My dog (which is long gone now) never ate table scraps or anything other then dog food or treats given to him. One Thanksgiving he pulled the whole turkey that was defrosting off the kitchen counter when our back was turned. He had never taken anything off the table or counter before. We were so shocked, we didn't yell at him, just took it back, cleaned it (it was still frozen) cooked it and didn't tell the kids the dog got to the turkey before they did.