Help with food aggression
We adopted a 10 yr old maltese in Nov 2013, bringing us to 3 maltese. Since all 3 of them must take meds in the morning, we feed them wet dog food and place the pills in their food. Jazzie, our res...
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I do one of two things with my dogs..... Either A) make them leave the room as they finish, or B) make them drop into a down stay and wait quietly until all dogs are finished and I release them all to re-scour the bowls. Currently it is B.
Whatever you do, you need to stop giving them their food and then turning away. It only takes a minute for a dog to eat a day's ration of food....you will waste far less time if you stay present and supervise than by trying to multitask. Put a leash on the offender if needed to control her while she learns.
Also, if she is leaving her plate with food on it, mine lose their bowls if they make a grab for another bowl, or for any reason leave their own. It is the USMC theory of meals...if you look up, you are done eating.
Whatever you do, you need to stop giving them their food and then turning away. It only takes a minute for a dog to eat a day's ration of food....you will waste far less time if you stay present and supervise than by trying to multitask. Put a leash on the offender if needed to control her while she learns.
Also, if she is leaving her plate with food on it, mine lose their bowls if they make a grab for another bowl, or for any reason leave their own. It is the USMC theory of meals...if you look up, you are done eating.
