It is a point of pride with me that it is possible to eat dinner around my dogs without being unnecessarily bothered. Yes, I feed them off the plate but only after we are all done and they wait their turn. Even off of one plate, Duck gets hers first and then Holly and then Buddy.
My dogs are not perfect. Holly, in particular, loves to counter surf, garbage dive, etc. However, if she or either of the other dogs looks at a food item, all I have to do is say, "Not yours". That's the phrase that pays at my house. It works for everything I want them to leave alone.
Buddy just turned 1 on the 16th and, by Jove, I think he's got it!
I feel like a cross between Henry Higgins and Dr. Doolittle. Maybe I'm just Rex Harrison!
