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How to STOP “Food Aggression”/ Resource Guarding in Dogs- WITHOUT FORCE

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67 Comments on “How to STOP “Food Aggression”/ Resource Guarding in Dogs- WITHOUT FORCE”

    2. @Tessa Whaley toys – you need to run around and act crazy to get them interested and don’t keep the toy out all the time, it’s crazy time when the toy comes out. My dog was afraid of frisbee, until every time I got it out and ran around the house like a crazy person saying frisbee time and shaking it and all. victory was just getting him to follow me. then worked up to tug of war with it, then rolling it. Now he loves play frisbee. by far his favorite toy. Regarding other dog, I would get professional help.

    3. @Stephen Lorefice their the same dog lol. my male will walk up to her or get near while shes eating, she barks and growls. ik my male needs training as he’s very insecure, the trainer at my work is more than likely going to help me but its hard with covid and shes finishing her degree in dog psyc and its located in the UK and we’re in the US.

    4. Started with mine(problem dog my newly rescued pitbull) by first teaching to release toys on command, then making sure she and my other dog(about half her size) each had a toy at the same time, and she was not allowed to take his away, but we practiced giving and releasing it while he was in the same room. When she got really good about that we stepped up the difficulty by her having to be okay with him picking up her toy. With much practice and working up to things they are now comfortable enough with toys that they actually play tug together, either with a person or just them, and sometimes she even let’s him win!
      Food was much harder, so we started with a gate between them and slowly moved the dishes closer together with each meal, and when she seemed comfortable with it I took away the gate and started them at opposite sides of the room again(just in case no gate would alter her perspective), and did it again with no gate. She got pretty good about eating beside him, but it took a looong time and she still got too excited (over excitement can turn sour quickly). Ended up getting her one of those bowls that slows eating, and it really helped. Once she realized she would still have the food whether she ate fast or slow she calmed down. Now he can walk around while she eats and she pays him no mind(he even walked under her legs once and she didn’t do anything!)
      She still needs work with bones(not aggressive anymore but she does get a little more possessive than I want), and I don’t know how she’d be with other dogs; but it’s amazing how much she has changed! I think she was insecure before, but she’s so much more comfortable(with him at least) now!
      Hope this may help someone, but if you’re not sure or think it might be too much please talk to someone with training (and use common sense when deciding on trainer/consultant, I’ve seen some that unfortunately made problems worse…)

    1. Yeah try it with a goddamn husky. Damn near took my hand off. I’ve tried this unsuccessfully so far but maybe I need to use a better lure because his ordinary treats aren’t enough.

    2. PriceToPay get some heavy duty gloves to wear while doing this with a stronger animal I can’t believe this fool didn’t mention that

    3. @Batman And Robin i managed to train him. I wont say how because all the animal rights activists will hunt me down. #sometimestoughloveisthebestlove

  3. My dog drops her bone on my lap I think because I did this training with her when she was a puppy. She is very generous with her toys and bones as am I with treats and praise. It’s rewarding for both owner and dog when they respect you enough to bring you their most prized bone/toy/treat.

  4. It was amazing how you got through to Pancake and stopped him from guarding his bone. He was pretty aggressive at the start of the video. I thought he would try to bite you. However, you successfully distracted Pancake and helped him. All dog owners should watch this video. It will help both the owners and their pets. Thank you for making and sharing this video on YouTube.

  7. It’s so great Zak that you are actually working with dogs that have the issue you are addressing in the video rather than it just being theory!! Big thumbs up and you are helping me loads thank you!!

  9. What’s odd is my dog used to be food aggressive when she was little and then one day just stopped… I never worked with her like this even though I probably should have…and now 8 years later she amazes all my cousins when she lets me just grab a fallen bone from her in the kitchen or stick my hand in her bowl while she’s eating to check how much food she has left

  10. I was lost for a moment and stunned when I started to noticing my pup starting to growl at my sister when she goes for a toy he has. He just started to develop this so it’s luckily not like pancakes but I want to change this behavior ASAP. Zac is has great videos that help teach your pup to share and prevent this before it happens such as teaching to drop it-leave it. Glad this video was done so that I can start training right away

  11. I used this video when I adopted my 9 week old Golden Retriever from a very reputable breeder in Michigan. He showed aggression at 9 weeks old! He is now 9 months old and he is totally chill with people taking his bones away. I didn’t have a social life for about 3 months but working on this every day after work with him was so worth it.

  13. My dog recently started that behavior
    She was never like that we were so good for a year and now she’s so protective of anything she claims as hers
    Like she has smth in her mouth and when I try to take it out ( I always do that every once in a while to show her okay now it’s over I end it)
    She just
    Growls and tries to really bite me
    She’s a shepherd so I’m kinda nervous ngl
    TwT

    3. @Chaitnay Singh to be honest no. If I’m a gentle leader and remain calm he usually listens. Once I get mad Iose. Honestly hes more calm when i excercise him but I cant even walk him because he will jump and bite me

    4. We recently adopted a senior beagle. He’s quite buffed and above normal frame of beagle. He has food aggression and one time while we were tying his collar. He snapped and attempted to bite. He has history of biting his previous owner that is why he was put for euthanasia. The vet that was supposed to euthanize him asked my dad if we were willing to adopt him instead. I pity the beagle but is afraid of him as well.

  16. Thank you for making a REAL video about resource guarding showing a dog that is serious about guarding its bone. This was helpful. I’ve been using your strategy with my Red Healer/Border Collie puppy and it’s working, but at times seems to be even worse. It’s frustrating. Thanks for letting me know this is normal.

  19. Yesterday my GSD puppy snapped and growled at me when I tried to take him away from his treat/bone. He’s 16 weeks old and this is the first time this has ever happened. I used to be able to just pet him while he was eating or take away his bone and everything was fine. I’m not sure what to do because we are still working on ‘leave it’. I don’t want this to develop into a serious problem because when he will be grown up, I wouldn’t wanna go near a food aggressive GSD while he is eating.

  20. How do you stay so positive when he growls at you? I dont hurt my dogs at all, but it is very hard to keep your cool when your dog even thinks about making a noise torwards you

    3. @Somebody Else he bit me for the first time yesterday. I feel v hurt. Actually its about kitchen waste perishables in the backyard for compost purpose. He was at that. As soon as i approached him, he was already growling at me. And barked while i called his name & to stop. But i had some of his treats in my hand. Without looking at the treats as soon as i touched him, he bit me. My thumb was bleeding. It happened so fast. He’s barely 3 months. 😔

    4. @K CFirst of all, I’m so sorry 🥺. I also have a puppy whose almost 3 months and we almost had the same situation play out with a bone treat earlier today. I understand that feeling. As dog owners, we must understand the root of our dogs behavior in order to best raise them. Understanding a puppies behavior will lessen the hurt and pain we feel when they act out. Imagine their behavior as two layers, one on top (layer A) and one below (layer B) the other. See layer A as actions (barking, growling, whining, eating, etc). And see layer B as the emotions or feelings that are driving the actions (layer A). When one looks past layer A into layer B, one understands the other and therefore lessens the hurt due to insight. This not only applies to our puppies, but people as well. There is actually a very useful video I found that gave me the insight I needed to understand my puppy. I will add the channel name and video title once I find it.

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