Teach your dog ‘leave it’ to break the habit of table surfing. However, train your dog as the need arises, don’t force the situations on your dog. Instead, wait for those trainable moments to happen. Dogs generally table surf when you’re not looking. To break the habit, start by placing the food on the edge of the table. Move to a place where the dog can’t see you, but you can see him. As soon as the dog goes for the food, clap your hands and say ‘No’ or ‘Leave It’. When he leaves it, praise him, but don’t give him the food that’s on the table as he has to learn to wait for it. Continue with training and correct the dog when he tries to go for the food. Be consistent with your dog and always follow through on the correction. Let the dog learn that he’ll not be rewarded for table surfing.
