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It is not the raw meat that is making her aggressive, she is guarding it more aggressively because she sees it as a prized resource. For the time being I would stop giving her the raw meat and work on leave it and give commands.
Start with things she likes but does not get over excited by, like kibble or small pieces of cube cheese and work your way up slowly through cooked cubed chicken, liver etc.
She has to associate the leave it command with a reward.
In one hand lightly enclose a cube of cheese with your fingers. Keep your other hand behind your back, hiding another cube of cheese. Show her the first hand and llet her sniff but not reach the cheese. Tell her leave it. She won't at first but the second her nose leaves your fingers say Good Girl and give her the cheese that has been hidden behind your back. Manna from heaven!
It will take a long time and you will need to work through the alphabet of food rewards but you must get her to focus on YOU and not on the food.
Clicker training is also very good and as it is very much associated with food rewards I think your dog would take to it like a duck to water. I've included a link to the KP Clicker Training site below. The second link is to an article on food guarding which has other suggestions you might find useful too.
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http://www.clickertraining.com/
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=919&S=1
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My female dog does the same thing with treats. She doesn't do it to me, just to the other dogs, but she gives off the craziest snarliest growl that you've ever heard and they just leave her alone. I won't let my child anywhere near her when she's doing it, but that's exactly what parenting is. Watching out for your children(be they dogs or humans).
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Put a leash on your dog. Put a bone outside and walk past it with your dog. It will certainly get her attention. Get her past the bone with enthusiastic 'heel! heel!' Then, when she's given up on the bone and you're almost back in your house, 'good heel!' Bring her into where you feed her and give her a treat by hand. Keep your hand on her leash just in case, but say 'Gentle!' as you slowly bring the treat to her mouth. If she lunges, say 'No!' and then 'Gentle!' again. The treat is her reward. If she isn't gentle, she doesn't get the treat.
Now, repeat the procedure tens of times, until she sees the reward may be inside, is listening to you, and is taking food from your hand gently. (In the end, you should be able to hide the food in your hand, and she will nuzzle your hand gently looking for the food.)
Good luck! And -- spread the word about http://www.twitter.com/chico_the_dog !
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worked with SPCA for 10 years, fostered 75 animals, lots of bad puppy to great dog trainings
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We've all made the mistake of laughing and even encouraging our feisty little dogs when they first display the "cute" signs of dog food aggression. Don't fall into this trap! Food or toy aggression in dogs should never be tolerated as you never know when it can escalate into something more dangerous for you or a family member
THERE IS LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION ON THIS SITE INCLUDING HOW TO TRAIN A DOG TO NOT BE AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS FOOD AND OTHER THINGS.
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http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/dog-food-aggression.html
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My dog is a (formerly stray) Chow mix who behaved similarly when she first adopted us.
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December 18, 2008 03:47 AM
Is it ok that my dog becomes extremely aggressive when giving her raw meat\bone ,from a butcher , as a treat?
I have given my dog raw meat\bone to chew on as a treat, each time she becomes extremely aggressive. She will growl, bark, snarl, and attack if one comes near her during her chewing. She is 7 months old, and it's only when I give her raw meat, other forms of food she's relatively calm. She does not react to command, to force, doesn't even seem to be able to hear me. Is this ok?
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| December 20, 2008 08:51 AM |
Start with things she likes but does not get over excited by, like kibble or small pieces of cube cheese and work your way up slowly through cooked cubed chicken, liver etc.
She has to associate the leave it command with a reward.
In one hand lightly enclose a cube of cheese with your fingers. Keep your other hand behind your back, hiding another cube of cheese. Show her the first hand and llet her sniff but not reach the cheese. Tell her leave it. She won't at first but the second her nose leaves your fingers say Good Girl and give her the cheese that has been hidden behind your back. Manna from heaven!
It will take a long time and you will need to work through the alphabet of food rewards but you must get her to focus on YOU and not on the food.
Clicker training is also very good and as it is very much associated with food rewards I think your dog would take to it like a duck to water. I've included a link to the KP Clicker Training site below. The second link is to an article on food guarding which has other suggestions you might find useful too.
Regards
Source(s):
http://www.clickertraining.com/
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=919&S=1
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December 18, 2008 03:55 AM
It's relatively OK, unless you have young kids. It's not good from a training standpoint, but as long as you have the good sense to stay away and keep others away when she's doing it, then it's fine. My female dog does the same thing with treats. She doesn't do it to me, just to the other dogs, but she gives off the craziest snarliest growl that you've ever heard and they just leave her alone. I won't let my child anywhere near her when she's doing it, but that's exactly what parenting is. Watching out for your children(be they dogs or humans).
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December 18, 2008 04:09 AM
Absolutely NOT. Depending on how big she is, you need to start giving her the meat and then taking it away until she learns she only owns it with your approval. If she is too large for you to handle, get some help. Tet on natGeo tv and watch the dog whisperer
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December 21, 2008 07:20 PM
I agree with this answer. My family's new Golden (2.5 yrs old, adopted from an acquaintance who was a 'cat person') was very aggressive when we gave her a cow bone from a local butcher's shop. (She snapped, growled, etc.) I took a page from "Merle's Door" (a recent, award-winning non-fiction book that I highly recommend) and gently took the bone away from her while saying, "That's a mighty fine bone, Abby. Very nice. Thanks for sharing it with me for a second. Here you go." And then I returned it. I did this about a dozen times over the course of an afternoon, and she's no longer aggressive about the cow bones. She's possessive, but not aggressive.
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December 18, 2008 05:40 AM
Absolutely not! She must put you first, above all else. In fact, all dogs should be trained to put humans before everything else, including food. Put a leash on your dog. Put a bone outside and walk past it with your dog. It will certainly get her attention. Get her past the bone with enthusiastic 'heel! heel!' Then, when she's given up on the bone and you're almost back in your house, 'good heel!' Bring her into where you feed her and give her a treat by hand. Keep your hand on her leash just in case, but say 'Gentle!' as you slowly bring the treat to her mouth. If she lunges, say 'No!' and then 'Gentle!' again. The treat is her reward. If she isn't gentle, she doesn't get the treat.
Now, repeat the procedure tens of times, until she sees the reward may be inside, is listening to you, and is taking food from your hand gently. (In the end, you should be able to hide the food in your hand, and she will nuzzle your hand gently looking for the food.)
Good luck! And -- spread the word about http://www.twitter.com/chico_the_dog !
Source(s):
worked with SPCA for 10 years, fostered 75 animals, lots of bad puppy to great dog trainings
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December 20, 2008 05:07 PM
If your dog glares at you, snarls, growls and positions himself between you and the food he is actually saying to you "this is mine, go away, find your own". He is basically telling you that he considers himself as the leader or alpha dog in your household. Dog food aggression (sometimes called canine possession aggression) is a dominance issue, it is serious and needs to be addressed immediately, it won't just go away. We've all made the mistake of laughing and even encouraging our feisty little dogs when they first display the "cute" signs of dog food aggression. Don't fall into this trap! Food or toy aggression in dogs should never be tolerated as you never know when it can escalate into something more dangerous for you or a family member
THERE IS LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION ON THIS SITE INCLUDING HOW TO TRAIN A DOG TO NOT BE AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS FOOD AND OTHER THINGS.
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http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/dog-food-aggression.html
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December 21, 2008 04:19 AM
In addition to the excellent advice in the above posts, I would make it a habit to allow your dog to only eat with your permission every time. When you put food in her bowl, make her sit and stay until you give her permission to eat. This is kind of an extension of the leave it command that continuously establishes your status as the dominant one in your relationship (pack leader). My dog is a (formerly stray) Chow mix who behaved similarly when she first adopted us.
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