How do I teach my dog to stop coming towards me while I eat at the kitchen table?

How do I teach my dog to stop coming towards me when I eat start eating at the kitchen table? He starts jumping on my lap and while I'm sitting on the chair, it's weird!

It`s not weird, your dog`s totally untrained and has no manners. Teach him sit/stay, or down/stay, and if you can't do that, you can always crate him.

correct when the dog comes and give him or her a spot to be when you eat every time you eat have her or him sit there and soon he or she will just walk there without thinking cause he or she is so used to it

There's nothing even a little bit weird about that -- it's perfectly normal for an untrained dog to do exactly what you described.Ignore the dog until it gets close to the table then look it square in the eyes and use your hand or foot to block it from coming any closer. When it stops trying, then you go back to ignoring. You might have to do it over and over again before it stops trying, but once it learns that you don't want that and won't allow it, the dog will stop trying. You have to stay calm during this exercise -- if you are angry or frustrated or annoyed or nervous, the dog won't take you seriously. Speaking during this process won't help the dog learn it any faster, it might even be a distraction. Dogs don't understand spoken language anyway, but they are masters at reading human body language.If you want it to stay where it is, you have to train it to obey the "stay" command. That takes a little longer. Google it, there's plenty web resources on how to do that. dogstardaily.com describes a pretty good method.

Correct him when he does this. When he comes to you tell him no and send him to his kennel. It might hurt his feelings at first but eventually he will get the message to stop. Just continue this and give him a firm NO. Worked for me.

Make it easy on yourself. Let the dog out into your fenced yard before you get ready to eat.The behavior you have described is quite ordinary for dogs, not weird. It is just the dog's way of saying "Gimmee some! Gimmee some! I want some, too!"Once you (or a previous owner) start giving your dog little bits of whatever you are eating, you have set up a bad habit that is hard to break and is far easier to prevent (by letting the dog outside).Then you can sign up for some Positive Reinforcement type training classes and learn how to stop this kind of behavior along with teaching the dog to earn rewards through good and desirable behavior.

If necessary, tie her leash onto something to prevent it..

A dog is a pack animal and therefore follows the rules of the pack.Teach your dog boundaries.1) Your dog should sleep lower than humans.2) Your dog should be fed after the humans and not during or table scraps.3) Each human/pet should be above the dog's packing order and treat him the same way. This will only confuses the dog otherwises.4) Treat a dog as a pack animal and not a baby or human. They will respect you more and are actually more happiler in knowing their place in the pack, even at the bottom.You want to get your pet dog to the bottom of the pack, according to the dog this isn't disrespect and as soon as he knows his place in the pack, he'll be more happy, he'll follow the commands of people ahead of him in the pack, he'll work well with other pets including cats and other humans including babies/kids and know how to treat them differently with respect/care.If humans treat him differently or break/bend the rules for the dog, the dog comes confused of position, trys to fight for the top, challenges commands of those it believes is equal or less than it, etc.Use a simple short command when you want distance, I use 'away-a-go-a' as no one else would say it, it's strong, shows no emotion, and it's a pattern easy for a dog to clearly work out from other words/sayings. Say commands to a dog only once, never repeat or they learn they can ignore it. Inforce the command without emotions or force. A dog can easily pick up on emotions. Stand in front of him and walk towards him (using body/legs as a block), leading him backwards out of the area/room to the point you want. Repeat until he stays there. Another trick is no wave empty hands in front of him and say 'nothing', teaching him when he will get nothing from you. After your finished the meal, tell him he's good, and then fed him his own meal. The dog will learn quickly him/she should leave the room when your eatting and come back afterwards for a meal even without you telling him. This should be done for every member of the family.To a dogs point of view, this is more kind and understanding. A dog pack leader will always get the first meal then it follows down the pack to the others. A dog won't be smelling and begging for something it won't get and learns patiences is key to get rewarded. A dog will be more likely to eat and enjoy his own food without temptations.