Your New Puppy: Dog Training and Dog Behavior Lessons to Help You Turn Your New Puppy into a Well-Behaved Dog

Your New Puppy: Dog Training and Behavior Lessons to Help You Turn Your New Puppy into a Well Behaved Dog

Author: Debbie Cilento: Dog Trainer Dog Behavior Consultant Owner of Playtime Paws Belly Rub Specialist

Your host, Debbie, is a positive trainer with a passion for dogs, their behavior and helping you create a well behaved dog. This is a dog training and behavior podcast that with help you and your new puppy build good healthy habits right from the start. It will also help you understand your dogs behavior and build a strong, fulfilling, and fun relationship for years to come.
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YNP #107: Stop Dinnertime Chaos
Episode 107
Wednesday, 14 January, 2026

Dinner should be a chance to relax, not a nightly negotiation with your dog. In this episode of Your New Puppies Podcast, I’m breaking down one of the most common struggles I see with puppies and adult dogs: dogs begging, barking, or demanding attention while their humans are trying to eat. It does make sense that this happens. Besides the obvious food, everyone is gathered together, and there tends to be a lot of movement and chaos. Your dog just wants in. The good news is you don’t need to teach new cues, run training drills, or micromanage every meal to fix this. This is a perfect example of how we can train without training by using consistency, structure, and a predictable routine. In this episode, I talk about: Why dinner time is such a challenging moment for dogs Why attention (even negative attention) keeps the behavior going How to give your dog something better to do before begging starts When and how to remove access to the table altogether How to build a predictable dinner routine These are things you can start doing today. It may not be perfect immediately, but with consistency, most families see improvement within a week. Enjoying this podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you listen. This helps other puppy parents find it. Other resources mentioned and related to this episode: Your New Puppy’s Podcast: YNP #018: Ditch the Bowl and Make Mealtime an Event Your New Puppy’s Podcast: YNP #025: Is Human Food Good for Dogs? Your New Puppy’s Podcast: YNP #084: My Favorite DIY Puzzle Feeders YOUR Perfect Puppy: If you’re looking for ongoing guidance with situations like this, this episode is also a great example of the kind of real-life problem-solving we do inside YOUR Perfect Puppy, where I help you turn everyday chaos into manageable routines that work for your household.