mean at feeding time!

[larry]

Montana_Red_Neck Wrote:
"But a dog that shows aggression at feeding is not uncommon. And if it does it towards other dogs, it will usually let even the most dominant member of the pack know how it feels about being messed with at feeding time"



It is extremely uncommon if from the very beginning of being weaned or whenever introduced to other dogs as a puppy, it is taught(properly) that behavior and manners like that will not be tolerated, even when extremely hungry. Don't make excuses for your dogs, don't make training easy for your dogs, and you will have good dogs.

[TomJr]

You can turn things around with dogs being aggresive on feeding time. It will take abit of work and at first you will have to stand next to them until they are done eating. I don't own shock collors not because I don't believe in them but because I never needed them yet.

I took in my brothers two dogs 2 years ago and they were very aggresive on feeding time and also would bark at each other sometimes if one layed too close to another. I think they got this way because my brother was not walking them everyday and also they was confined to a small yard over several years. Anyhow two years later they can eat right next to eachother (still eat like pigs tho but will not bother my other dogs dishes even if there is food left over in them.

Took me several months to get them to this point tho. And they was real bad, blood drawn on each other and one even bit me early on (never back off if a dog bites you by the way, come down harder on them or you will just make them worse.) Point I am trying to make is if you have the time and patience you can take even the most aggresive casses and turn them around.

Here is basicly what I did for the food issues (this solved the growling while laying too close as well). Stand over the dogs while they eat and if they so much as glace at the other tap them on the side and say NO! (or Hey! or anything thats loud just has to be in a convencing tone). The force of the tap depends on the dog tho. One of my brothers dogs is more sensitive than the other (funny thing is he was the more aggresive of the two). On the more sensitive one I just had to say NO! and thats enough the other one I had to tap predy hard to get his attension. Tap can be with you foot if yer scared he is going to bite you, I don't mean kick just enough to let them know.. or can use a stick if you have to again its not a beating its a tap. Its important that you not show any hesitation if they try to bite or snap in your direction, just come down harder if that happens.

I see some saying get rid of the dog ect but if you work with the dogs it should not have to come to that point... for most dogs. Guess there might be a few that realy do have a screw loose upstairs but I have never run into one yet.

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