I agree with Elaine, I don't know why anyone would want to take back food once given to a dog. Whats the point? Its natural for a dog to protect its food, not difficult to understand that is it? One of my Chis does the same exact thing, and I would never ever punish her for protecting her food or treat. Once its given to her it belongs to her! Dogs dont have much to call their own in this world in their short lives, and they all value their food, as it should be.
Beckw --- In [email protected], ETM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I never have taken food from a dog once given to > it. I have taken food NOT given to a dog from it. > There is a difference and dogs seem to sense a > command to drop unknown food. But if there is > ever any setup that is going to bring out a snap > or a bite, I think it will relate to food. I > don't understand handling food once given to a > dog. I can still remember parental warnings (a > hundred years ago) to me (and siblings) -- don't > go near the dog when he is eating! I told it to > my son. He tells it to his sons. Doesn't matter > the size of the dog. A dog will protect his food > and if he didn't I would think something is wrong. > > Elaine > > > > Hi Group, Pixil, my little 16 month old female > > Chihuahua has a bit of an issue. A few months > > back, after given a treat, she would crouch her > > back and lower her head and look at us as if to > > say, "Don't come near me". So, I thought that > > behavior was not good, so I called her to come > > to me with the treat, and she would not. So, I > > went to her and spoke calmly to her as I was > > going to take the treat from her. She growled at > > me! That was enough out of her so I grabbed the > > treat from her and she snapped at me, but I > > successfully got the treat away from her. > > Anyway, this behavior has repeated itself a few > > times since then. Now, when I give her a treat > > and she hunches over and gets that "Panther" > > type look, I have demanded that she return the > > treat to me. She now drops the treat and comes > > and sits on my lap, but will not touch the > > treat, even when I try to give it to her. So, I > > sat down on the couch with her in my lap and > > placed the treat on a blanket on the couch for > > her to eat, she did not move, and she growled at > > me while in my lap!!! Then, my husband came to > > see what was up and she growled at him, no > > snapping or anything, just a little soft > > "growling". I cannot figure what is up with > > that behavior? <snip> > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
