By Sandra Scott

If your dog growls when you or your children approach his food bowl during mealtime, you need to be aware of a potentially serious problem. It is essential that dog food aggression be stopped quickly before you or your children are injured by the dog.

Dog food aggression is frequently related to other behavior problems so your dog’s daily routine should be examined. It is highly likely that your dog has other behavior problems that have not been fully addressed.

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It is not normal for dogs to be possessive over their food. Actually, most dogs are fully accepting of food being added to their bowl as they eat.

A dog that shows dog food aggression is possibly regressing to his genetic tendency of hunting with the pack. It is likely that your dog’s ancestors had to fight for every meal.

By fixing the dog food aggression problems, you will probably notice an improvement in his other behavior issues.

Dogs are such a wonderful addition to family life and every attempt should be made to preserve the great relationship with your dog. Several methods exist to solve dog food aggression. It may take several attempts before you discover the solution for your own pet. However, it will be worth all of your effort. Your dog food aggression problems may be resolved by the following

• When you touch his food, your dog should associate this with a positive outcome. As an example, a small amount of food could be put into his food bowl but you could also have a readily available treat.  You should approach him after he has been eating for a short time. A treat should be offered when he growls.

  He may continue to protect his food or he may decide to take it from you right away. With patience and persistence, he will finally eat the treat. As he eats the treat, you should put extra food in his bowl. This must be repeated until you can approach his food dish without him displaying dog food aggression.

• Dog food aggression is brought on by your dog’s need to safeguard his meal. This is also inherited behavior. Distributing your dog’s food between a few bowls and placing them in front of him may help to solve this. When he begins to eat out of one of the bowls, you should approach him and pick up one of the other bowls. Place a tempting treat in this bowl and put it back in front of him.

  After a short while, this should also be done with the other food dishes. When your dog begins to realize that good things happen when you approach his food bowl, the dog food aggression should end.

It is important for all members of your family to be involved in the training process. This will form a closer bond between your family and your dog. It is important to note that a dog should never be separated from his food!

If your dog is showing signs of dog food aggression (or any other aggressive behavior), I strongly recommend that you check out Secrets to Dog Training at Dog Food Aggression.

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