Quick Answer: Begging was almost certainly trained — a dog who has received food from the table at least once knows persistence can work. The fix: teach 'place,' give a frozen lick mat on their place mat during every meal, and zero feeding from the table from every person. This works in 5-7 meals when applied consistently.
Why Every Person Must Hold the Rule
One family member feeding from the table while others don't creates intermittent reinforcement — the most powerful behavioral schedule. The dog approaches every person because sometimes it works with one of them. Everyone holds the same rule or the training fails.
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