Imagine sitting down to eat you meal, and just as you sit down your dog starts whining and won’t give up till you give him some food. Not the most pleasant way to finish your day I wouldn’t suspect. Whining dogs can be very irritating and annoying.

If you have a whining dog, you need to teach it that this type behaviour is unacceptable. It will only get worse if left untreated.

Teaching a dog to stop begging and whining is an up hill battle. The problem is that whether you know it or not, you have taught your dog to behave in that way. By giving in at times in the past when you dog has begged, you have shown your dog that begging gets results. In order to correct this behavior you will need to apply some strategic training strategies.

The first step in training you dog that whining is not acceptable is to remove your dog from your presence. During meal time put your dog outside or in some other room where you remain out of sight. This will begin to teach your dog that he is not involved in the dining process.

To start with your dog will probably resent being excluded from the dining area – especially is he is well used to it. In this case he may bark or whine from the place you have left him, that’s fine. Don’t give into the whining, just ignore it and under no circumstances give in to the begging.

Should you give him anything from the table you will have to start from scratch with his training.

Alternatively, you might like to try giving you dog his food at the same time you eat yours. This will in most cases provide enough distraction for your dog to stop the whining and begging and will also allow him to feel like a part of the family. If you don’t want him to eat at the same time, stick to the isolation method mentioned above.

The key thing to remember when training your dog not to beg is that under no circumstances should your dog be allowed to eat from your table. If you have children, make sure they understand this. Any time you give in to the begging just reinforces that the whining is effective. Never give in to the begging.