1. Prevention
Don’t leave yummy items unattended and risk your dog self-rewarding herself!
2. Don’t wait until your dog is actually on the counter! As you see him approach, tell him NO firmly while he is still thinking about it. Be willing to follow up immediately with your body moving toward him with stern look. Wait until he obviously obeys by laying down, walking away, etc. then quietly praise his choice. Catch the good choices! Anytime you see him walk past the counter without jumping, praise him.
3. Off Command
Teach your dog the Off command and practice with yummy items on tables, chairs, counters, etc.
4. Make a Yuck, lemon juice, or lime juice sandwich and leave it near the edge of the table. Hopefully your dog will find it yucky! You should test it first by allowing him to lick the product off your hand and making sure he hates it.
5. Put upside down self-sticky shelf liner on the counter’s edge (so you can still cook!) with the stick side up. Be sure you are supervising in case your dog actually thinks the sticky on his paws is very cool. Thank you to SPCA Dog Trainer Molly Stone for that idea.
 6. Take six empty soda pop cans and string them together. Place a couple of small pebbles or two pennies in each. Place a yummy bait at the end of the string. Your dog gets the bait and all cans come crashing down! Immediately go get the cans up before your dog sees what’s up and chooses to play with the cans.
DO NOT do this one with a sensitive dog! S/he will never enter your kitchen again!
7. X-Mat. A plastic mat with raised plastic nubs on it. (http://www.jbpet.com)
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