| Thnaks for the responses. I am working on her transition to a new home.
When she first came to me she wouldn't allow another dog even near her when she was eating. I started her off in her crate. Now she's out of the crate and eating with Cody in close proximity without incident. It is, however, only with very strict supervision. As soon as Lucky is done eating (she always finishes first) I call her over to me and make her wait with me until Cody is done.
We are also working on obed. I know she shouldn't be guarding me when I'm eating, and a good down stay will fix that problem, but until then I don't want to simply crate her and not work on the problem. Somehow she needs to learn that she will be fed everyday, and she won't go hungry anymore, and there is no need to try and guard any type of food.
If I place a bag of chips on the counter and she can smell it, she'll guard. It's not just at mealtime. How pracitical would it be to say..ok, you can adopt her, but she can't be in the kitchen, you can't have any food near her at any time, you can't have your other dog next to her whenever any food is present...etc, etc, etc. It's not. They'll feel like they have to be at Defcon 3 at all times. At that rate she'll be with me forever.
Kim
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