Counter Surfing

Counter surfing is 100% natural for a dog; and 100% frustrating for that dog's human! In this episode, we start with the traditional approaches to this challenge, offering our takes on the classic management and training ideas that work best. But be sure to stay for the second half, when we dive into a much more satisfying and long-lasting way to deal with an incorrigible counter surfer: provide "legal" foraging activities. Rather than forbidding the fundamental canine desire to forage for food, encourage it. There are lots of fun and easy ways to give dogs everyday chances to find their own food. Do that enough, and you'll find those counters lose their allure.