You can also help your dog learn to stop pestering you and entertain himself by giving him a hollow toy stuffed with food after he goes to settle down. Don’t leap up and give him a chew toy the instant that he comes over to beg. That’s just teaching him that begging is even more productive than he thought. Rather, say “Enough” when he scratches at your leg (or whatever his version of making demands is) and body-block him away. Once he lies down and settles himself, get up (stay quiet, no need to talk) and give him the toy stuffed with treats that you efficiently have stored in the kitchen for
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