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Originally Posted by Sharon Marples  In the meantime, do not leave her out with any high value item. She should only get those when she is in a crate and is alone. Do not set her up for failure (biting, snapping, any type of aggression) before you get this totally under control. |
I have been doing training classes since we got our dog. She is well behaved, and obedient (except for the high-value guarding). Here's the deal...1st day home, I gave my 7 wk old puppy a sausage thing from the pet store. I randomly went to pet her and BAM she tried to attack me!!! A 7 pound attack dog
(she was even protective of poo she was eating!). Anyways, my first reaction was to flip her over and hold her like that until she stopped growling. I then (shaking) called my trainer...her advice dont let her have stuff like that anymore
. We didn't listen, but instead let her eat stuff out of our hands ect. She has gotten way better.
When I found this site, most recommended letting her be alone in her crate
. I did that for a while, but recently spoke with my breeder about it. She said to keep working with her on it. (none of her dogs have it {which I don't believe}). I can pet my dog, walk by her, talk to her, ect. when she is eating. BUT if I spend a lot of time petting her, she gets angry. So...what if she was chewing on something in the yard and my kid (if I had one) went up and laid on her (as kids do)? I want my dog to be "kid proof" is this possible?? Or is there no hope, my dog can never be trusted w/ high value items. I would do anything it takes to break her of this...any advice???