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I have two friends with cockerpoos who have bad problems with them aggressively defending objects and even people. Possibly a breed trait?
There should be a fair amount of info out there about food and object guarding. I think its a fairly common problem...but one that needs to be nipped in the bud as they are having a hard time stopping it happening now the dogs are older.
I thought this looked like pretty good advice: https://www.battersea.org.uk/pet-advice/dog-advice/dealing-resource-guarding
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yesterday Benny suddenly realised the gigantic edible chew bone thats been knocking around the house for weeks from a doggy treat box some friends sent us is actually delicious and has been going to town on it.
unfortunately, my GF (who until she got to know Benny was afraid of dogs) took this pic and then tried to take the bone off him so she could move it off the rug as he was getting bits all over it.
Benny however was REALLY enjoying it and as such growled at her but not being used to dogs Emma thought he was playing so persisted and received a nip on the hand for her troubles. not hard enough to break skin but the shock of it had her in tears. luckily a nights sleep and she's feeling a bit better about things again.
he's only ever done this once with me about 18 months ago when he got hold of a dead seagull wing on a walk and I was trying to get him to drop it, he snapped at me and got the firmest telling off he'd ever had and never did it again.
have had to show her how to discipline him for that behaviour and break him out of that state BEFORE trying to take it off him.
it's annoying the whole timing of it as it's been mildly infuriating that he never really got on with chew toys as all his usual toys require us to throw/interact with which is a major pain in the arse when you're trying to get some work done and would be nice to have something he can chill out with and have a chomp as his leisure but if he's going to start guarding because of it that's not going to happen.
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