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dog is food agressive :/2007-11-25 3:00:58

This dog has had to struggle for food and is probably very afraid that some other animal is going to steal it. If you have no children in the house and no children visiting the house during her meal time, things may be all right. I won't put my hand in my dog's food bowl.

Please do your best to re-train her. I wish you the best.

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Time. In time after she knows she is being fed every day by you and that she doesn't have to fight to eat she will stop. I wouldn't worry about it right now, she needs time. Just make sure no one especially a child goes around her when food of any kind is around. Take the dog out of that situation if you have to put her in another room when a kid is around with food . I had one the same way. She was always a little skiddish of kids. I had to have her put down 2 mos. ago she was at least 14 yrs. we had her that long,. she had cancer and I couldn't let her suffer. I loved her too much for that. She was the best! So take time, give time and allow her to realize she is being taken care of and that she is loved and fed. Good luck.

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First, don't ever pull your hand away from your dog, if you do that you are showing your dog he is the pack leader. Hand feed your dog as much as possible, mix the food with your hands to get your scent on the food, make him sit and stay before putting the food down for him. All of these things will help your dog understand you are his pack leader and you decide when he eats what he eats and how he eats. If you can use caution and you know you wont pull your hand away, put your hand in his bowl while he is eating if you show the dog you are the dominate one he wont bite you or growl at you. But this needs to be done using common sense and after you have done everything else. Good Luck KG

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while she is eating you have to handle her by stroking and petting and if she growls you need to discipline her like a mama dog. grab the scruff of her neck and give it a hard shake and say no. continue to do this every time she eats anything until she understands that you are the boss. That goes for any and all misbehaviors. Periodically get on top of her forcing her belly to the floor. Don't put all your weight on her, just enough to keep her belly down. Sometimes to train a dog you have to act like one.