Okay, our sweet 4 month old puppy is driving me NUTS!!! We have a bar hight sectional type dining room table and chairs... and Abby, our beloved Abby, keeps jumping up in the chair and eating whatever the boys leave on the table. I can't get her to stop! Every time she jumps up their she is scolded, but she p!sses EVERYWHERE!! Im like WTF!!! We don't hit her or anything, just tell her "No" with a firm tone. Its like I have to choose.. Let her jump on my table, or have to clean up p!ss all the time.. IM NOT A FAN OF EITHER!! 

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She knows "leave it" and "drop it" but she still tries. If we are watching her, she wont do it, but as soon as we turn our backs she is there. She is a dalmatian. 

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I would clean up immediately after the kids are done eating to help prevent the dog from being tempted. 

... its not working 

See thats just it Jacky.. I do but she does it alot WHILE there eating! 

howd u do that? lol That was when she was 6 wks old right when we got her 

When mine were pups, we tried not to tempt them too often. You have to for them to learn, but we just limited it.

One way was to keep food cleaned up immediately. Another was to teach the dog that they shouldn't be in the kitchen or dining room while it's eating time. I didn't use a gate or anything like a lot of people I know, but I did have to constantly get on them about staying out of the kitchen.... 

lower case img... you had upper case. 

Thanksgiving Day at my parents house





Left her for 10 minutes and this is what we came back inside to..

 

Yea, thats what he did with the upstairs. She now knows shes not allowed upstairs (cause she likes to chew on the boys toys). She just started climbing up on the table about 2 wks ago. Normally we crate her when the boys are eating cause she begs. We are trying to get away from having to crate her when ppl are eating but Im thinking its our only option. She is a fatty but she still tries to steal food. 

yea, I have to remind myself that she is in her "Terrible 2's" right now, lol 

Haha yea. When I brought her home she could fit inside my hoodie pocket... now I dont think even her head could fit in there! 

I agree with a crate during mealtimes or when you wont be in the room. When she goes in the crate, give her a little treat so it's not punishment. That is what I did with my puppy, and she was more than happy to go into the crate for naps on her own as well. 

Do you give the dog table food?

I never give mine table food. And maybe that was a reason it was easier for me? I dunno. 

awww but he's so cuuuuuute 

Make very good use of crates.

Siberian huskies are extremely stubborn dogs who like to test your authority every chance that they get. When I get a counter surfer (that's what it's called), I set them up for failure. I set something out (i.e. a piece of bread) and walk around the corner and when they jump up for it: I yell, stomp, make big arm movements... basically scare the mess out of them and let them know without a shadow of a doubt that if they EVER do that sht again, I will end their husky lives right there on the spot. Whether or not I actually would is not the point... It's the fact that I'm the alpha and when the alpha says "I will kill you if you EVER touch my counter again" they believe it.

Of course, training huskies is an extreme case. For your Dalmatian, I recommend sound aversion. Think, air horn. Set her up for failure, and blow it when she STARTS to jump up there. Crate her when you are not standing right there, air horn handy. DO NOT give her the opportunity to do it when you are not right there and ready. 

Also, the peeing is a submissive behavior. If she isn't learning the lesson, then she is taking your 'No' as not a punishment, but bullying.

Another note on puppies: If they hear the word 'No' enough, they start to ignore it. You need a different 'Negative'. Try a simple 'Uh uh!' or 'oops!'. 

Do you give the dog table food?

No, I dont give her table food. The only time she gets table food is if something gets dropped of spilt and she gets to it first before I can get something to clean it up.

She has no problem going to her crate. All we gotta say is "Abby, crate." and she goes right to her crate with her blankets, chew bones, and bazillion squeaky toys.

Iv tried the water bottle, where if she does something wrong you squirt her.. but that failed epically because she loved it!! She completely thought it was a game, lol. 

Iv tried the water bottle, where if she does something wrong you squirt her.. but that failed epically because she loved it!! She completely thought it was a game, lol.

Noise aversion works better. Like you said, too many dogs like water!

Also keep in mind that as a dog, and as you being the alpha, she will WANT to please you... the problem is she's not getting the message that to please you, she needs to NOT eat off of your table. 

We use a variety of "No's"

If she wants something she isnt sapose to have "leave it"

If she has something she isnt sapose to have "drop it"

If she tries to go upstairs "Abby, Down"

umm... idk.. its not a constant no. She listens really well. My only peeve is her starting to get on the table. Im gonna try the Noise thing and see how that goes. 

How about putting puppy in another room while you're feeding the wee ones? Or put her in her crate. 

Normally we crate her when the boys are eating cause she begs. We are trying to get away from having to crate her when ppl are eating but Im thinking its our only option. She is a fatty but she still tries to steal food.  

My thing is... don't set her up for failure. Why let her hang out when YOU KNOW she's going to try and get the food, you're gonna have to step in, yadda yadad. Just put her in the crate. Or set up a bed in the adjacent room and teach her to go to her bed on command. Don't let her in the kitchen/dining room while you're eating.

It sounds harsh, but.

We house trained our dog this way. She wasn't allowed out and about in the house unless she peed outside on command. If she went out, we gave her the command, she didn't pee, she comes in and goes to her crate. Now, we have a house-trained dog AND a dog who pees on command. ;-) 

She is housetrained, she just pee's out of submission. We have her bell trained. When she has to go potty, she goes to the back door, touches a little bell with her nose, and we go let her outside. 

and I wasnt setting her up for failure.. i was giving her the benefit of doubt.. lol, i just hate having her crated all the time 

I wasn't implying she wasn't house-trained. I was just emphasizing how using a crate can be helpful.

It's better to crate her for the 30-45 minutes you're eating and cleaning up after dinner than being upset with her because she either jumps on the table and snarfs up all the food or pees on the floor. Ya know?

Teach her the "OUT" command. Don't let her in the kitchen. Just body block her and say "OUT" while you back her out of the kitchen/dining room. Our dog's allowed in the kitchen/dining room until she starts begging or being overly interested. THen we tell her "OUT" and she'll find somehwere else to watch us from. ;-) 

Pennies in a can with a lid.

She does something wrong, shake it.

You can be anywhere in the house - if you hear her getting up on the table, shake the can.