I saw a poll online before,

The problem is "the most difficult to understand bad habit of dogs",

The options include demolishing the home, urinating indiscriminately, etc.

But the one with the highest number of votes was actually

Parents who don’t raise dogs may not understand.

I feel that food protection is just a fight between dogs for food.

But the owner is also hurt by the dog’s food-protecting behavior!

They carefully prepare food for the furry children,

But they selfishly took advantage of it,

Even because the bowl was taken away,

And growl, show teeth, and bite at the owner.

Recently, Doushi received a consultation about dog food protection:

A golden retriever that has been raised for three years,

He bit his master three times while guarding his food.

This kind of food-protecting behavior,

Also known as "food aggression."

In fact, a large part of this type of behavior,

It’s all caused by the owner putting down the food bowl and leaving immediately!

So they unconsciously,

Developed the habit of eating alone.

Over time, you will regard food as yourself

The most precious resource to protect!

After you start protecting your food, don’t talk about food.

It may be difficult for you to get even a toy back from its mouth. Natural Characteristics

There are a lot of reasons for protecting food,

It comes from the natural characteristics of dogs,

Like the English Springer Spaniel,

47% will have aggressive behaviors such as guarding food.

German Shepherd, Rottweiler, Doberman Pinscher, Chow Chow, etc.

There is also some genetic aggression. Trauma has occurred

Post-trauma may trigger stress disorder in dogs,

Such as natural disasters, car accidents, abandonment,

Being abused, fighting with other dogs, etc.

These events may cause dogs to start guarding their food. Impact of disease

Some diseases can cause dogs to lose weight when eating.

Produce anxiety or pain,

​Such as poor vision or hearing,

Oral problems, thyroid imbalance, etc.

These situations can make dogs more aggressive than usual.

Many parents will do this when their dogs are eating.

Take their food bowls back and forth, or pet them, etc.

But after the dog shows food-protecting behavior,

It is best not to engage in these behaviors,

​Because it may be counterproductive,

Make it more alert to those around it!

Improve the dog’s daily feeding habits,

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It becomes a way to get rewards through behavior~

Because if "free" food keeps appearing in the food bowl,

It will make the dog have the idea of ​​​​continuously protecting food.

This situation may trigger the dog’s food aggression.

It is easy to cause competition between them.

Therefore, dogs should be arranged to be fed in different areas.

Or conduct ongoing supervision,

And after they finish eating, put away the empty bowl in time,

Because even an empty bowl may trigger a war!

It is not advisable to beat or scold a dog after it has a food-protecting behavior!

It will make the relationship between the dog and its owner worse.

causing their aggressive behavior to become more severe.