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I don't think it's really trainable as it's happened literally once or twice in three years and he's fine with normal treats and us going near his bowl etc.
Make sure all family members and everyone who visits know never to approach or interrupt your dog if they are eating or have a chew.
i think this first item on the bullet list of actions is all that was needed as emma persisted after he'd warned her with a growl.
if we see any more signs then it'll need correcting but i think it was an unfortunate one-off and I was just opining that it's a shame he did it when he finally discovered a new source of entertainment.
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Ah thats goods news that its not a regular problem at least. I was probably overthinking because of the number of out of control cockerpoos I know. Jana reminded me of another one that belongs to her friend that is going through a guarding agression phase. In terms of percentages, 100% of the cockerpoos that our friends own have guarding problems. I'm not including Benny in that because I haven't met him yet :D
Stonehedge
Did you see that article I linked to about Guarding, Ciq? Seemed like quite a sensible approach to training it out of Benny...