How to Stop Puppy Resource Guarding

In today's episode, professional dog trainer Bethany Preud'homme from PhDogs and PhDK9 will be explaining and demonstrating how she works with puppies to prevent resource guarding.
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[@bek4007]

very important video some dogs can do all commands and still protect food from owner. Great and useful video for dog owners. Thanks Nate and Bethany

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you, bek!

[@priscillasharp8582]

Thanks Y'all ! BENJIE & priscilla

[@rnguyen2516]

Bethany, this was an amazing video! I loved the thorough explanations and examples. I also liked that you touched on desensitizing with kids. Thank you, Nate, for sharing this with us!

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you and it’s always a pleasure having Bethany on my channel. She’s incredible!

[@grant6672]

This video changed everything. We'll done and thank you so much.

[@ameetgirhe]

The best video on the subject ever..I really appreciate the content and the way it has been presented ..Thank You Nate & Bethany

[@MagnusFXT]

This is so important! Thank you so much. The amazing thing is that it is so obvious when watching a video, but i dont think i would have thought of this myself. Thank you!!

[@cloud9296]

This came at a perfect time, thank you!

[@NateSchoemer]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching! 😁

[@GK-mv1vu]

Amazing! Explained so well👏

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, G K! 😁🐶

[@diodio520]

Wonderful session. 🤗

[@GK-mv1vu]

Great video everything explained so well👏👏👏😊

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you! 😁🐶

[@Kate98755]

great video, exactly what i need for my puppy

[@GCBR-Dog-Training]

This is very good in preventing resource guarding. Nice video

[@GK-mv1vu]

Love video everything explained so well.. ❤️ I don’t have problem but i did hand feed my pup thanks to you😉

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, G K! 😁🐶

[@shastafog2516]

Great advice, you covered it all!! Thank you. Btw super cute puppies

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, Shasta Fog!

[@priscillasharp8582]

What does BTW mean? Thanks in advance Benjie and Priscilla

[@GK-mv1vu]

Love this explained so well. I did hand fed my pup most of the time Thanks to you so i don’t have that problem😉

[@GK-mv1vu]

You can see i had technical difficulties and my comment were not uploading then they did🤣🤣🤣oh well

[@NateSchoemer]

Lol!

[@Tipperary757]

Thank you for clear how to.

[@NateSchoemer]

Our pleasure. Thanks for watching!

[@tombain6900]

Another great one

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you, Tom!

[@WickedAwesomeGardening]

This was great! I just brought home a 9 week old Anatolian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix who will eventually be guardian to our goat herd. She was the runt of the litter and her breeder said she was trying to bully the bigger pups off the food. I think it was probably more that she figured the only way she would get food was to fight for it. She saw me eating something she wanted while I was sitting on my bed with her and she tried to snatch it and snarled at me! I took my food and walked away, but I'm going to start using this method when I feed her to hopefully nip these issues in the bud!

[@audriuzasable]

is there a playlist with all the videos with Bethany?

[@dogtrainingsuraksha2129]

Thank you🌹, Sir.

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks! 😁

[@1016-Man]

Our dog has been resource guarding since day one. First thing was a sock (has now swallowed 3 socks whole and I am in the ER currently trying to pass it). Those instances with the socks were just holding on for dear life. However, we have recently had issues with rocks, and digging in soil. When our son tried to grab the rock out of his mouth, he growled and snapped at him, and soon after to his cousin. The times in the soil I pulled him away by his harness and he growled and lunged at me. He is only 15 weeks currently. How do we move forward in those acute moments? Do we use a more dominant approach of holding him down on his side until he submits/becomes still? Thank you

[@jenniferminshall6109]

I thought I would hand feed..and have done for a year..I also implemented what we see here for when I leave my girl on holidays so she's used to other pple.feeding her and not biting..thank you for reminding and showing us the how to..J

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, Jennifer! 😁🐶

[@hugster63]

Great video and it works for 99% of our own dogs and our doggie daycare dogs, but any suggestions for one of our dogs who is completely blind as they can’t see your adding

[@NateSchoemer]

Move in slowly with the food, so the dog can smell it.

[@Golden_Girl7123]

Thank you so much for this. I had no idea I was doing it all wrong

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks for watching and I'm happy the video was helpful. :)

[@Golden_Girl7123]

@@NateSchoemer ya. I got my first taste of resource aggression last night over a bone. All I did was put my hands on his rump to slide him over so I could get in bed. Omg.. went to hell from there. I took it away from him. BTW. Hes a Belgian malinois. My first. I've never in all my life with any dog I've had before him encountered it. Freaked me out. I wasn't ready... .I went looking for answers. I stumbled on Bethany's video. I was in tears. It worked. All of it. Not once has he growled at me or reacted.

[@AfghanSold1er]

Hi Nate, appreciate the content you put out for us! Do you know if the puppy naturaly will grow out of puppybiting? Or is it something i actively need to work on?

[@NateSchoemer]

They almost always grow out of it around 6 months of age when they finish teething. Cheers! :)

[@candiedblxxd]

My puppies just had a full on dominance into agression fight over a bone, how do i prevent that?

[@Christ-is-King-]

I got my dog at ten weeks. Been having issues the whole time. 6 months old now

[@jradioshow]

What can you do safely..as your hand with the best tasting treat in it, goes towards their mouth and growls immediately and jolts their head.(with the object in the mouth) I feel everyday I cant put my hands near her at all now. This yorkie goes into attack mode. I love this video. Great help!

[@nicolemitchell5095]

Great video, huge learnings for me. Question- why doesn’t Bethany like raw hide?

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks! Because it’s not the healthiest option for dogs.

[@ariesworld7]

That second puppy has so much patience 😀😀

[@NateSchoemer]

Such awesome little pups. :)

[@riopineda3868]

Recently adopted a Siberian husky pup about 3.5 months old. Today he showed mild resource guarding towards my 8 year old husky German Shepard mix; they both were given dry kibble, a little bit of topper and some water to add moisture. What’s the best way to fix this? I was told by a staff member at petland the puppy was used to eating next to the others but I’m not so sure now. My 8 year old husky mix has never had any resource guarding issue since I’ve had him when he was just a newborn. We decided to rescue the 3.5 month old husky from that pet store due to how sad/closed up he looked. We’ve only had him for two whole days and we need help to fix this behavior due to having a baby on the way. This video is super informational! Thank you for any advice in advance. It’s been 8 whole years since I’ve had to train a puppy.

[@biicho997]

Thank you for those amazing videos and collaborations! I woulk like to ask how much I should be concerned about my puppy developing that big ego ? It's an australian shepherd puppy (3 months now) and the dogs it frequents and that I let her play with are all on the more "submissive"/fearfull side of a personality. So that she runs after them, bites their tail or their neck, she is clearly just playing but I don't feel that the other dogs are teaching her proper boundaries because they are running away from her or just ignoring it completely. The other dogs I know and see are not well trained and are big dogs that could hurt my puppy by just laying one mighty paw on her, so I would not feel very comfortable let her play with them. She shows no resource guarding or any other agression/dominance, so that I am confused about if I should worry about that part or not ? Thank you

[@NateSchoemer]

She can become what we like to call a full-contact player. The issue that can come up from full-contact players is that when they get older, often that play style can cause fights with dogs that prefer two-hand touch instead. Check out this video on my behavioral and modification flowchart. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIHOiGaJjMefnK8&pp=ygUwbmF0ZSBzY2hvZW1lciBiZWhhdmlvcmFsIG1vZGlmaWNhdGlvbiBmbG93IGNoYXJ0

[@jamescomey5466]

Great tips! What would be the best way to train your dog not to ever touch another dog’s food? I have an adult rescue that stays with a friend’s dog at times when I’m out of town and apparently she likes to steal his food and snap at him when he approaches to stop her. I always come back home from vacation with my dog and the full bag of food that was supposed to be empty after my trip 😂 She wins, but I’d like her to stop this behavior. Any ideas?

[@NateSchoemer]

The easiest fix is to feed the dogs separately. Either in different rooms or in the crate. Ivan had some good tips as well. Thanks!

[@Desimplification]

Love your content Nate! I have a 9 week old malinois and currently the only behavior I am really struggling with is that she gets jealous when I eat, i guess, and will squat down looking right at me and pee on my floor. It appears to be a bid for attention - and it works of course, I tell her "nope" and then take her outside and put her where she normally pees outside. She knows "nope" and Im pretty sure she knows to pee outside though she still will go in unfamiliar parts of my house (upstairs). She is usually really good about it and will indicate by her ritual of climbing up on my fireplace and i'll then recognize and take her outside. Twice she hasnt indicated before she did it but the last time she did indicate so maybe its my fault for not immediately stopping eating and letting her out as soon as I saw it, but im pretty sure its not a case of her not being able to hold it anyway. Im considering just putting her outside while I eat, but thats not really addressing the behavior. Should I just tell her nope while shes peeing and then ignore her until im done eating, not give in to the attention seeking, and clean up the mess later? Obvious solution is to crate her while i eat maybe? Putting her in the backyard serves the same purpose but she cant see me eating so i'm not sure it would communicate what I want. Only eat immediately after she goes pee outside? We are working on crate training but she still gets agitated when i manipulate the door. Would appreciate your thoughts! Thanks for the great information in your videos.

[@NateSchoemer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3zUqmOgbNmMn5I this should Help. I would also correct the puppy for going in the house. A correction is something we add to the situation to stop the behavior. If the behavior doesn’t stop, then the correction is not high enough. Dogs do things based on motivation. The motivation to access something pleasant, the motivation to prevent something unpleasant, or the behavior itself is fun. Your puppy has to be more motivated to prevent the correction, then he’s motivation to do the undesired behavior.

[@Desimplification]

@@NateSchoemer Thank you!! I wondered about some type of correction shes still so young so I didnt know if a correction would be appropriate, im thinking i'll try a loud noise. I did manage to eat in peace today. I did it after i took her out to pee. She whined and complained and did her usual thing of wanting my food and trying to get me to pay attention and I just ignored her and ate. She eventually calmed down and I would reward her with a high value treat if she laid down at my feet quietly and calmly. She would of course get excited and start up again but I just repeated until she was sitting quietly at my feet while i ate and wouldn't get back up and whine after the treat. I worry that maybe im rewarding the begging but, I guess its OK if shes quiet and not pushy about it, right? She of course didnt have anything in the pipes this time so we'll see about next time i guess haha.

[@samanthacamargo8326]

I have a 6 month puppy I rescued at 3 months. She growled at me for the first time last night for taking her chewy. Would trading still work for this?

[@zhangclaire6871]

great video! but there is something different with my five month border collie. When I approach my hand with food to his bowl, he growls at me while he eats from my hand:( I really dont know why he acts like this, could you maybe give me some advises pls? :(

[@laurynfromtheLAB]

My puppy growls when I pick her up if she’s going after something she shouldn’t have, or if I stop her in her tracks. She growls and snaps but she’s only 10 weeks, we have a 4 month puppy at home but we don’t really let them play together. How can I stop this type of resource guarding? It seems related to her not getting what she wants. she doesn’t mind being picked up otherwise

[@dopeniz7604]

Nate ur a beast dude!

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks! 😁

[@crywulf44]

Mine is only food aggressive with other dogs or animals, not humans. Makes it tricky but with management it's not a problem. Not sure if it's particularly trainable

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks for sharing. 😁

[@crk9training850]

Our 9 week old BC growls when we are near his bowl. I used to train dogs so I'm used to the trade up but curious if you would correct a puppy that bite at that age. I ask because at 9 weeks a simple scruff and then going back to really easy trades seems like a good age to create that come to Jesus type moment. I'm not talking about over and over pushing him to that but it's do able at 9 weeks. Thoughts

[@-_FENRIR_-]

Do you know what I can do for a puppy that resource guards with other dogs and animals,and also takes their food? I have a puppy,an adult dog and a cat,the cat eats on a table now, because the puppy's eats her food,and i feed the adult dog in a different room, because she doesn't resource guard and the puppy takes her food,she barks and nips at her then takes her food,do you know what i can do to help her?

[@NateSchoemer]

The easiest solution is to feed them separately. Either in separate rooms or crates. 😁

[@thaerss16]

So today I gave food to Togo(my dogs name). After few minutes once he started to eat,. I noticed his bowel wasn't locked into the kennel. I told Togo sit of course he's into his food, didn't sit just chumping along. I went to lock in the bowel he growled n did a little bark at me, I said no Togo and took the food bowel away. I started over told him to sit wait and OK you can eat again. What you think? Is he having food aggression. Did I corrected the right way? Should I repeat action by touching his food bowel and see if he growels?

[@NateSchoemer]

The growl is common, often due to insecurity. I would recommend what Bethany does in the video. When you feed him, put half or more of the food in his bowl, then while he's eating add the remainder of the food while he's eating. Make sure you deliver the food by hand, and very slowly, so he knows you have food and so he doesn't growl. This will help him understand that when you are nearby when he's eating, you add value to him. This will (over time) make him happy to see you coming over while he's eating.

[@deserieancheta8677]

Rah! Any tips on training pups not to resource guard with other animals?

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks for commenting and watching this video. Unfortunately, I no longer have enough time to answer every question in the comments section of my KZbin videos. However, you can always send me questions through my Patreon. www.patreon.com/NateSchoemer Most of the questions asked have already been answered in one of my past videos. The basic obedience series has been designed to be watched to maximize results. I would also suggest watching my Q&A videos that are available on my channel as well. Many of the questions are also answered in my dog training manual, which is available on Amazon. amzn.to/2P2tyQH Lastly, if you're curious about what food, treats, or training products that I use, you can see them listed here: www.nateschoemer.com/store Thanks again, and happy training!

[@itz_emi274]

when trying to walk my sdit on a leash, she pulls backwards as if she refuses to walk. any tips?

[@NateSchoemer]

Teach her how to follow the leash: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnTFYoxua8qMeLM

[@itz_emi274]

@@NateSchoemer thanks!

[@n.nicolaides6163]

If I were to adopt a dog that has spent the majority of its life in a shelter, would I still be able to train them? What kind of issues would come up with training under such circumstances?

[@NateSchoemer]

Yes, you most likely you would still be able to train them, but that's never a guarantee. It's possible to run into multiple issues or none at all. It would really depend on the individual dog.

[@priscillasharp8582]

So when my pup eats a meal ,he gobbles his puppy food,and then throws up,how can I teach him not to do this(gabble). Thankyou inadvance 4 your help, Love your videos.

[@mavisme4645]

Priscilla Sharp - Have you tried a slow-feed bowl? There are several different types. They can look like weird mazes or long Astro turf. Another option would be to use your pup’s food as training rewards so that he has to work for it and he will only get a little at a time. Good luck!!

[@NateSchoemer]

Yes, you can use a slow-feed bowl. You can also soak the food in water before feeding.

[@priscillasharp8582]

@@mavisme4645 Thanks a millon,I will try one of those maze bowls". May God bless YOU! BENJIE N ME

[@priscillasharp8582]

@@NateSchoemer Great idea🐶, thanks for teaching me how to be a good pup owner, Keepit coming".😀

[@ThisIsMe3699]

👍

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, Kevin! 😁🐶

[@ItsMsSue2U7154]

Mine has no interest in eating at all, just guarding her everything. I’m bringing the food up after 20 mins instead of free feeding. Hope this changes the interest level enough to work in the issue.

[@truthpear]

How do I practice this if I feed my dog raw food during meal time? What's more valuable than the raw food?

[@NateSchoemer]

You can use freeze-dried raw. :)

[@truthpear]

@@NateSchoemer Thanks for the reply! I'll try that!

[@littleninjai222]

Thanks for another great video, Nate. Wish I could meet Bethany one day and play with those giant adorable potatoes with legs and ears.

[@NateSchoemer]

Lol! Yes, the pups are a blast!

[@Frekithegreat]

Do you have a video on training a puppy/dog to only listen to one person

[@NateSchoemer]

No, but it’s rather simple. Only one person should train the dog. Once the dog knows the stay command, ask other people to give the dog commands, if the dog responds to the command, then reinforce the stay. This will teach the dog to only listen to one person. You may have to do this with a few people for the dog to fully understand.

[@kiratubhi9125]

Can u do a vid on fetch with a new puppy

[@NateSchoemer]

The process would be the same as this, just adjust for the puppy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6G1nmybl62aoNE Cheers!

[@kiratubhi9125]

@@NateSchoemer awesome thanks for the info

[@EbonynIvory83]

But what if they are growling and trying to bit you if you are taking it away ?

[@liyabunn]

Currently going through this with my puppy, did you find a way to fix this?

[@EbonynIvory83]

@@liyabunn well kinda. What I did was find a higher value treat. So on my case boiled chicken. Had a piece in my hand and have it in front of her and say leave it. She drops it, I give her the treat and take the toy or whatever it is away. And I kept repeating that

[@billvmfa5426]

Have 12 week old Aussiedoodle doesn’t guard but eats like there’s no tomorrow is this a worry

[@dopeniz7604]

Can you do a video on ratting? I’m trying to teach my dog to hunt rats but I haven’t been successful, I’m a dog trainer of 10 years and I been having big issues with him actually killing the mouse. Instead he plays with it like it’s his friend, I have tried everything in my arsenal but I have no luck.....

[@NateSchoemer]

I would assume that killing the rat would be instinctive for the dog. I would teach the skill of hunting and scent work, which I’m guessing you already did. If I find a dog trainer that specializes in this training, I’ll be sure to do a video with them. 😁

[@dopeniz7604]

@@NateSchoemer yes I did, even stepped it up to rubbing some food on the mouse itself and still all it did was improve his “search” command 😂 but thanks a lot for taking the time out to answer my question. HUGE fan bro! Keep up the awesome work educating the world making it a better place for dogs. LETS TAKE DOG SHELTERS OUTA BUSINESS!!

[@ervincastroverde7080]

Can i have one of those pups? So cute. ☺️☺️

[@NateSchoemer]

They are adorable!

[@ervincastroverde7080]

@@NateSchoemer 😍😍😍♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@dopeniz7604]

Rather watch this than the dog whisperer guy any day!

[@shadowdarottweiler6253]

They probably learned from him 🤣

[@NateSchoemer]

Lol! Thanks again!

[@benvashchenko5696]

I wish this video existed 4 months ago

[@NateSchoemer]

Hopefully it still provided some value. :)

[@benvashchenko5696]

@@NateSchoemer most certainly I'll be more on top of it on my next puppy. Now I have another strategy to use.

[@Andres_OnTheRise]

Why dont you like using rawhide?

[@NateSchoemer]

Check out this video: facebook.com/watch/?v=1345516138856598

[@Andres_OnTheRise]

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[@padalasriharsha7262]

How to ride a bicycle with dog. Please make a video on this topic

[@NateSchoemer]

Great idea! I can add that to my schedule of future videos. Thanks!

[@padalasriharsha7262]

@@NateSchoemer sir and also make a video on "how to walk with dog in traffic or how to cross road with dog "

[@ThisIsTomKelly]

My hand would be mauled by my 8 week old puppy if I reached in the food bowl.

[@NateSchoemer]

Lol!

[@p3teytran]

What if your dog steals out of the trash because he knows that a treat is coming through a trade?

[@inkwhiskers9948]

Exactly the opposite of what that "popular KZbin P+" trainer says to do. No surprise there. This is way, way, way better advice.

[@WillBlueAnimalTraining]

so, when your puppy growls, you reward it with a higher value item in hopes he will like you for it. GOOD LUCK

[@WillBlueAnimalTraining]

for context youtube auto played this video and it was very much a breeders answer.