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    Quote Originally Posted by Lauranj View Post
    I do agree with xracer above. I believe that if something is left on the counter the dog should Know that it is forbidden. That they are not to touch it or put paws on or near my counter. I have to say my kids leave snacks on the coffee table and our dog ignores it, she may stare at it from across the room willing it to fall to her but she doesn't take it. I would set the counter up with some yummy things and then be ready to correct the dog.
    Lauranj is correct. The only way to correct this is to get them to do it. Set them up for failure - like I've said in other posts...you can't always set your dog up to succeed, sometimes you need them to fail to teach them a lesson. In this case - you need the dog to jump up so you can readily correct it. You don't want to use food or any type of positive reinforcement with this kind of correction. Food and praise will just confuse the dog.

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