[RottiMomCT]

No more bones for him - he will not die without bones.

Food aggression - hand feed him from his bowl for several weeks. Then feed him from the bowl while you hold it (do this for a few weeks). Then, begin to places the bowl on the ground while he eats. Have something truly yummy to drop in his bowl at this stage of the game - roast beef from the deli often works well,.

With our boy Baron, I used his kibble and roast beef, and spoke to him in a soft voice to let him know I was near him. He looked up at me, tensed a bit and investigated what I was putting in his bowl. I did that for about 2 weeks. I occassionally still do it. Baron has learned that nobody is ging to take his bowl, and sometimes yummy treats get put into it, so he welcomes us approaching his bowl.

If at any time he regresses and growls, go back a step. If you speak to him in a loud voice, he'll think you're a crazy person and why should he respect a crazy person?! Speak to him in a calm but authoratative tone of voice.

Has he been to formal classes outside the home??

How long has he been doing this??