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Originally Posted by poisongirl
Well because I have a 4yr old boy and he knows not to perter the dogs but you can't predict what they are going to do when you turn your back.
My 1st puppy Roxy I stayed near her while she was eating when she was little, and one day when she was older, I brushed against her while she was eating and she snapped.
So as I did with Dixie, I want the pup to be used to me being able to go really close to his food and be able to touch him so he won't get food aggression when he is bigger.
It's just my technique of teaching them while they are really young that its ok to have people near when they are eating, it worked fine with Dix, I can put my hand in her dish while she is eating, no bother.
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I TOTALLY agree with you on this one. It is probably the most important "house rule" you can teach them if you have children.
I feed Oscar in the kitchen now with the gate shut because he has shown some food aggression but what is to stop him finding something tasty in the garden and my 2 year old goes to say hello !!!!!
They MUST be taught that it is ok to be around them eating and you are doing exactly the right thing IMO.
I have accepted that i will ALWAYS need to be careful of Oscar with this sort of thing but it doesn't stop me trying to train it out of him
