the little fecker is on the table again

[Back Stabbath 1]

Set yourself up to succeed - my motto

 

I have a scrounging stealing lurcher, 2 Patts and 2 cats (one who was feral and goes through bin bags even at Xmas with paper in it in case we left a rogue lamb chop).

 

So that is the situation and there is no way on God's earth they eat my food.

 

1. If I am leaving food out, I hide it. In a cold unused oven (if it is cold meat), back in the fridge, or with a lid on.

2. All the chairs are up against the table so there is no way to jump onto a chair and onto the table, though cats can leap from the ground.

3. If I am laying the table, then I don't put the food down until everyone is in the kitching/dining area.

 

There is no way I would leave unattended food out on a surface - it is not fair on any animal to expect them to learn. Cats refuse (well they know but don't care), and lurchers were trained just for that, I understood. I was told that, as drovers' dogs, they were expected to find "something" for the pot at mealtimes in days gone past (could be wrong there). But dogs will be dogs and yes, some do learn but tbh, I don't trust any of mine at all but I am not stupid enough to put them in the situation where they can steal. It just doesn't happen. If it takes an extra 5 minutes, putting it back in the oven, or in the fridge or whatever, then I do it. I hate being cross with my dogs because of my own laziness to set everyone up to succeed.

 

One thing though, the dogs eat after me. They do not scrounge around the table and they are never fed from the table by anyone. A heinous crime in our house.

 

Good luck. Maybe you need to look at your situation and change it to suit the scavengers you have decided to surround yourself with.

 

Cheers

Pignut

 

 

Spot on answer.

No way should there be food or anything that the dog can steal left in the room. Some dogs will never learn, so you have to change your patterns. My dog stays in the kitchen, and there has to be chairs all around the worktops and the table cleared because he steals and destroys everything he can get.

 

If in doubt mate, throw the dog out the back while your not there, don't give the little bugger any opportunity.

 

 

Good luck!

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

well basically i just found the little bugger on the kitchen table again, i had just put the tea out and so i poped upstairs for litrally 3 minutes, came back in the kitchen, terrier on table and no more tea (that was four peoples worth of tea shes munched on)

 

anyway she does this over and over and over and i catch her every time and i pick her up hoy her in her cage and give her a hyding for it but she just does it again

 

any ideas?

 

(and i aint buying one of them electric collars as they cost and arm and a leg)

 

Eat her food when its put out, see how she likes it! lol.

[blaev 1]

Our lab used to get his knob out and chew it :sick: tried all sorts until one day hit upon the idea of sprinkling cayenne pepper on the offending member. Never did it again

[Pignut 4]

Our lab used to get his knob out and chew it :sick: tried all sorts until one day hit upon the idea of sprinkling cayenne pepper on the offending member. Never did it again

 

Thinks: I wonder if that would work with men?

[threbb 0]

next time you see it on the table take it to the vet and av it put to sleep.It worked for me.

[Guest chook]

No matter how much you beat the crap out of a dog it never teaches them anything - except to be scared of you,

easer just beating yourself up,

 

there are three ways you can do this, teach a strong leave,

remote spray collar, the spray collar would take less time,

or never put your dog in the situation of pinching food.

[ulverston moocher 60]

I have same problem with long arsed lurchers and two staffs tabasco works for me but now one of lurchers got a taste for it you could allways try peanut butter as well clag its gob up for a while.