as a preventative, is the leave it command. Put something tempting in front of him, when he goes for it say no, LEAVE IT in that same low voice and keep trying, lab are smart so he should get this quickly. work up to more tempting items, such as socks, shoes, and eventually food. Also, have tempting toys and freeze things, like a rope toy soaked in water and frozen helps, frozen veggies. etc. Lastly, use sprays like bitter apple, lemon juice, hot sauce and set traps so that when your dog tries to chew it, hes digusted. Like, bread soaked in red hot on the counter where he can reach. or lemon juice sock. Good luck, you can get through it.

Answer 8

The Dog is barking because he has probably gotten food from the table and he wants more. I had this same problem with my German Shepard. So to get him to stop feed him his dinner when you start eating, and if he barks ether ignore him (Do not feed him table scraps it will make the problem worse) or whack him with a rolled up newspaper (don't worry it wont hurt him) If he still keeps up ask your vet.

Answer 9

I often give my dog a kong or rawhide when we are eating. They keep her occupied and she doesn't bother us much. If she does bark we ignore her completely and she tends to give up. Have to point out this didn't work immediately we had a lot of noisy meals before she realised the barking wasn't getting her anywhere.

Answer 10

I had a problem like this all i did was feed him before we sat down to eat,

Or you can lock him out of the room cause if you show the dog that you mean buisness by locking him/her out then they will soon stop.I think your dog does it cause you either feed him while you have you tea and they expect you to feed them resulting in them barking at you to get more

Answer 11

you must become the leader of the pack and let him know by your voice, energy and body language that this is not acceptable behavior. if necessary, put a leash on him when you are about to eat and give him a sharp jerk when he barks along with an authoritative energy. that is not so say that you need to yell at him; the reverse; when you become excited, he becomes more excited. stay calm and assertive and persevere!