How to make dad stop feeding table scraps to puppy?

Rachel

My 18 Westie puppy is the love of my life. He means the world with me, and I love him more than anybody else I know. He has been constantly eating table scraps from my dad. Because of him, he's learned to beg. My dad are big on spices on their food and when they give it to Skipper (my dog), it kills me because I know they're not good for his diet! I currently feed him Wellness puppy food and treats and plan on a raw diet when he's 1 year old. About once a week I put a smear of cream cheese or peanut butter inside his Kong and I give him ice cubes or occasionally apples between meals, but I never give him beef bologna (with corn syrup) and teddy grahams! My dad always gives him steak (the fatty part) and eggs and chicken at the table, and now he's learned how to beg. One time my dad was eating and he kicked Skipper for not leaving him alone! I was so mad, I didn't talk to him for 2 days. It's your fault he was bugging you! He even tried to convince me it was okay because 'back in the day, we gave our dogs only table scraps and they were fine'. I'm sorry, Dad, but it's not the 60's anymore! I don't want my dog to turn out with bad behaviors and he already has one!
I've told him not to give him anything, but he won't listen. He was giving him freaking teddy grahams last night! The only option I have left is to put him in his crate during dinner time. I keep on explaining it and explaining it to him, but he never listens.

Food other than dog food should make up only 10% of a dog's diet. Because of my dad, it's ending up closer to 30% and it kills me inside.

I also think all of this human food is giving him terrible gas, which I hope to stop.

I think one of the reasons I'm so strong about his health is because I'm a vegetarian, I don't want the higher risks of cancers and diseases with eating meat, while eating all of these artificial things (Teddy Grahams, ect.) for Skip will be bad for his health.
uhavegot2bekiddingme: Like I have stated before, he is my dog. He sleeps up on my bed, I feed him, I take him outside every hour and scoops his stool. And it's obvious that you have never formed a close bond with a dog if you think I have 'serious issues'. I care deeply about him and I only want the best for him.
I do know that vegetarian diets for dogs are unacceptable. I personally am a vegetarian, but I would never put my dog on that kind of diet. It would not be nutritionally balanced for him.

Answer
You and I are in the same boat.

I have two car chasing dogs that cannot be trained out of chasing cars- only managed. The problem? My parents, despite their insistence on keeping one of these dogs when I leave the house, refuse to manage the problem and allow the dogs to do whatever they want to do.

Frustrating, isn't it?

Your best bet is to bring your father along to training class or bring the trainer to your home to talk to your father. Have the trainer tell your father that feeding table scraps is not a good habit to teach a dog and that he is creating more problems than solving them.

Kicking the dog is unacceptable. The trainer should address this as well.

Crating the dog during dinner works as well. You could also teach the dog to lay down on his bed (preferably in another room) while you are eating. If the dog gets up, put him back on the bed. This might take about a week for the dog to understand, but if you reward him for his stay after dinner he should learn quickly enough. You might even offer to allow your father to save up any easily digested table scraps (like meat or bread) and give them to your dog after you have finished eating dinner.

There are compromises. Unfortunately, there is no quick-fix. If there were, I wouldn't be looking forward to moving out so much!

As for meat giving your dog cancer- Wellness food is full of meat- and that is a good thing. Dogs are carnivores and can not thrive on a vegetarian diet.

Crate training a dog?

Elle

The way we work is that any dogs we have had have the run of the whole house. Currently we have a dog who has the run of the whole house, but she is a little lap dog and sleeps all day.
There are lots of unwaned puppy litters in our area and we want to buy a cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppy. It would be during the schools 6 week holidays so we would have time to train her. But when the holidays are over she will be left alone for 8 hours, along with my other dog.
I know a dog shouldn't be left in a crate for 8 hours so I was thinking, for 4 hours, she could have the whole house with my other dog, then we will have someone come in and put her in a crate for the remaining four hours. We fear, if we leave her in the house for longer than 4 hours she may become destructive so thought this may be a good idea? She would have lots of toys in the crate and when she has the run of the house she will also have access to our garden (Which is enclosed and impossible for anything to gte in/her to get out).
How big would the crate need to be?
Does this sound ok or could you devise me another plan.
Please don't say leave her in one room because the only rooms in our house with doors are the bedrooms and bathroom and we wouldn't want to leave her in one of those. The doors to all the bedrooms will be closed.

ALso, don't say not to get a dog because there are so many unwanted puppies in our area and if no one buys them soon I can guarentee they will be abandoned!
I will not crate a dog for the whole 8 hours and the prices of dog walkers near us are ridiculous and my pocket money does not cover no where near enough for a dog walker every day. All we can do is have a family member check on them once or maybe twice during the day but they would not be willing to walk it (well they would on some occasions, maybe once a fortnight or something).
We would only start putting the dog in a crate when she has been house trained etc
I have read the replies, but none helped, so I asked it again hoping for better replies. And also, I have edited it this time so people understand better rather than confusing them with loads of additional details
The dog will have access to our back yard all day, our back yard is fully enclosed and it is absolutely impossible for the dog to get out or anything else to get in

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I didn't read the whole thing but heres some info on crates. It needs to be big enough for the dog to turn around comfortably. I have a shitzu like dog and her crate is about two feet wide by four feet long. Lots of room with lots of blankets so they can make a home. Also, include a water dish and some dry food. As far as training. Just put them in whenever you leave. Lead them through the door with a treat or a chew toy and say "get in your crate" or something like that. Eventually, they will just go on their own when you get up to leave. Your time table looked good. Dogs will not go to the bathroom in what they consider a sleeping area. So 4-8 hours in a crate is more than enough. Also, think about going for long walks before and or after they have been crated. This will help them get the exercise they miss out on by being locked up. And don't give up. They will whine and cry at first but it's worth having a well trained dog in the end.

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