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| He has a resource guarding issue there is a lot of good advice on how to deal with this if you do a search on the forum. Personally - I wouldn't let him have a bone again for the time being - or if I did I wouldn't try to take it away while he is in his crate.
Its not the end of the world and really doesn't make him a bad dog - you probably want to stop comparing him to his sibling though, raising two puppies is hard enough. I can take anything either of my dogs is eating right out or their mouths - have made a point of doing it since they were young. My husband's two dogs- forget it I would rather keep my fingers. we manage, I tap th enewf on the butt if he is eating something I know he will growl or snap about and i have to walk past him- he moves his head a way and I walk past. If he were my dog, we would deal with it. Hubby doesn't care so life goes on. |
| My current two males will guard food from one another (but not anything else) so I have to be careful how I hand out treats and feed them with a little space between their bowls. Other OES pairs I have had, particularly male/female pairs, seem to share without any fuss. Even these two males seem to respect when I give something to the other dog, but if I drop a cookie by accident and they don't know who I am giving it to, sometimes there is a problem. I don't worry about it too much but I have to make sure they understand "This is for YOU, and this is for your YOU" when treats get handed out. I stay away from large bones they can't eat fairly quickly though. I think that an abandoned bone is fair-game in a dog's world no matter who had it first, and I don't want them trying to figure out by themselves whose bone it is.
But resource guarding from their master is unacceptable in my book. This is a challenge to the dominant position of humans in the household and if left unchecked, will probably lead to more serious problems, although I agree it is not necessarily a sign of an aggressive dog, just one that hasn't yet learned that you control the goodies. Do some reading and work on it. |
| I think you may get some controversial opinions on this issue. I myself want to be able to take anything out of my dog's mouth without fear of being bit. However, let me ask you, can you take other things out of his mouth? is it just a bone that he acts this way about? How about his food dish or toys?
I know some very experienced and knowledgable trainers who insist when you give a dog a bone to chew, leave him alone and let him enjoy his bone. Put him in a private place and leave him be. I know others who find this unacceptable and train to change it. Guarding behavior could become a problem if it ventures out to everything and anything. But if its just a bone, I'm not sure its earth shattering. Of course be sure any child or adult or other dog is not with him while chewing it or attempts to go near him or take it from him if you fear he may bite. I'm anxious to hear others comments and might also siggest you start some obedience classes with a certified trainer. |
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