I never feed my girls from my plate or when I am cooking. If I have a special something (like chicken) that I want to feed them, I deliberately take them in another room & sit down with them to feed them. It bugs the heck out of me to try & eat with them begging at your feet. I can sit down anytime of day to eat & they look at me, but eventually just sit down at my feet or close by. Now my husband - well that's a different story, but that's his problem because he just can't go without giving them something. If they come towards me, I just look at them & say "no" & they don't bother me at all. You just can't give in - even when I am tempted, I put it aside & feed them after I am thru & they never know it came off of MY plate. Our older Yorkie used to be so bad with my son (because he ALWAYS fed her), she would scratch constantly on his leg - but she NEVER bothered me
! DONT GIVE IN - if that is what YOU want!