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Originally Posted by tjdmom  Bottom line is that when he does this, it works. You back off because you don't want to get bit and rightfully so. He gets positive results and so as long as he continues to get those results, he will continue. So you need to break the cycle so to speak. You can do this by wearing very heavy gloves or by simply placing a bucket over his treat and then sliding it away and then picking up the treat. Then the treat is taken away. But not forever. He needs to be successful so it's important to try again. I would wait a few minutes and try again and again repeat if he starts guarding his food, and do it in cycles of 3. And when he is successful treat him with something REALLY important. The other thing you can do is to make it not such a rare and special treat. For instance, put down 4 or 5 bully sticks instead of just 1. Good luck - this is one of those things that can be fixed with patience and consistence. |
Yes! I'm not letting him get away with it anymore. I'm grabbing him by the scruff and even if he is nipping and biting I just hold on until he calms down. I take the treat away and I hold my hand in front of his snarl until he stops and licks me. Then I give him his treat back (and continue and continue and continue) haha
I am hoping I can break this cycle.
Now, just to get him not to bark at the puppy when the puppy tries to play... but I assume this is a verbal cue to let the puppy know "I DON"T WANT TO PLAY! I"M AN OLD GRUMP, LEAVE ME ALONE"... and the puppy has yet to learn social cues haha