06-04-2009, 09:30 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Near Hook Hampshire
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Re: Food agression
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Originally Posted by poisongirl
No but if you read.. I did say that only ONE day I corrected him for growling at me, he learned from me taking his food away Twice, that growling at me, or acting agressively resulted in me taking his dinner away. As I have done with an adult dog with severe seperation anxiety- it was how the behaviourist told me to. I wasn't telling him off.. But he loves his food.. therefore if he is going to do unwanted behaviour, he will get it removed, and rewarded by getting it back once he is calm.
From one day, twice doing this, he has stopped growling completely.
I Want to be able to take his food off him, go near him when he has pork strips, Without him reacting.
I want him to think it is completly normal for me and my family to be close and able to take things off him. Food does not belong to him, everything belongs to me.
I do also add food to his bowl but it is more taking things and being near him I want him used to as I said I have a small boy and although he has been taught not to pester the dogs, you can't predict them or be everywhere at once, so I want that peice of mind, knowing that from a very young age, the pup isn't going to react to Anyone near food.
As people have said, they think I am doing it right... I must have done something right, because he has never growled at me with foor, treat or toy once since.
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Hi Dog aren't black and white and what willwork for one wont nessacarrily work for another .It's how you apply these techniques and modify them to get the maximum benefit
Instead of taking food away , try to claim it , Make you dog sit and wait for the food , whilst it is in front of , when the tense body langage dissapears offer the food , the focus on food .Get your dog in a relaxed sate of mind
Claming the food should help , you need to stand over the food , making sure your dog realise he will have the food but when you say so.(it is so much easier to show you this technique than write about it)
This technique only works when your dogs state of mind changes,it can take a while for your dog to understand this approach.
Hope this helps, do not remove food or his behaviour may esculate in to a higher more tense state of mind and he may bite 
I hope i have helped have a greay day 
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