Eating in peace

I haven't posted in a bit, have just been busy. I noticed at dinner last night that Baxter has been being good about not bothering me or my friend Lori (when she visits for dinner) during dinner. He had been a real pain at mealtimes and it was hard to ignore him, but I seem to have been getting that going better and he came to the dinner table last night and was ignored so he went to lay back down on his comforter. He didn't make any fuss or come back over time and time again which was really nice. I really need to work on the stay command and "place" to be most effective, but it is nice that I might not have to "place" him during a meal.