very annoyed with my husband - he's training Kylie to harass him while eating

AngieW · 01-12-2013, 02:48 PM

Kylie wasn't bothering any of us while eating, but my husband LOVES to feed dogs from his plate. It took YEARS for me to get him to stop feeding most of his food to our golden. He finally stopped because she was getting very overweight due to all the food he kept giving her.

Now he encourages Kylie to harass him while eating by giving her little nibbles of his food while he's eating. Then he gets mad when she keep harassing him. So he gives her another nibble. And then he gets madder that she harasses him even more.

I really do wish my husband was as easy to train as Kylie is. It's very easy to just NOT feed your dog from your plate, but he seems to find it absolutely irresistible.

Rua · 01-12-2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AngieW

Kylie wasn't bothering any of us while eating, but my husband LOVES to feed dogs from his plate. It took YEARS for me to get him to stop feeding most of his food to our golden. He finally stopped because she was getting very overweight due to all the food he kept giving her.

Now he encourages Kylie to harass him while eating by giving her little nibbles of his food while he's eating. Then he gets mad when she keep harassing him. So he gives her another nibble. And then he gets madder that she harasses him even more.

I really do wish my husband was as easy to train as Kylie is. It's very easy to just NOT feed your dog from your plate, but he seems to find it absolutely irresistible.

Hmmm....I think you may have to put your husband in his crate during feeding time. haha!!!

msvette2u · 01-12-2013, 02:59 PM

Put the dog away in her crate.

sjackson310 · 01-12-2013, 03:28 PM

spray him with a squirt bottle.

Caitydid255 · 01-12-2013, 03:57 PM

When we visit my parents we lock the dogs on the screened in porch while we eat because my father loves feeding them from the table. If your husband doesn't want to cooperate remove the dog from the area.

**JakodaCD OA** · 01-12-2013, 04:31 PM

are you sure that isn't MY husband? LOL

Does the same thing, drives me NUTS, my dogs do not beg, but they sure will with him because he feeds them or saves them a "little",,then if he's not in the 'mood', he'll tell them NO go LAY DOWN

I'm like, "STOP FEEDING THEM and they wont sit there drooling all over the place"..Men don't get it

((

AngieW · 01-12-2013, 05:04 PM

I'd love to spray my husband with a squirt bottle.

I think I'll just have to put her in her crate every time he eats though. I don't want him encouraging her to jump on us for our food and if she is out while he is eating, he will encourage it.

wolfy dog · 01-12-2013, 06:28 PM

I would give him his plate with dog food on it and tell him to feed it form the table.... and offer his dinner in the dog bowl (make sure it is safe for Kyleigh to eat, in case she accesses it).
Good luck training your husband.

doggiedad · 01-12-2013, 06:40 PM

tell your husband not to feed the dog from the table.
train your dog to take the food when you're at the table
to it's bed or another room to eat it.

LifeofRiley · 01-12-2013, 06:53 PM

Hi,

I have to admit that I am the guilty party in our household

. However, I did train Riley to lay quietly near my chair for table scraps. So, he does not beg! He lays down near my chair and gets rewarded for that with a tasty treat every now and then... actually, probably a lot more than every now and then. I am not a big meat-eater so I am more than willing to share what I have

.

01-12-2013, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
AngieW Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 107	very annoyed with my husband - he's training Kylie to harass him while eating Kylie wasn't bothering any of us while eating, but my husband LOVES to feed dogs from his plate. It took YEARS for me to get him to stop feeding most of his food to our golden. He finally stopped because she was getting very overweight due to all the food he kept giving her. Now he encourages Kylie to harass him while eating by giving her little nibbles of his food while he's eating. Then he gets mad when she keep harassing him. So he gives her another nibble. And then he gets madder that she harasses him even more. I really do wish my husband was as easy to train as Kylie is. It's very easy to just NOT feed your dog from your plate, but he seems to find it absolutely irresistible.

01-12-2013, 03:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Caitydid255 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 604	When we visit my parents we lock the dogs on the screened in porch while we eat because my father loves feeding them from the table. If your husband doesn't want to cooperate remove the dog from the area. __________________ Freyja GSD- 6/21/10 Angus GSD-02/11/07 Bevin (princess kitty) 08/27/07 Porsche: kitty 7/2012 Teddy (collie)- 1990-09/13/2006 Franklin (collie) 1996-06/26/2006

01-12-2013, 04:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 17,573	are you sure that isn't MY husband? LOL Does the same thing, drives me NUTS, my dogs do not beg, but they sure will with him because he feeds them or saves them a "little",,then if he's not in the 'mood', he'll tell them NO go LAY DOWN I'm like, "STOP FEEDING THEM and they wont sit there drooling all over the place"..Men don't get it(( __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

01-12-2013, 06:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
wolfy dog Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,334	I would give him his plate with dog food on it and tell him to feed it form the table.... and offer his dinner in the dog bowl (make sure it is safe for Kyleigh to eat, in case she accesses it). Good luck training your husband. __________________ To know if you are doing things right, you should be willing to trade places with your dog. Last edited by wolfy dog; 01-12-2013 at 06:32 PM.

01-12-2013, 06:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 12,722	tell your husband not to feed the dog from the table. train your dog to take the food when you're at the table to it's bed or another room to eat it. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

01-12-2013, 02:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
msvette2u Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 11,005	Put the dog away in her crate.

01-12-2013, 03:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
sjackson310 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 94	spray him with a squirt bottle.

01-12-2013, 05:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
AngieW Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 107	I'd love to spray my husband with a squirt bottle. I think I'll just have to put her in her crate every time he eats though. I don't want him encouraging her to jump on us for our food and if she is out while he is eating, he will encourage it.

01-12-2013, 06:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
LifeofRiley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 471	Hi, I have to admit that I am the guilty party in our household . However, I did train Riley to lay quietly near my chair for table scraps. So, he does not beg! He lays down near my chair and gets rewarded for that with a tasty treat every now and then... actually, probably a lot more than every now and then. I am not a big meat-eater so I am more than willing to share what I have . Last edited by LifeofRiley; 01-12-2013 at 06:56 PM.

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