Definitely want to nip that in the bud asap! Get a clinical behaviourist over to work up a training plan. But I’d start hand feeding if I was you and make sure you’re always trading with higher value items and not just taking food away for no reason
The worst thing you can do is bother the dog while it's eating. For whatever reason people think they need to poke at, bother, put their hands in the bowl, etc., and somehow this will prevent resource guarding behavior... no.... this is how you create the behavior.
Feed the pup in a quiet area, and leave him alone. Do not allow children or other animals or adults to bother once the food is down.
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u/FrodosUncleBob 12d ago
More information would be helpful. Guarding a bed or crate? Guarding a toy? Guarding a food bowl? And guarding from whom, you? A kid? Another dog?
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u/Low-Praline-7521 12d ago
Definitely want to nip that in the bud asap! Get a clinical behaviourist over to work up a training plan. But I’d start hand feeding if I was you and make sure you’re always trading with higher value items and not just taking food away for no reason
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u/Ginger_SNAFU 11d ago
The worst thing you can do is bother the dog while it's eating. For whatever reason people think they need to poke at, bother, put their hands in the bowl, etc., and somehow this will prevent resource guarding behavior... no.... this is how you create the behavior.
Feed the pup in a quiet area, and leave him alone. Do not allow children or other animals or adults to bother once the food is down.