Interrupt meal time!

It's day three of our 5 days of tips about "is your dog in your face for his grub".

Now we're suggesting that you should take your pup's dinner away several times during feeding (but only for a minute or two!).

In the middle of your pup's meal, gently take the bowl of food away. Put it somewhere safe, walk away and pretend like nothing happened! After a minute or two, put it back and let your dog carry on. What you need to do as an owner is make sure your dog understands that you control all the resources in the house (food is an easy one to identify).  Repeating this action reinforces nature’s perspective that one animal is in charge in this pack.  This exercise will help make your dog easy going about meal time.  It’s also a good trick if your dog inhales his food!