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Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/6/2008 7:59:16 PM
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TorchHeart
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My one-year-old son, Bryce, has developed an annoying habbit: he likes to watch my golden retriever eat, and thus feeds him food from off of his plate. He gets a kick out of watching Caesar eat, and laughs when the dog egerly laps up whatever hits the floor, but its starting to cause problems because Bryce would sooner feed Caesar than eat himself, sometimes.
We've tried not having the dog inside when we're eating and only giving him small portions at a time, but this doesn't seem to matter. Bryce will still chuck his food on the floor and expect the dog to be there and dine with him. Does anyone have any suggestions for breaking this habbit?
(NOTE: The dog obviously doesn't mind, so if nobody has any suggestions, he'll be thrilled.)
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/6/2008 8:06:33 PM
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manda59
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The only solution is to keep the dog out of the room. Bryce will soon learn that throwing his food on the floor doesn't achieve the desired result, and stop.
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/7/2008 10:23:50 AM
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I agree with the others. remove the dog while he is eating. After he is done eating, make him pick up his food from the floor and put it in the garbage. That removes the enjoyment factor. If he learns to associate throwing his food on the floor with picking up instead of feeding the dog, then it won't be fun anymore. Be consistent. It takes time to develop new habits.
Also, have special treats in a special place that he can feed the dog at a time other than around meal time. Be sure to tell him that they are special doggie treats so he doesn't get it confused with people food.
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/9/2008 1:28:04 PM
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TorchHeart
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My wife is trying that with me, now (giving me chocolate chips), to get me to mow the lawn, fix certain things around the house, and remain potty trained.
I've told her to switch to beer, and she might have better luck. So far, no changes, and I'm starting to regress in the potty training area. 
Being serious for a minute, we've tried putting Caesar outside when he eats, and thus far it hasn't helped much. Does this take a little while?
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/9/2008 1:32:05 PM
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When you say the child is one, how many months is he? 'Cause there's a whopping big difference between 12 and 23 months.
I'm sure you've scolded him, told him no.
If it continues after several days you could try a slap to the hand that threw the food or removing his food altogether (although letting him go hungry would be an absolute last resort for only a more mature child).
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/9/2008 1:35:10 PM
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Being serious for a minute, we've tried putting Caesar outside when he eats, and thus far it hasn't helped much. Does this take a little while?
Yes, it will take a while. You will most likely have to implement some kind of discipline as well.
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/9/2008 1:40:05 PM
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TorchHeart
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When you say the child is one, how many months is he? 'Cause there's a whopping big difference between 12 and 23 months.
He's 1 year and 2 months (sorry, the whole x-number-of-months bit bothers me). Scolding him obviously isn't going to do much at that age.
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/9/2008 1:46:15 PM
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Sideways
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At 14 months? Scolding will do a lot! Keep it simple of course. A very firm and loud NO!!
I was using NO! way before my son turned a year old. Your son understand a lot more then you might believe, and he will definitely understand when he's done something bad, provided you comunicate that to him.
Even a slap isn't as horrible as it sounds. I'm not saying you should leave bruises, but a light strike to the hand, combined with NO!!, will get his attention for sure that he shouldn't be doing what he's doing. Be very consistent though, even a single corn kernel flung to the floor should get the same exact response.
At that age, you could even take away the plate for a minute or two, then give it back. Rinse and repeat as many times as required. But he is probably more then able to understand you at this point.
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/9/2008 1:48:07 PM
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TorchHeart
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what isn't working about it?
He still throws food on the floor thinking the puppy is going to lap it up for him. He must just have to learn that the puppy isn't there.
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You will most likely have to implement some kind of discipline as well.
There aren't many ways to effectively discipline a kid who's not even 1 1/2 yet, are ther?
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RE: Feedin' the doggie - Help me make it stop, please. - 9/9/2008 1:49:47 PM
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Sideways
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ORIGINAL: TorchHeart
There aren't many ways to effectively discipline a kid who's not even 1 1/2 yet, are ther?
Effective discipline starts before 12 months, so please, please don't wait until he's a toddler.
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