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Originally Posted by warviper  Thanks for the advice. Please understand that the only reason why I do those things is in hope of putting him in situations that I imagin he might see in public. When I take item away I always give it back to him after he calms down and returns to a normal state of mind. Is it being to unreasonable of me to think that I will be able to get to the point where if for some reason I deem that an item is not best for him at that time that I can not remove item. Basicaly I do not want this to escalate into him growling = he gets his way. Thanks again and look forward to your response. |
The way you are doing it is not the way that will work. You are teaching him that he needs to guard his items. You say you want to make sure he's used to it in case he might see a similar situation in public - but that's where you come in to make sure he's not in those situations. Why would he have such an item outside of the house?
He should not have a high value item in public. If you want what he has, you have to teach him to trade for it. Offer him a better treat and trade.
Are you two in classes?
If you think he has an item that is not good for him, teach him "drop it" - this way you are not taking the item from his mouth.