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Counter Surfing

JBB Dog Training James B Barnes 1.11.19    12:35p I started my morning off with a small breakfast, some nice warm coffee, and some cuddle time with the pups. While I was reading 'We Are Displaced' by Malala Yousafzai, which is an amazing book full of eye-opening stories from refugee girls around the world, I heard some shuffling behind me. I didn't really think anything of it since the cat likes to smack things around sometimes. I read a few more pages before I heard an unusual slurping noise. I turn around and one of my Golden Retrievers has their paws up on the counter and is licking my empty breakfast plate! I was appalled! We had gone over this when they were young! I thought we had nipped this behavior in the bud long ago! That's when I realized that we hadn't gone over it since then! No wonder the boy thought it was okay, we hadn't kept up with our training in the kitchen. So, upon realizing it was partially my fault I decided to go back to the