The easiest way to try to make it stop is just ignore it, and don't reward it in any way. Make her quiet down, even if only for a few seconds at first, before she gets her food.
Loki doesn't beg at the table (i'm serious!) because it's never sucessful - we do not feed him from the table, in fact he gets no attention while we are eating at the table. He usually lies down and quietly watches. When we share it goes into his bowl after we are done. HOWEVER - if I'm on the couch with a snack he begs, typically by sitting and staring at me with the occasional woof. Why? Because when I'm eating popcorn or whatever I will sometimes share - so begging is occasionally successful in that situation. BUT, he knows that he does NOT get anything, even a treat or toy, unless his butt is on the floor. So if I have food he is either in sitting or in a "down" position because that's what works. He knows that jumping on me or whatever is going to get him a time-out, not a snack, so he doesn't do that. They are super smart :-)
My whole point is that you can create a new routine. Does she have any training? When I'm getting Loki's food I put him in a down-stay. Then I "release" him once I'm done. He takes meds and has things added to his food so this way his nose is out of the bowl while I'm adding these things. Another idea is to just wait until she is quiet to feed her. So go prepare the food and then set it on the counter and leave the room until she is quiet, then feed her. At first she may only quiet down for a few seconds.
I'd say it's only a serious issue if you think it is. Like for me, sitting and staring at me is acceptable, but jumping all over me is not. |