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im a new member and im hopeing to get sum help n tips with training our new puppy sasha.
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hi everyone
im a new member and im hopeing to get sum help n tips with training our new puppy sasha.
Posted on October 15, 2009 at 6:46am —
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- At 11:16pm on October 16, 2009,
Randi Rodriguez said…
- Donna,
This is definitely a problem, but isn't unusual. At your pups age he is testing his boundaries, and it seems that he's showing signs of 'guarding'. Does he do this with other things, like his toys and so on?
If you can put your hand in his bowl, and pick it up etc. without him growling or snapping, that's excellent, but it's odd that he objects so vehemently when you leave and then return and try to touch his food.
Really, the only way to overcome this is by practicing. If he growls or snaps, take him by the scruff of the neck and shake him (not roughly, just enough to get his attention) while telling him "No growl" or something similar. Make sure that you pick up his bowl or continue with whatever it was you were trying to do, don't let him thing growling lets him get his own way.
It's important when you're doing this to make sure that when he lets you put your hand in his bowl, or pick it up, that he gets a treat or benefit. For example, drop a few really tasty treats into his bowl, or once you pick it up, ask him to sit and give him a treat and put a couple extra into his bowl before returning it. This helps him feel happy about the whole thing.
I would also recommend practicing the 'leave it' command with his toys etc. He needs to learn to give you anything (ie 'leave it') when you ask for it. He should always get a treat for doing this nicely AND get his toy back :o)
If you're loving, patient and consistent with this you should be able to overcome the problem. Best of luck.
- At 4:06pm on October 15, 2009,
Francisco L. said…
- Oh Sorry This is just a picture I got from some other page, But I will upload some pictures of my dog... Thank you anyways for looking up on my profile ill try to fix it later on...
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