how to prevent pup from being food protectve

[fido]

getting a pup, but I'm worried that it will grow up and be food agressive, is there a way to prevent this. because of young child around would like to know that my kid could just a take dogs bone with no problem, if my kid got too close sometime.

[W.Oliver]

Read through this thread....

Tried lots, but Zeppelin still growls when eating and we are near him

[BR870]

The proper term for this is "resource guarding". Search that term and you will find many threads

[doggiedad]

i got my pup at 9 weeks old. whenever i fed him
i would reach in his bowl and hand feed a little.
sometimes i would take the bowl away. sometimes
when i gave the bowl back i would put some meat
or chicken in the bowl. i use to pet my pup, straddle him,
lift his tale, rub his mouth, etc while he was eating.
my neighbors use to come over at meal times and
handle his food and do some of the things i did when
i was feeding him. my dog is 4 yrs old and i still handle his food
when he's eating. i don't do it often but i do as a reminder
to him that's it's ok for his food to be handle.

during the summer one my my GF's clients was
standing in the kitchen while my dog was eating.
out of nowhere she bent down and started petting
his head. my dog never looked up.

i'm not saying my method is the way to do it but
my method has worked with all my dogs.

[codmaster]

Originally Posted by doggiedad

i got my pup at 9 weeks old. whenever i fed him
i would reach in his bowl and hand feed a little.
sometimes i would take the bowl away. sometimes
when i gave the bowl back i would put some meat
or chicken in the bowl. i use to pet my pup, straddle him,
lift his tale, rub his mouth, etc while he was eating.
my neighbors use to come over at meal times and
handle his food and do some of the things i did when
i was feeding him. my dog is 4 yrs old and i still handle his food
when he's eating. i don't do it often but i do as a reminder
to him that's it's ok for his food to be handle.

during the summer one my my GF's clients was
standing in the kitchen while my dog was eating.
out of nowhere she bent down and started petting
his head. my dog never looked up.

i'm not saying my method is the way to do it but
my method has worked with all my dogs.

What he said!

Great advice with a little puppy. Your pup will get so used to someone fiddling with his food (and quickly realize that he will still get to eat!) that he will not mind it at all; and also get used to any part of his body being fiddled with as well! Great when you trim his nails or take him to the vet also.

[Emoore]

Also, teach your kids not to take the freaking dog's bone or food. Train your dog to respect the kid; train your kid to be kind to the dog. It's a beautiful thing.

[JLOCKHART29]

Originally Posted by Emoore

Also, teach your kids not to take the freaking dog's bone or food. Train your dog to respect the kid; train your kid to be kind to the dog. It's a beautiful thing.

Auron has had at least half his meals feed by hand since he was a little pup. I have video of him from his breeder in Czech eating his two brothers up at about 8 weeks over a chunk of raw chicken so I knew he was possessive. Taught most of his basic positions using feeding time as training time and at a year and half still do. Gets his teeth brushed afterwards one meal a day as well.
That said with all that work he will still rumble if I walked up and took it. He would like to do more and he tried a time or two but we have had several prayer meetings around hear and he knows better. With this dog and his genetics no one but me is going to just take anything from him period and I am not going to just try and tick him off. Its not right to the dog. Now an official command like the out is different. At least Auron would give you plenty of warning that you should leave his bone alone. If you ignore his warning and still try and take it well there are Darwin awards!!lol A child needs to be taught things like the dog. Auron will warn you. Some dogs will just bite first. The pup you are getting may never rumble at your kids no matter what they do or the training you give. One never knows with a pup for sure but whatbabout that stray on the sidewalk chewing on his bone?

[codmaster]

Originally Posted by JLOCKHART29

Auron has had at least half his meals feed by hand since he was a little pup. I have video of him from his breeder in Czech eating his two brothers up at about 8 weeks over a chunk of raw chicken so I knew he was possessive. Taught most of his basic positions using feeding time as training time and at a year and half still do. Gets his teeth brushed afterwards one meal a day as well.
That said with all that work he will still rumble if I walked up and took it. He would like to do more and he tried a time or two but we have had several prayer meetings around hear and he knows better. With this dog and his genetics no one but me is going to just take anything from him period and I am not going to just try and tick him off. Its not right to the dog. Now an official command like the out is different. At least Auron would give you plenty of warning that you should leave his bone alone. If you ignore his warning and still try and take it well there are Darwin awards!!lol A child needs to be taught things like the dog. Auron will warn you. Some dogs will just bite first. The pup you are getting may never rumble at your kids no matter what they do or the training you give. One never knows with a pup for sure but whatbabout that stray on the sidewalk chewing on his bone?

Guess I would absolutely have to disagree with you (and probably a few others here) about this.

If I have kids esp., I would not tolerate a dog that was food or anything else posseive - way too dangerous. If you have a dog whom not even family members can just reach out and take something out of his/her very jaws, that is like having a ticking bomb just waiting to go off! And the dog should also be trained not to react if a little visitor to the house happens to go next to them while they are eating or chewing or even just laying there.

Unless of course the owner can guarantee that this will NEVER happen?

I would suggest just to teach them a simple "OUT" command, if a ScH ferocious dog can "OUT" on command it can't be too hard to teach any dog to drop something they are chewing, can it? "Genetics" notwithstanding!

Of course kids and others should also be taught not to harass the dog but I actually think it to be easier (and probably more reliable) to teach a dog not to be aggressive with their stuff than to teach small children to always do what they are told, esp. visitor kids! Would you not agree with this?

Just how we do it, and it seems to work - at least with a bunch of GSDs from all backgrounds and over about 40 years of them. Not one growl or snap from any of them over food or toys.

[Kittilicious]

Yep, what Doggiedad & Emoore said.

[AgileGSD]

This is an excellent article about what resource guarding is, why your dog does it and how to prevent or "fix" it:

http://www.compliantk9.com/rawImages...rding%20v1.pdf