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05-25-2011, 06:50 AM | #1 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: usa
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| Aggressive guarding of things he picks up. Keno likes to pick up anything, stones, nuts, tree bark that he finds on his walks. Recently he has been aggressive when I take these things away from him. Before he would let me take what ever and go on to something else. He is eight months old and now he is into challenging me. Any suggestions on how to stop this behavior. If I see the object before he picks it up and tell him to leave it, he does. He will not drop it. |
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05-25-2011, 06:55 AM | #2 |
Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA
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| I used to give Cricket a small nibble of a treat if she dropped something. Of course, for a while it seemed like she was picking things up she wasn't supposed to just to get the nibble!
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05-25-2011, 08:03 AM | #3 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| You need to train him to give up the prized possession. To do this, you trade him the object he has decided is of high value with something that he would find more valuable (delicious food). I would not grab the item from him. You want to throw the item of higher value in his direction but far enough from him that you can quickly put your foot down on the item he needs to leave in order to retrieve the higher value item. I would train him to drop or give with something else -- like a toy he doesnt highly value so that he will learn to give up items. With items that are being protected as precious resources you need to tread carefully so as to not make the problem worse. By the way, you are very smart to recognize that a problem is starting. You need to nip it in the bud or it will get worse. If it continues, you may need a trainer to help you with this. Guardiang of resources can be a serious canine problem.
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