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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/JMJimmy on 2024-06-21 15:48:28+00:00.
We have two Huskies. Tanuki is a bit dumb and doesn't eat his food right away, and there were 3 cats that start to spray if food is not available 24/7. Nish is wicked smart and will devour whatever he can.
Nish comes from a pack of 60 wild dogs where they'd hunt what they could and eat whatever food the community had on offer. This was obviously very competitive and that meant he was very food motivated. We got him at about a year old and right away he devoured all the cat food. So, we put the cat food on top of a shelf. Nish jumped up on the dining room table to reach it the second we were out of sight. About a week after getting him it became clear he'd need a friend that could play at his level. That created the problem of having to teach him not to eat the puppy's food.
I used Cesar Millan's techniques and tought him not to eat what was in the bowls that were not his. Being the smartass that he is, he also malicously complied with our instructions. He does not eat from cat bowls or Tanuki's bowl. A cat kibble falls on the floor? He vacuums it up. A kibble falls on the lip of Tanuki's bowl, it's his because it's technically not in the bowl just on the bowl. Cheeky little shit is still doing it 5 years later.