Sometimes, it seems that our dog suddenly gets aggressive over his food and toys. Why does a dog show aggression with food, but is calm and loving otherwise? We consider why dogs get aggressive over food and toys, as well as how we can discourage this behavior through management and retraining.
Stop Food Aggression, Stop Resource Guarding
Food aggression and resource guarding occur when a dog associates people coming near his food and resources as a negative event. The best techniques for food aggression focuses on helping our dogs re-associate people with something good and positive. We examine a variety of techniques for dealing with food aggression and resource guarding issues.