Taka does the same thing! He was just sitting at our feet and barking/crying, then he got up on the couch and tried to get his face in our food (one time he jumped in my husbands plate and got food all over him, let's just say my hubby was NOT happy) so we figured it was time to put a stop to it, we yelled really loud at him and said NO sternly and he got the point after a few weeks....so now he just sits on the arm rest of the couch watching us eat without crying/barking and waits. I think he figured out if he waits patiently he might get a little bite of something
