<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662149677457915119</id><updated>2011-07-07T22:54:15.140-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dog Training Tips</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dogtrainingclass.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3662149677457915119/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dogtrainingclass.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Goldy419</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11486989618545317894</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mWlBVaAZE4M/StU97NfyRzI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Hfk-Is1LnoI/S220/puppy+sleeping.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662149677457915119.post-7899956824776556386</id><published>2009-10-13T16:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T17:47:48.928-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dog Stealing Food From Counter</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mWlBVaAZE4M/StUfoguihRI/AAAAAAAAAAU/fmCpEJhf_Mg/s1600-h/Dog+Counter+Surfing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mWlBVaAZE4M/StUfoguihRI/AAAAAAAAAAU/fmCpEJhf_Mg/s320/Dog+Counter+Surfing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392250909686400274" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;Dog stealing food?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt; Dog Stealing Food&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dogclassonline.com/problem-behaviors/dog-stealing-from-countertop.html"&gt;Dog stealing food&lt;/a&gt; or Dog Counter Surfing as it is commonly called, in itself, is very desirable for the dog.  Dogs are opportunists and many will try anything once.  The dog uses his nose to detect food, something good up above and chooses to put his feet up to inquire closer.  When he finds that the yummy aroma is coming from food that is within reach, he takes it.  One chump alone isn’t enough so, the dog goes back for more and begins to eat his fill.  If we comprehend that dogs do what is rewarding, then we can understand how a dog will persist to steal food until it is no longer giving him pleasure.  The fear lies in the fact that he may eat something that can kill him or, if the actions continues, the parent may get frustrated and decide to give up of the dog to a shelter.  Either situation is far less than what we want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Dog Stealing Food Tips&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to stop dog from stealing food?&lt;br /&gt;Set a trap for the dog Make sure to do this while you are home so you catch them.  You will need to make a few coin cans (empty pop cans with some of nickels or stones inside and the top taped off to create a loud rattle).  Put      some good, safe, food out on the table to lure your dog.   Put the      food near to the lip of the counter and attach a 2 to 3 coin cans to the      food and put these to the back of the countertop where your dog won’t      detect them right away.  When your dog puts his paws up and &lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:13.5pt;"  &gt;steals the food      off of the counter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:13.5pt;"  &gt;, the coin cans will come crashing down around your      dog.  This is your time to come in the room and take the food the dog      attempted to take before your dog goes back in to eat what is left on the      ground.  Your dog will not still be in the room and will be startled      by what just happened, if all goes well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:13.5pt;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.squidoo.com/foodstealingdog"&gt;Dog Counter Surfing&lt;/a&gt; can be cured in just a few good training sessions.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Good luck and enjoy your Turkey Dinner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3662149677457915119-7899956824776556386?l=dogtrainingclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dogtrainingclass.blogspot.com/feeds/7899956824776556386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://dogtrainingclass.blogspot.com/2009/10/dog-stealing-food-from-counter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3662149677457915119/posts/default/7899956824776556386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3662149677457915119/posts/default/7899956824776556386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dogtrainingclass.blogspot.com/2009/10/dog-stealing-food-from-counter.html' title='Dog Stealing Food From Counter'/><author><name>Goldy419</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11486989618545317894</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mWlBVaAZE4M/StU97NfyRzI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Hfk-Is1LnoI/S220/puppy+sleeping.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mWlBVaAZE4M/StUfoguihRI/AAAAAAAAAAU/fmCpEJhf_Mg/s72-c/Dog+Counter+Surfing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
