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At dinner time where are your pups at?

Since DH and I got our butts chewed out by the Vet :doh: and having Peanut get really sick from giving him Table Foods , we have been in the process of Training Peanut :xfingers:

When we use to eat dinner, Peanut was on the couch, standing on Dh waiting for bites.... :grin2:

Now when we eat, I make him lay in his bed, his bed is right under the TV, which the Tv is right across from us- so he has front row at looking at us..

It only took about 2 days for him to Stay in the bed the whole time. :bravo: :cheer:

So far so good, then when we are done he gets he treat! ( Dog food treat :cow:


I just curious if anyone else has a little routine they have at Dinner Time :cake4::2popkorn::2pizza:

Ours are at our feet staring at us

Ummm...We have your old routine!! Our boys lay beside us with those big begging eyes... We typically will give them a small taste (depending on the dish). We dont give them more than a small bite though.... Its terrible, i know. I need to try your routine!!

Tibbe is usually lying on the den couch or at some point near the table, breaking discipline occasionally to dash over & look hopefully. With his latest tummy upsets, it is incredibly easy to tell him no - well, not all that easy. Still his well being being & health being all that really matters, he is sent back to resume his waiting for dinner to be over.

He's usually sitting under my feet waiting for something to fall down. I usually put out his own food or give him an elk antler only at dinner time so he's occupied.

Toki usually just sleeps in her bed. I'm really glad we avoided giving her table scraps so she does not beg for food or whine at us. My mom's beagle is a total beggar and will sit under the table and nudge you (I wanted to prevent this completely when I got my own doggy!)...she also looks like a small cow. So thankfully Toki just keeps herself occupied while we are eating! The worst she does is drop toys by our feet but I think that's mostly because she is bored and wants attention, not table scraps!

You know something, I will be the first one to admit it (DH not so much) I look at those puppy dog eyes and I just melt, so I give in and shove my ice cream shake over to Peanut and let him lick all the whip cream off- :eek: :eek: I know, I know HORRIBLE, but he looks so happy LOL

In reality at the time of dinner, they WANT whatever you are eating, given they don't even know what it is, they just want it because you are eating it LOL, So I have came to my senses- Sure Peanut sits there and gives me those cute puppy dogs and and cries for a bite of something, but when I am done eating and 5 mins pass by he is over it... He doesn't give 2 craps that I didn't share, he has already moved on to bigger and better things! :D

That's how I look at it now- It helps ME get through the temptation of giving something that will hurt him in the end.


Having him lay in his bed is really nice- I don't have a little Yorkie using me as a bridge to get to his Daddy for bites, I don't have a Yorkie barking at me because I am not sharing, it is very peaceful! Also I think it give him some discipline, ( He never gets that) So its a Win, Win!!

I know how this is!! I just think of what we just went through and I tell myself nothing is worth making him that sick again!! He can give me all the puppy dog eyes in the world! :D

P.s how is Tibbe doing?

Ah is that Toki on your avatar? She is a little cutie!! That’s good you avoided that, having a little dog run all over you and bark at you at dinner time is not fun to deal with when you are trying to sit down and eat dinner!

I wondered if this is the case, meaning if you don't give them human food at all they will not beg for it because they don't know what it is. This is a good confirmation :).

Our dogs are put in their xpen when we have dinner because they are such beggars that we always give into them. Our basset hounds go into the sun room because they are too big to handle at dinner time. So if we don't see them and they don't see us everybody is at peace. After dinner they come out and get their own treats.

No, of course you know it's not worth it chancing making them sick again! And believe me, I KNOW from puppy eyes!!!! LOL! Next time, the pancreas or whatever could become so inflammed as to get necrotic, or affect liver/gallbladder function. I figure Tibbe is a smart dog - he can understand I still love him even if I don't give into his begging forays. If he stays on the couch or doesn't do a begging dash, he gets a little kibble treat & a big atta boy when we get up from dinner. So we're okay. He knows he's momma's big boy.

He refused his morning kibble treat for going "good potty" outside. Stool/urine normal this a.m. He last ate after midnight so waiting to give him breakfast for a while. How's Peanut? He must be better or you wouldn't be struggling with puppy eyes - lol. It's not hard when they are so sick but later, when they are better........it is HARD!!! I get you there. :)

Pretty much this too. Unfortunately, lol.

I will say Jackson has gotten a lot better. He's very well behaved at dinner at our regular house, he typically goes and lays down near us if we are eating at the dining room table.

He's bad at my dads house because there's other dogs (competition for spilled food on the floor :rolleyes:) and we typically are lazy and eat on the couch lol. So it makes a difference for sure. He will just sit right near me and stare.

If we are eating at the table she sits by my feet. If we are eating in the living room she will sit right beside me but will not beg. I had to train her not to beg. She knows if she is good while I eat she will get a treat when I am done. Giving her the treat has really helped with her behavior and attitude during meals.

If they aren't wrestling with each other Tufty will be in his bed with a chew toy and Teegy will be lying under my chair

Thanks! We are still working on her bringing her toys to the dinner table (after we ignore her for a little while, she'll be like "O..i c yoo guyz iz bizzy" and go lay in her bed) but she really is a sweetheart!

Ditto......I even feed them first and they still stare at me like they haven't eaten in days:p

If I am sitting on the floor, Jaeger will curl up and not bother me while I am eating, but if my partner and I are eating in bed, Jaeger will either sit on the floor in front of my feet and fuss or settle down, or he'll fuss on his steps.

Recently Ive taken to letting him sit/lay on the bed during dinner with us as long he's not fussy or beggy and it seems to be helping. I think his biggest issue is wanting to see what is going on. He is calmer when he can see us.

If he lays there the entire time without begging or fussing, he gets my last bite if it is something dog-friendly. (carrots, or apples, or etc)

Sometimes the girls will sit and give us the puppy dog eyes, ever hopeful:rolleyes: Other times they get the zoomies and start chasing each other and barking:laugh: They don't get table food, usually, and never ever from the table. If I give them anything (plain veggies only), they get it when we're finished and in the kitchen, not at the table. My dh fed them ONCE from the table (and got reamed out by me!)and that's all it took for them to become part-time beggars:laugh: Our first Yorkie Starr was spoiled beyond belief and we even had a booster seat for her at the table, before we knew better. One time she actually walked onto the table from there and that was the end of that! Ever after, she would yip and jump 3' in the air while we were eating dinner and I did NOT want to have these girls doing that, which is why I got so angry at DH for feeding them. Not to mention that he doesn't always give them a bit of something that's okay for them, usually fatty meat or salty chips. He finally quit that mess though, when I relayed it in terms he'd understand---$thousands$ at the ER vet:D

I think the zoomies is their way of trying to distract us from our meal to pay attention to them:p

That's exactly what Tatiana does. :) She's not hungry, as I feed her dinner first, and then, I'll have my meal. But she's always by feet, staring intently at the ground for anything to drop. It makes me smile. :)

Mya always lays under the table and Oliver will sit beside me and hope something falls. Neither are beggars, I never allowed it and they learned quickly that it just got them in trouble. They are NEVER fed from the table, if we had veggies they can eat or egg whites I always put it in their dish. If I'm on the couch Oliver will sit with a paw on my leg and inch closer to my plate, hoping I don't notice.. lol. He's always disappointed ;)

Kacee doesn't beg at the table, because she's never been fed table food.;)

I always feed her first and then she is usually taking a nap or trying to rush me through dinner so she can go for a walk or something like that.:D

I am not sure if Its crazy or not... but our Truffles has own booster seat attached to dinning table right next to me :D
She used to be on the floor but one day my husband found this "Pet booster" ( picture on the box was " Yorkie" too lol) and brought it home...
we use is in patio for BBQ too :) she eats her Acana doggy food on table.

Bailey is almost 4 months old now and we have not given him any food other than his dog food. So far he hasn't shown any interest in people food. My grandson (he's 5) comes over and I make him recite the "bailey rules" to me every time and one of them is no human treats..lol

That's cute. I'm sure she must enjoy that. Did it come with a seat belt so she cant' jump out if your not looking?

If they are asleep when we eat I just leave them be but if they are playing around I put them in their crate till we finish. The older dogs have Always had table scraps (dh) and itstoo late to stop them now. But I am adiment my dh won't feed the pups from the table. It's him I need to train not the dog's.

Yes, it came with strap and we can even adjust high of the booster short to long. it's very good one.

OMG! That is the cutest thing I've seen all day!

Molly would love this. She thinks she should be up at the table with us too.

Gracie would love the booster seat, too. When she was little I would let her lay on my lap while we were at the table. She would just lay down and sleep there. But now that she is full grown I am concerned about her falling off my lap so I make her stay on the floor.
I think the booster seat is a great idea for a well behaved dog.:)