For anyone who has dealt with a food aggressive dog.. (cont. in the board)?

For anyone who has dealt with a food aggressive dog.. (cont. In the board) We have three dogs - a German Shepard/Pitbull mix, a Cocker Spaniel and a Pekingese. The Shepard mix is 11 years old and has alot of problems mentally which we will put down as soon as my Father is ready for her own good (She once jumped out of our second story window and completely shattered her front leg, tore up three of our kitchen floors, is currently tearing up the wall around the door, and is getting pretty aggressive...).

The Pekingese is a perfect gentleman besides getting a little cranky when it's time for his medication. But the problem is now the Cocker Spaniel. He's the youngest of the three, and not fixed.

This could possibly be the problem, but I want to try something else before it turns out not to be. Starting about a month ago he's been getting food and since this morning, water aggressive with the Pekingese. Their both males, the Pek is fixed.As some as you know I'm expecting a little girl in August and can't have this happening.

I don't want to get rid of him but.. Asked by chrissycakes 43 months ago Similar questions: dealt food aggressive dog cont board Pets > Dogs.

Similar questions: dealt food aggressive dog cont board.

Adopted dog with food aggression I got my current dog (a Newfoundland) through a rescue group. We already had two dogs (both mixed-breed, one small and one med) who got along very well and never fought over food or anything else for that matter. The Newfie had some real behavior problems when we first got her.

She had been trained to jump up on people (put her front paws on your shoulders and be face to face with you) which was not acceptable to me because of the kids (who were 4 and 5 at the time) and also because any older person could easily knocked over by that kind of action. It had to stop along with her toy possesiveness and food aggression. I took a course in dog training that utilized a lot of the "dog whisperer" and animal psychology techniques.

These, to be very brief, basically teach the human how to deal with the animal on the animal's terms. In other words, how I corrected her behavior is how another dog (the alpha male or female) would correct a dog in the pack. For the jumping, I'd simply move away, then roll her over on her back.

That took a total of three sessions. She didn't want to jump on ANYONE after that. The food thing was also quite simple once I applied these methods.

First of all, I made sure there was nobody else in the room (no other dogs, and no kids -- so they wouldn't get caught in the middle if something bad happened). I took her food bowl and placed it on the floor with her on a "stay" command. I started to play in it with my hands and also bent over to place my face "in" the bowl.(NO, I didn't actually eat the food, YUCK!) I moved back and let her off the stay command, but kept my hand on the bowl.

After her first bite of food, I took the bowl away and told her "good" and also gave her reinforcing touch for good behavior. She growled once and I gave her negative feedback which included holding her by the scruff of the neck and then shaking gently. After about 20 minutes of repeating these steps, picking up the bowl, reinforcing the behavior, touching her face and mouth while she was eating and then responding to her reaction (good or bad).

It took just that one session and anyone could approach her while she was eating. It took one more session and she learned to eat fast so the other dogs wouldn't bother her food.It solved the aggression problem and I didn't worry that my kids would be bitten if they approached her while she was eating. I used this "dog whisperer" approach for all the dogs after this success and they all became very good citizens of our home.

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1 My hubby doesn't want him NOW before trying to work with him before she gets here. And trust me, my Daughter will come before any of our pets. I feel bad leaving him alone with the Pek during the day because I don't know what's happening while no one is there, but I feel like if we work with him he'll come around.

I don't know what will happen with the Pek either if we do end up letting go two of the dogs because he's had a buddy with us his entire life. It might be too much for him. If anyone has any input please let me know.

And sorry this is so rushed, I'm at work and trying to type between customers. He's such a great dog otherwise and it's really killing me to think I may have to give him away...

My hubby doesn't want him NOW before trying to work with him before she gets here. And trust me, my Daughter will come before any of our pets. I feel bad leaving him alone with the Pek during the day because I don't know what's happening while no one is there, but I feel like if we work with him he'll come around.

I don't know what will happen with the Pek either if we do end up letting go two of the dogs because he's had a buddy with us his entire life. It might be too much for him. If anyone has any input please let me know.

And sorry this is so rushed, I'm at work and trying to type between customers. He's such a great dog otherwise and it's really killing me to think I may have to give him away...

2 Before answering this question, I'd like to know what happened with the dog that jumped out the window, about ten months ago. What steps did you or your father take? What was the effect of that approach?

Before answering this question, I'd like to know what happened with the dog that jumped out the window, about ten months ago. What steps did you or your father take? What was the effect of that approach?

3 I would suggest several things:1) Figure out a way to keep the dogs separated during the day, 2) Have multiple food bowls and water bowls in different parts of the feeding area, far enough apart that each dog can eat without having to worry about another dog sneaking up, and3) Supervise eating, assign each dog a specific bowl, and use their names to connect the individual dog with his bowl, thus training them all to know which is their own bowl and that their alpha leader (you! ) won't permit any behavior. If you cannot resolve the food-aggressiveness before your child is born then you need to find a new home for the Cocker - you cannot risk the dog injuring your child, especially when she gets to crawling or toddling.

And it could indeed be possible that not being fixed is allowing the Cocker to be more aggressive - why haven't you had him neutered? It is much better for all concerned including a small child.

I would suggest several things:1) Figure out a way to keep the dogs separated during the day, 2) Have multiple food bowls and water bowls in different parts of the feeding area, far enough apart that each dog can eat without having to worry about another dog sneaking up, and3) Supervise eating, assign each dog a specific bowl, and use their names to connect the individual dog with his bowl, thus training them all to know which is their own bowl and that their alpha leader (you! ) won't permit any behavior. If you cannot resolve the food-aggressiveness before your child is born then you need to find a new home for the Cocker - you cannot risk the dog injuring your child, especially when she gets to crawling or toddling.

And it could indeed be possible that not being fixed is allowing the Cocker to be more aggressive - why haven't you had him neutered? It is much better for all concerned including a small child.

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Not sure what to do: My son came to visit with his dog and his dog is extremely aggressive with my dog and with our cats.

I need a home for my aggressive dog. I have one week or my dad'll have him put down. HELP PLEASE!

Opinion, please. My son's dog is very aggressive with other dogs. He seems to want to fight.

There has been no injury.

Required amount of dog food for small dogs.

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