Hand feeding for agressive behaviour???
My new rescue is food aggressive. I have to confess, a few stray thoughts of "what the heck did I do?!?" have occurred over the past 24 hours. |
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| I have seen on the Dog Whisperer him correct the behavior by having the dog sit calmly first with you and then holding the dish for a minute and putting it down and staying in a relaxed manner near the dog. If you act tense or afraid in any way the dog will feel your tenseness and will act out...website is:
http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/dogwhisperer/ He has some great tips and really great books...I have ordered his DVD and collar to help my 8 year old walk beside me instead of dragging me on our walk. He claims this is the first step to establishing you as the pack leader. My first rescue OES would not eat at all unless we put her alone outside and then she sometimes would cover the food with leaves as if to hide it. She had been chained up and a bigger dog had eaten her food. |
lhall15 wrote: I have seen on the Dog Whisperer him correct the behavior by having the dog sit calmly first with you and then holding the dish for a minute and putting it down and staying in a relaxed manner near the dog. If you act tense or afraid in any way the dog will feel your tenseness and will act out...website is:
http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/dogwhisperer/ He has some great tips and really great books...I have ordered his DVD and collar to help my 8 year old walk beside me instead of dragging me on our walk. He claims this is the first step to establishing you as the pack leader. My first rescue OES would not eat at all unless we put her alone outside and then she sometimes would cover the food with leaves as if to hide it. She had been chained up and a bigger dog had eaten her food. If you know any of the background of your rescue, sometimes it helps you understand their quirks. I rescued an Aussie about a month ago and when she first arrived would not take a Milk Bone when offered...she would eat only the crumbs of the other dogs as they fell to the floor. I had seen her do this at her other home. I thought something might had been wrong with her mouth. Anyway, through patients and encouragement she now eats treats with the best of them. She does not look only for the crumbs. Her history is that she was left outside in the backyard by herself most of the time, while the two other family dogs where allowed in the house all the time....she could only look in through the door window. When she was allowed in, she was the only dog in the crate...the rest had all the freedom. She has turned into a wonderful puppy and goes in and out the doggy door with the ease of the others, except when Violet is "policing" it. lol Anyway, a lot of patients and love will go a long way. I would hand feed you new adoptee for a while...he will associate you kindness of feeding with a good thing. Good luck. |
| This is a bit different but my little puppy had food aggression. I would hold the dish but not let him eat from it. He had to eat from my hand. I would dip my hand in the dish and hold out a little handful and let him eat that way for a few days and then I held the dish and he had to eat that way for a few days. It takes a little time but in the end he no longer has any food aggression. |
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