On the subject of begging--one day, Malone was begging and begging while I was making a sandwich one day. He was jumping up at the table, so I decided to offer him some mustard, to see if that would make him think twice before jumping up again. And he LOVED it!! He licked it all down, and then asked for more. So that taught me that I have to find another way to teach him to not jump at the table.