I can't explain it but I certainly know what she is going through.
I swear I thought Buddy had two different personalities at times.
All I can suggest it to stay on top of it. I really don't believe it
will go away unless they outgrow it. Anything that has made Buddy
get this way went in the garbage. Food, toys and I no longer give
him his favorite treat a cheese bone because when the cheese get's
stuck in the bone and I try to help he turn's into a beast. So last
week the damn bone went in the garbage too.
I have used the swifter to get him out from under a chair to retrieve
whatever he was guarding took the item away and repremanded him.
You daughter's dog is guarding what he thinks his his. He is still
young so he will learn, Buddy did. As soon as I retrieve the item Bud
turns once again into the loving boy he is. He has never been hit or
treated badly, ever. Only hugs and kisses and I still get attitude sometimes.
It's the terrier in them. Be carefull because food guarding goes right along
with toy,item guarding. Have your daughter make him sit before placing
his food dish on the floor then release him from his sitting position allowing
him to eat. Start that now so food guarding does not become a problem
down the road. Also play on the floor and SHARE a toy. Give it to him
and take it back then giving it to him again. THose who have never
experienced this have trouble understanding it. Good luck. Please
don't think he is dangerous he's just doing what he thinks is natural to him. |