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Originally Posted by jlafred  I do not let my babies eat off my plate. i dont even let them eat while i am eating. They patiently nap on a rug or their beds until i am finished . Then they get excited to eat from their own bowls. I taught them this so they know their place in our "pack". They dont mind at all and I am happy they dont beg for food while I eat. It is totally annoying to me to have a pet begging for food while we eat. just my opinion...I love them dearly but must have boundaries.  |
I completely agree. Dogs are dogs and should be treated as such. I think that most of the problems dogs have develop as a result of being treated too 'human'. I used to let my ex-boyfriend's mother look after Cash on some weekends (she used to breed with yorkies), but he learned such terrible manners! I stopped taking him there when I saw them feeding him off their plates (almost out of their mouths) during a meal. It has taken me a year to teach him not to beg (I ask him very nicely if he wants to go out - not the same as ordering him to go out of the room, but the warning works very well).
Each to his own, definitely, but a dog should be treated as a dog.
