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Originally Posted by xoxodoglover89  I just got the bully sticks that I ordered today in the mail & gave one to Sasha to try. She absolutely loves them. My problem is that I know as soon as I try to take the stick away, she's going to get really defensive when I try to take it away. Actually to be honest, she pretty much turns into "devil dog" if I try taking away any sort of treat or anything that she knows she isn't supposed to have. She'll get aggressive and actually try to bite. Does anyone have any tips as to how I can get it away from her to show my dominance over her? |
Layla can't have bully sticks for that reason too- ANY OTHER treat i can take away from her- i just say AH AH loudly and DROP IT- and she does- bully sticks and anything like it- she is just AWFUL- so she doesn't have them anymore- i think it is an instinct thing...
but if this is for ALL treats- you gotta show her you are in charge- sitting for treats, to eat, to go outside, you are in charge of walks (she walks next to you) you eat first, I usually pretend to eat Layla's food before i give it to her- as if to say- i'll take what i want and i'll give you the rest (What an alpha dog would do). Maybe hold off on bulllies until you have the dominance thing under control. It takes a bit but it can be done- Layla had HUGE alpha issues but with some hard work we got it under control!.