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Originally Posted by yorkieusa  This probably doesn't have any bearing on your present situation, however, something I have done with all of mine as puppies is:
When I give treats, I get on the floor. I make a game of it. Just an example of what exactly I do is to shoot the treats with my finger and she runs over to them. She likes to play with them first. She comes to sit between my knees at this point. I pick them up and toss them in the air a little and tell her I'm going to get them. I have my face right next to hers. I pick the treats up and I hug her, give her a kiss on the side of the face. It's become a game and she likes to play this game. The point of all of this is to keep her from being protective of food or toys and know that I will not take anything from her ever and she knows that I will give it back. I have always trained mine this way and I never have to worry about face or hand biting or over-protectiveness of food or toys. This is just something you might keep in mind for the future.  |
Thank you for the suggestion, unfortunately we have carpet here and I've tried to play "chase the kibble" with Teddy to get him running but he doesn't seem to be able to see the kibble on the carpet! Either that or he just doesn't have the patience to follow it, I feel as if his attention span is -5!