If one of my new-to-rehab dogs ever tried that, I never let it develop into a problem behavior. I gave them a couple of weeks of the Nothing In Life Is Free program to restore equanimity. They would love doing the things I requested and performing the commands to get their needs met and fully enjoyed that they "worked" to get the payoff, which is a genetically programmed behavior dogs all love to do - hunt & seek out - i.e., work - for the things they need. And in the process, it reminded them whose pack it was and where they fit in.
And I taught them all "leave it" so that they automatically learned everything was mine and I could have it any time I wished by requesting they "leave it", give it up, drop it on the floor & back away and they readily gave it up as the massive positive rewards & positive reinforcement I gave them for leaving it made it well worth it to them. All of my dogs would light up with joy when I said "leave it!" - haha.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |