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Offline steve

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Pyr food agression
« on: August 23, 2008, 09:45:51 pm »
My GP Cody has always been very food aggressive and it's getting old. As an 8 week old puppy he would growl if you put your hand in his food and he is now 4 years old and nothing has changed. He has come after me, my wife and my other dogs for getting to close. He's never hurt anyone but it's pretty scary. He will steal food and we can take that away no problem, it's his food bowl and his puke he protects. He's picky so sometime he will not eat and just guard his bowl which is dangerous for the other dogs who wander by. He's very skinny and by no means a pig. He's an excellent guard dog he just takes it to far. Does anyone have this problem? A cure?

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Re: Pyr food agression
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2008, 10:53:57 pm »
I'd say this behaviour needs to be nipped in the butt right away, if not sooner.  Especially if you have kids in the house who might not always understand to stay away from him if there's food in his dish.  Start NILIF, make him sit nicely and wait for food from you.  Hand feed him with his dish in your lap while you sit on the floor crosslegged.  There's a really good post in here somewhere dealing with this exact issue, let me see if I can't find it.
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Re: Pyr food agression
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2008, 11:06:33 pm »
Well it's not the thread I was looking for, but I think it is just as good.  :)

http://www.bigpawsonly.com/index.php/topic,3516.0.html


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Re: Pyr food agression
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 06:48:16 am »
Do you crate feed?
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Re: Pyr food agression
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2008, 07:30:45 am »
No, he hates being confined, We gave up on crating as a puppy he never quit barking. He's a rebel in many ways, very stubborn.