That's a truly retarded thing to do. You know damn well that you're not going to give your dog any of your food and that the dog will beg, yet you set out his food while you are eating, knowing he won't touch his. Then you take his food away, starving him. Wow, you sure make me proud, wolfsoul. You took his food away! You shouldn't own any animals. I feel bad for them all.

It is my fault you completely snapped at me, because I didn't explain in fully.

Most people eat three meals a day. You try it at breakfast, you try it at lunch, and again at dinner. If it doesn't work, you FEED the dog, not STARVE it, you feed it, and repeat the process again and again until it learns that it's not getting any food from you, but it's food will be set out for it to eat. It will learn to eat the food that is it's own.

I've been lucky enough to chat with professional trainerabout this tactic, and it's one that she recommends. I've also read it in a book at the library, if you don't believe me, I'll get the name tomorrow.

You know damn well that you're not going to give your dog any of your food and that the dog will beg, yet you set out his food while you are eating, knowing he won't touch his
And when you teach a puppy to come, do you not call it, knowing that it won't come? A dog has to learn what to do before you can expect something of it, and it needs to know what to expect of itself, and the consequences.

You took his food away!
um, what? I don't own a "him" and I've never trained my dogs using this tactic.

I would very much appreciate it if you wouldn't continue to swear at me, make strong assumations, make irrelevant comments,deliberatly try to hurt me (which won't be happening any time soon ) and I would also be pleased if you would stop snapping at me before you asked and knew what I was talking about. It was my fault I didn't explain it, I apoligize, but all you could have done was simply asked.

Wow, you sure make me proud, wolfsoul
That's too bad, because obviously someone needs some pride sucked out of her already.

Please, if you reply, don't try to argue with me. Also think back to what happened last time