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Shaz82

Shaz82

Location
Essex, U.K.
Great, I want to hear how other dogs behave in pubs because at the moment Maisy will only sit still for a few minutes, unless we are eating and then she is gazing up at us from below our plates. So basically the length of time it takes to prepare lunch needs to be speeded up!!
I look forward to how you got on.
 
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MaccieD

Work on a 'settle' @Shaz82 and practice in different places. It does get better ?. I always have a chew for Juno with me as well so when our lunch arrives, she gets hers. I also have her travel water bowl and a bottle of water for if we're in a pub garden so we don't have to hunt for a drink of quite often less than clean fresh water.
 
Shaz82

Shaz82

Location
Essex, U.K.
MaccieD said:
Work on a 'settle' @Shaz82 and practice in different places. It does get better ?. I always have a chew for Juno with me as well so when our lunch arrives, she gets hers. I also have her travel water bowl and a bottle of water for if we're in a pub garden so we don't have to hunt for a drink of quite often less than clean fresh water.
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Thanks, we do 'wait' frequently when out, I sit down and we 'wait' for a bit which she is really good at - also in lifts, outside shops etc. Problem is the length of time we are in a pub is longer so I am trying to 'wait' for longer and it is getting better, especially as she gets older. She often waits of her own accord now, sitting down for no reason other than that I am looking in a shop window or talking to someone. Pubs are full of new exciting things though, other dogs too sometimes and Maisy likes to have a good sniff around when we go somewhere new so there's that too.

Isn't it annoying though when people come up and want to touch your dog when she has just settled down? It was worse when she was a cutesy puppy, people just won't leave you alone .. aarggghhh!
 
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MaccieD

Personally I wouldn't use 'wait' in a scenario which is more than a few minutes i.e looking in shop window, having a chat with a neighbour in passing etc. but very much when you are walking from A to B. For something like lunch in a pub, or coffee and cake I want something longer lasting hence the use of a trained 'settle'. The 'settle' also helps around other dogs in pubs as it means lay there and relax/chill out.
On our last lunchtime outing with my daughter as we walking towards our table an elderly lady reached towards me (bit scary as I wasn't expecting it) and asked very politely if she could say hello to my dog. Now Juno is always happy to say hello to people so I said yes of course and asked Juno to sit in front of the lady. Juno was fussed and petted and managed to get a couple of sneaky little licks in, which made the lady laugh. We said goodbye and walked to the table feeling proud of my girl and the few minutes of happiness she had brought to someone's day.
 
Shaz82

Shaz82

Location
Essex, U.K.
Boogie said:
It would be the train bit that, I imagine, would freak Tatze out :unsure:

In order for them not to be interested when you are eating you need to never ever ever feed them anything when you are eating.

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Ha, ha, ha, ha, that was all part of my training plan! But live with an OH like mine who feeds her the last bits of his meal from the table, it is an absolute nightmare, yes we have argued, and argued and frankly if he gave me that ultimatum I would have chosen 'the dog', my life would be so much easier. But, it means that when we are out for a meal with Maisy, she is quiet as a mouse under the table waiting for that last bit, so that's fine by me. I know that's bad, but it works and I can live with it, she doesn't beg off me or anyone else, just him.

But lunch must be over now, where's edzbird?
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
Shaz82 said:
Ha, ha, ha, ha, that was all part of my training plan! But live with an OH like mine who feeds her the last bits of his meal from the table, it is an absolute nightmare, yes we have argued, and argued and frankly if he gave me that ultimatum I would have chosen 'the dog', my life would be so much easier.
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You know what? My dogs have never been fed from our plates, but they're opportunistic and sit and will sit and watch us eat if we allow it. I'm totally lazy with "pet" behaviours in general; I find them pretty boring to train so I don't bother. Could I teach them not to sit there? That dinner time was a cue to leave us alone? Yes, of course. But I just can't be arsed :D

What I do have is a "place" cue so if we have company or I'm not in the mood, I pop them on their boundaries and we eat in peace. It's a conflicting behaviour that I can use for management purposes, but most of the time, I'm just not that bothered about having my dogs gazing at me with utter devotion, even if it is directed entirely towards the cheese on toast disappearing down my throat.
 
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MaccieD

I'm like you @snowbunny. I've never particularly trained Juno for our mealtimes, just worked with what was offered from our very first meal with her home with us. She went under the table and curled up on my feet ?. Mealtimes she pretty much is under the table, or along the side of my chair. Her head pops up when the sound of knives and forks ends in the hope that there may be a little tidbit for her ?. If asked she'll go in her bed but we rarely ask for that.
 
edzbird

edzbird

Location
Isle of Man
Well Coco was fantastic!. The train was busy, I'd hoped to get a compartment to ourselves, but no. We shared with 2 young men. They are small compartments with 2 seats of 4 facing each other. Coco was fine, but he did stare at them a bit. It was only one stop, <5 minutes.

Walking from the station he espied one cat, but I had his double ended lead in both hands like reins - we've seen cats here before so I was ready.

The pub was empty so just me & Coco. We ordered at the bar then sat down in the window. The barman brought cutlery and fussed Coco, he was a doggy man. He offered us water, but I declined. Food arrived, and Coco sat and watched, he never pesters. OK I fed him a sweet potato fry or 2, so he also drooled. Then a bit of bacon fell out of my BLT so I fed him that too. Toward the end of my sarnie I'd had enough bacon, so he got the rest of it. It is surprising he's not a pest at mealtimes, as he does get fed from our plates embarrassingly often. I mopped up the drool with my serviette - I'd meant to bring wipes but forgot..

I'd ordered a J20 Spritz, but the barman obviously hasn't heard of the new drink and mixed me a pint of J20 & soda - which was very nice I have to say, but it took ages to drink. Once the food had finished Coco settled on the floor while I finished my drink. He got up again when the barman came to clear the plate away. He got fussed again. I can see he could be a bit of a nuisance in a more crowded pub.

We had a slow, leisurely walk home, it's just over a mile and a quarter and we took about 40 minutes.

OH refuses to take Coco to eat anything more than coffee 'n' cake, saying "he's a liability". Well I beg to differ.
 
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JES72

JES72

Location
SW London UK
We were strict with a no human food policy when Homer was a pup. When we took him down to the rowing club it was a bit difficult to enforce so the rule became that he was allowed anything that "fell" on the floor. Funny how he soon learnt who to sit next to ;). Not me, we have a friend who loves him and is one of the few who I'd trust taking him for a walk if necessary so it's fine with me that they build a little bond.

Our rule slowly relaxed to last nights scraps kept to be included as part of his dinner. This depends on what we have for dinner and what's left over so only about once a week. More recently I've been naughty :eek: and been giving him the last corner of my toast but he waits patiently for it.

If we're in a pub I'm so please he's settled and not pulling out to go home that he gets a steady stream of treats and tidbits but all onto the floor under his nose.
 
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