[mreid]

Crate training is your best solution. I had a husky who was a great dog, but couldn't be trusted around food or an escape to the outside.

One thanksgiving, there were eight of us and we had a real feast. I always made sure the dog ate when we ate so he felt like he was eating with his pack. We were too full for desert, but my wife made a beautiful over stuffed apple pie. The thing had to be twice the size of a normal pie. We took a break before dessert and sat in the family room digesting, leaving the pie in the middle of the dining room table.

You guessed it. Old Ringo jumped onto the table and helped himself! He came into the family room and plopped on the floor on his side, so fat that his upside legs couldn't touch the floor. I looked at him, then remembered the pie. I went into the dining room and there was the pie tin with 80% of the pie missing. The funny part was he got full and couldn't finish! I yelled his name and he bolted into his crate. You see his crate is his den, his safe place.