What should I do if I protect my dog? Dog care is a bad behavior. If a dog has been protecting food since he was a child, it is not only difficult to learn the previous "refusal training"; at the same time, it will develop into toy protect...
What should I do if I protect my dog? Dog care is a bad behavior. If a dog has been protecting food since he was a child, it is not only difficult to learn the previous "refusal training"; at the same time, it will develop into toy protection, territory, etc. In that time, you, as a dog owner, will have a headache~ In this article, I will introduce you to the training methods to stop dog food protection:
1. At the beginning, the dog will be very disgusted with the food you approach, and may even threaten the owner with a sound. So at the beginning, you can first put a little food in front of it not far away from you, and then gradually become feeding it directly with your hands. This gradually makes the dog understand that you are not the threatening person of its food, but the giver, so that it will relax its vigilance against you.
2. Secondly, you can let go of feeding. Spread your palms and feed the dog the delicious food on your palms. This feeding method is very safe, and the dog will lick and will not bite his hands. After the dog gets used to it, you can try to hold the food bowl in your hands and feed it to your little dog.
3. Then, you need to adjust to someone around you when you eat. When you feed it, put your hands on it first. While stroking it, pour the food into its food bowl. Don't stop touching it while eating. The movements should be gentle and slow, and you can talk to it, so that it can trust you to not snatch its food.
4. Don’t be aggressive when touching, you should take your time depending on the degree of acceptance of the dog. You can start by touching the back of its body and then gradually move toward its head when it doesn't object (this process sometimes takes several days to complete).
5. Once a dog is accustomed to eating, someone is around and touches him, that is, he will not threaten. Start trying to take the food bowl. During the whole process of eating, if you find signs of threat, such as starting to wrinkle your nose, making whistling sounds, looking at people with slanted eyes, etc., you will scold you loudly and take away the food. When it calms down, I praise it, touch it and say, "It's great." Then I give it a food bowl. Keep repeating this way until it doesn't resist.
Notes: Training a dog to "not protect food" requires a little patience. Don't snatch its things from the beginning, as it will be more dangerous. Especially when taking away the rice bowl, you should pay attention to the dog's expression. If the dog has signs of attack, it should stop taking away the rice bowl.
