Glad I'm not the only one that has noticed this. Some of these arent to bad but some of them have gotten food aggressive over a big chunk of meat or bone. Fruits or vegetables dont seem to matter just meat.
Glad I'm not the only one that has noticed this. Some of these arent to bad but some of them have gotten food aggressive over a big chunk of meat or bone. Fruits or vegetables dont seem to matter just meat.
My bulldog will fight over dry feed with other dogs. He could care less if I touched his dry feed. He will warn me and growl over meat. He keeps it heavily guarded.
It just depend on the dog. They have feelings too so anything is possible. Some could be food aggressive just like some inmates locked up in prison. Some don't give a sh*t if other dogs eat with them. I had one(first pit)who tried to kill me over some chicken blood that my sister left in the basement. I had another who would growl when I come near him eating his leg quarter. You better believe that was the last time he ever growled at me. Dogs that growl at you don't respect you enough. And those type of dogs has to change the way they are or they're out of here.
i think the myth is, raw makes dogs more aggressive overall. which is simply not true
protecting a piece of meat, who cares. let the dogs eat.
I could care less if the dog is trying to protect its meat from other dogs, but if they're growling at me, the hands that feed them, it's a different story. Chain spots are limited here. Curs, human aggressive pits, meat growlers, and anything not up to my expectations gotta go. I breed, raise, and show everyone of them so I can't allow them to have that gene and pass on to their offsprings.
I agree! A dog like the one jack describes would have to go on my yard. Thing is if I have one like that I can never leave the yard without having the fear of something happening when i'm away. I understand Stormbringer was a dog out of the ordinary, and if a dog is exceptional I might keep it as long as I can show him. Have done that in the past, but sooner or later he's got to go. No matter the quality. Now if i had a huge yard and always had somebody who i knew could handle a dog like that I wouldn't care.
i always teach my dogs to get out the way when i put down the food. whatever they do after that i dont even want to know.
i thought they only do that on discovery channel with the plastic hand.
Well, the dog was too good to get rid of, and the solution to the problem was easy: leave him alone when he's eating.Originally Posted by skipper
Under all other circumstances, Stormy was a stable, affectionate dog.
If I had a dog that would attack/growl at me "in general," or who was unstable, sure I would kill a dog like that too.
But to kill a normally-stable, absolute ace-caliber pit dog over his basic instincts in protecting his bone, would be overly-emotional stupidity on my part ... when all I had to do is let him enjoy his bone and not fuck with him.
Because, when speaking of respect, you also have to respect your dogs (especially the badass ones with enormous ego and drive), and you need to leave them in peace when they're eating. That is also part of what it means to "understand dogs"
Jack
what some people seem to forget is dogs are still ANIMALS. They will always revert back to there basic animal instinct like protect a fresh kill and so on. No matter how many boot blessings you give a hound for growling or whatever form of discipline action you take. At the end of the day a dog is still a ANIMAL with basic things like protect my kill and a bunch of other things are HARD WIRED in to them. To think that you can remove that from your dog not only shows stupidity but a lack of basic understanding and connection with your hound. JMO
That is exactly right.
Some people need to "get over themselves," and let their dog be a dog.
Jack
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