Jaeger used to do that some, and we curtailed it in a way some may not agree with. We're also not really table-eaters, so we let him sit on the bed with us as long as he's not trying to get at the food. If he can see us, he's calmer.
If he lays down and acts uninterested the entire time we're eating, he gets the last bite from my plate (as long as its dog friendly food.) It took a little while, but he knows now if he's calm and 'disinterested' he gets rewarded for it.
Feeding him at the same time didn't work for us-he inhales his food. Feeding him close to the same time every day and using a timer to let him know when dinner was did help.
I would also suggest a treat he can have to keep himself busy only when you are eating-himalayan chew, antlers, a bully stick, a filled kong. |