What procedure did you use to stop your dog from begging at the table by ensuring no one ever feeds the dog table scraps?

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The procedure used is extinction. This involves withholding the reinforcement (in this case, table scraps) that maintains the unwanted behavior (begging). By ensuring that no one ever feeds the dog table scraps, the reinforcement for begging is eliminated, and over time the behavior should extinguish. Punishment or shaping would not be appropriate in this situation, and reinforcement could actually worsen the behavior.

What Procedure Did You Use to Stop Your Dog from Begging