Resource Guarding - How to FIX and PREVENT IT

Resource guarding is one of the more dangerous traits a pet dog can have. Many times people will un-knowingly train their dogs to exhibit resource guarding while the dog is still a young puppy.
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Training a dog who has resource guarding issues is not something for a beginner to attempt. In this video I explain some of the basic things to look for, avoid and how to deal with the dog that may be resource guarding.
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[@MarkFerrasci]

Good subject to cover Robert.. Good Job!

[@criticalbill8962]

thank You for that video Robert.

[@rubengil6377]

Always a pleasure to see your videos. I cannot tell you how thankfull I am, thanks to you my lab is incredibly well adjusted to home and to his crate. Thank you again and keep up the good work.

[@susanwhite1641]

Great video. Thank you

[@kelseymatarese]

Awesome video thank you!

[@expendable4h002]

My cane Corso puppy was the runt and was very aggressive with resource guarding food. I just put my fingers in his food while he eats. I pet him and let him know it’s ok and correct him when necessary. Now my wife can do it as well and he doesn’t ever growl at her.

[@MrWave58]

Wise words! I fully agree! Greetings from Austria!

[@theresaw1117]

Great advice Robert! I have 4 dogs and one of them does this, I know when she is going to do it as her body language changes, I can correct it by just saying her name it took time but it works for me!

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

youre very lucky

[@Jok3rzGrinn]

Never knew about this till I got my second dog, definitely something u want to train out of them when they're young.

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

youre don,t got it , ITS IN THE DNA no way train it out dream on

[@AN-jz3px]

@@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224 100%. Its something you manage. I don't care what kind of training you do, you cannot trust a dog 100% fully after this is ingrained in their DNA.

[@leemandy2548]

Same here the second dog made the first dog aggressive towards toys and food

[@gingersnap9712]

@@leemandy2548 my first dog made my younger dog that way. She wanted to share toys but he didn't and now we're trying to fix it

[@Changemymind1]

​@@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224Half right. It is DNA it also can be trained out. If you do it as a puppy. How do you think k9s are trained lol

[@TJ9791]

You're amazing! Been watching and following you for a number of months now and I have learned so much! Have a 10 yo female Rottweiler, a 2 yo male Presa Canario, both incredible cause I've had them from months old! However, "we" took on helping to rehome a 2 yo male, intact xl micro bully (?) with major resource guarding issues!! Looking to find him a good home asap! Toronto, Canada

[@DF-te2vm]

Great info about teasing. I always thought teasing was wrong, now I can express why. On food guarding, a small addition on what you do..... put down food bowl stand aside and offer a better treat if pup will back up and sit.... repeat

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

whit 9 puppy,s its will take you all day . better treat the food is enough he outsmart you ! STEAK ALL DAY

[@sigchiwab5520]

I've never taken food away from my dog. He has never had to fight for food. We have never teased him with toys. He has developed a very bad resource guarding behavior in years 2-3 (he is 3.5 right now). He has never guarded outside of our home and we take him in public areas weekly. He only does it at home. We are at the point where we don't know what else to do besides maybe hire a trainer to work with him.

[@oluwafemidolapodabo5748]

Thank you for all you do. Please I'll look forward to a video of dealing with fear in dogs. My dog is scared of everything. He even runs away from me sometimes

[@d5sturbed]

it sounds like my dog, im just curious to know how did you manage it? any tips that you could share? :)

[@remalm3670]

... Thank you for the lesson ...

[@user-ty6do8yz4l]

"Teasing" is another OLD thing humans did wrong with dogs. O can even remember my dad doing it in the 70s, he certainly didn't mean to be negative, but we're now, decades later, really just beginning to address humanity's animal mistakes. I'm not pushing vegetarianism at all, but if you work with animals at any level, you may want to consider it. Dogs KNOW you're not a predator, and they often act more friendly. Reiki, and/or massage can also help in situations where stress may be an issue. I like Robert's eclectic approaches to things. There's 2 kinds of dog trainers, humble and pompous ASS-clown, the humble person ALWAYS ends up with more knowledge and ability.

[@BikeAndPet]

Rober i love yours videos and learned alot from them. I would love and i need to hear more on topic person guarding. My dog is amstaff and my younger dougter is obviesly his . some people can never be near my dougjter others can play with them but two or three persons can never be near my dougter she goes balistic. Otherwise dog is towards stragers wery playfull and realy kind loves everyone but these three persons. Sorry for my bad eanglish. Best regars . and thank you again.

[@xxhayziexx]

Unfortunately my puppy has gotten recourse guarding issues from how they were fed as puppies. Just put two big bowls on the floor and let all 8 puppies swarm the bowls and fend for themselves. Now every time my moms dog goes near mine when hes eating or has a bone or a food chew, he growls and snaps at her and even bit her. Not enough to draw blood but enough to freak me out and search for ways to reduce this behavior so i very much appreciate you making a video on this potentially dangerous topic.

[@coolali777]

how are you training them to stop? I have a similar issue

[@carlrigby9231]

@@coolali777He’s not. He killed the entire family and now the puppy runs the household.

[@vennymiltenova8547]

I needed it this video, we just adopted rescue dog and he has a big issues with ressource guarding for toys and ... Me. We have no idea for his past and it is stressful for all the family

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

Only humans are "adopted." What did you rescue that thing from? A burning house?

[@Kappucinokiss1]

We’re you able to train him out of it

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

@@Kappucinokiss1 I had a dog that wouldn't train (they can't be trained). I deleted it and buried it in the woods.

[@bicnarok]

Our dog is a 2 year old Malionois/Boxer mix, is a very good natured dog in general. She has pals we and she has known for over a year, 4 or 5 dogs. lately she has been attacking certain dogs if they come to me and start to beg for treats, also if she is digging a hole and another dog comes and has a look, sometimes without warning attacks them. It´s very annoying as up till a few months ago they would play fantastically with out problems

[@TheChunjun]

This is so helpful. I'm having to come to terms that the behaviors in my 6 month pup from the shelter are genetic. I brought him home at 9 weeks and, yes I have done some things wrong at times, but there's no way I created the animal that is in front of me now.

[@tterexx426]

How are you doing today? I feel like I have the same problem with my now 4 months old puppy.

[@pittymama4500]

Its almost never genetic so unless u are familiar with the parents and grandparents of that dog having the same behaviors then its more than likely behavioral and the dog probably sees u as a possession rather than a leader. I know because I've had to learn to be assertive and stop myself from empowering the behaviors accidentally. It makes a huge difference.

[@annylaurie422]

There definitely a genetic component - not all puppies are born equal - it is genetic in my puppy he came with it at 8 weeks

[@stephanieharries7746]

Well I love what you have you added about the insecure dog my puppy while he's he's about a year and some change now and he does have some Pitbull but not very much she's actually mostly almost mostly he has the you know the labrador retriever in him what he did have parvo when he was 4 months and now he's coming out of that fearful stage where it really coming out beautifully and but being at the vet's office at 4 months when he was just you know for a whole week when he was that young and the fear you know that he felt the illness and all he's coming out really well and the other dog the 9 year old is quite secure and so they spend a lot of time together and he used to be fearful but now he's he's not he's just not I don't know what it is but you know he has some that you know the fear just seems to have dropped off

[@watchmoivies123]

Good morning and thank you very much for this video it was excellent So I do have a young dog that’s just two years old that I’ve been working with with resource guarding and I know for a fact that this was genetic because I am actually a trainer and there was nothing I did on my family to promote this so now I need to work with the genetic into this although it made me sad very sad when you said there’s nothing you can do if it’s genetic so how would you go about that I’m not gonna just leave it alone thank you again

[@TheKak933]

Great information

[@timhale7997]

I appreciate your size insight into dog behavior. I don’t care for the new dark studio effect.

[@HeavenlySpitz_Designs]

My American Akita was dominant but had zero resource guarding issues

[@lisafoster4468]

Could you please do one on working on dog-on-dog guarding? My 5-year-old papillon mix (fixed male) recently started charging my 4-month-old husky/pit mix (entire female, will be spayed) when she approaches something he's left on the ground. Doesn't happen very often. I know she caused it because she used to snatch things from him and will still try to get him to tug stuff he has...but I'm not sure how to address it, especially since I do want them to tug when he is in the mood. I also need to teach her to read his avoidance signals when he doesn't want to engage in play. She just won't quit pushing!

[@LauraHopkinsCDL]

Interesting. However, I want my dog to protect me but she knows my word is the final decision. Very well explained Robert. The full lesson on the website is brilliant and covered some issues I was going to raise here. I agree about not leaving toys about unless engaged etc. thank you : )

[@Sleepyboiizzs]

Resource guarding is not protecting

[@ShieldMaiden452]

If you want your dog to protect you, you have to start with not allowing resource guarding and get solid obedience foundation down. Obedience and a confident dog is key for any protection sport and protection sports is simply where obedience and bite work are taught properly and in solid command of a dog, and sports is simply in prey drive mostly and then defensive.

[@alexpat2502]

My dog only resource guards her food against other dogs, she is really good with toys but with anything edible bones, food etc. she guards and has bitten my other dog a couple times but never with people. Trying to do as much research as possible to try and curb this, i adopted her when she was around 5 months old shes 7 months old now and i feel like its getting worse.

[@user-uk6yz1my8h]

Love your videos.Any suggestions on how to stop a dog from being aggressive in the car? If a dog walks by, my dog barks, growls and goes towards the window aggressively. Thank you

[@NorthwestAdventurerNWA]

Haha my two puppy GSD are destroying the interior of my truck to try get aggressive with any dog that comes by. 🐕🐕

[@clarev124]

@@NorthwestAdventurerNWADog car. Actual car. 😂😂😂 that's the dream. I run a rescue & GOOD GOD MY CAR

[@coolali777]

can you talk about resource gaurding between dogs? How can we train them out of this as a puppy?

[@mariaivanova491]

My dog has resource guarding problems when I give him treats for command and there’s another (unfamiliar) dog nearby, who obviously wants to try those treats too. Of course I don’t share his treats with other dogs, but he always check if those dogs are still near us. And he is roaring if dogs come closer. Should I correct him?

[@Theghettoknowme]

I got successfully rid of the guarding with hand feeding food but now I got major issues with guarding things like toys etc but not all of them Just specific ones or new ones

[@adritrez]

Have you figured anything out for the toys? My dog will guard like his collar i’m not sure why he hates when we have to get it off and will try to get it and when he does I can’t take it away unless I want to get bit really bad.

[@mannyd6984]

I have an adopted older tiny dog who tried to fight a German Shepard over food. We worked on him for his safety. Now I have a new pup and am training him early to share toys and food.

[@fundip43]

Had a tear in my couch thanks to a broken zipper cover and curious puppy. With out a house line and consistent denial with self reward along with some poor handling . It caused some resource guarding . house line and more area control.. don’t give in to puppy barks .. o and if your pups food motivated and you have to cook try to capture aromas pup would go nuts smelling foods he couldn’t have

[@yammy1688]

I have a rescue pup who only resource guards Kong balls or puzzles with treats, and only in her crate. Her food bowl is ok. Any thoughts?

[@shahramlohinejadian9375]

Please continue this type of video you are my hero

[@Follya999]

My year old aussie learned it from other dog she used to be fine but then I took her to the dog park and there was a few dogs that got aggressive over the toys and now she's real bad about it now and I don't know what to do bc now I'm kinda scared to take her bc I'm afraid she's gonna get in a fight or hurt another dog

[@VanceAnce]

got very very severe ill and to be not depressed a dog which helped immense .... then problems started as i was to weak to train ....a dachshund and now with very very agressive behav at a age of 2years :( my mum cant handle him anymore and me either due to my illness.... its so sad to know that he got this behavour and sure we hadnt the power ... and he was swapped arround 3 times when he was a puppy .... its so sad ... and maybe genetic too as i look into his family tree and there is one inbreed between sisters in his family tree ... now ive to decide what to do that he wont bite my mum when i am at rehab

[@kevis45]

My 2 year husky mix is so possessive with one toy in particular. She won’t even trade. She guards and growls and stops listening to leave it, drop it, or come. Any tips?

[@leighlasmith2643]

My dog didn’t start until she was almost 2. A husky tried to take her ball and she growled for the 1st time. It’s only with toys outside of the house. She won’t even let me come near it. She won’t growl at me but at other dogs

[@nccrchurchunusual7990]

I have a mini schnauzer puppy from large litter. But she's our only dog since 10 wks. Lately has been developing food aggression at 7 mos. I feed her 2x per day & she gets healthy treats. We play fetch & tug games daily. She knows sit & down & wait commands. Now she is growling & stiff at mealtime- when I touch her or put my hand near her bowl. Of course I smack her to show I am the pack leader. She would be nipped & put in her place in a real dog pack. But I may try totally feeding her by my hand only. She is always hungry & would eat until she's sick, so I cant just give her copious amts of food. So I watch her weight and feed amts appropriate. Having a dog is alot of work. 🤔

[@karinchristensen220]

You smack her??? You have no clue about how to be a pack leader.

[@brucecoulda1596]

The reason I had to look up this information is because my wife's little French bulldog constantly guards his water and food. As soon as he comes in from outside he'll run over to his water bowl and check on it. He will stare at it literally all day when humans are home, I say when humans are home because we have cameras that have the water bowl in view and he doesn't sit by it or hardly interact with it at all and I know this because the cameras are motion activated and start recording when it detects the dogs walking around. To my knowledge nothing has ever happened for him to guard it constantly. When my 4yo daughter walks by he will attack her feet for apparently no reason other than the fact she got too close, I'm not exactly sure if she's ever done anything to his water I honestly have no idea. He won't attack anyone else like that but will get closer to the bowl as people walk by and basically put his head over the bowl. I've tested his response and actions by putting my hand twords the water and he won't bite me, but he will deflect my hand with his head, idk if that's him respecting me as 'alpha' in a way, but I haven't had my wife or two kids do this test yet. His bowl of food is directly on the other side of the hallway like 4 feet or whatever it is idk, I will put my hand by his water and he reacts by pushing my hand, then I put my hand near his food and he reacts by pushing my hand but not as strongly as the water if that makes sense. I believe he's 2 and we also have German Shepard/boxer mix that's about 7 if I remember correctly. What's strange to me is he won't react to my dog when she wants water or food and he's guarding it. What's also strange to me is he won't drink hardly any of it all day but he'll sit there and watch it even when the kids are in bed and my wife and I are watching TV and haven't moved in a couple hours or whatever amount of time. What he will do is drink for about ten or fifteen minutes straight non-stop around the same time everyday. I've been kind of studying him the best I can with limited knowledge and what I've been doing is letting him drink for a couple minutes and then I stand in his way until he lays down or sits, I won't say anything, I'll just get in-between him until he does that. It seems to be working and he will drink less at once. Idk why he has to get all his liquids in one go instead of throughout the day like my dog. The only person he will attack is my 4yo but never actually bites her, just kind of nips and makes noise by growling, barking, or basically just inhaling with snot in is nose because it was bred with the dumbest intentions in mind for looks, which honestly I absolutely hate him acting that way twords her. He's a pure breed and cost more than my truck but my wife just HAD to have it. He was supposed to be a breeder dog and we were supposed to make our money back, well, that lasted about two f'ing months and we got him fixed because my wife's friend decided she didn't want to breed with him even though she helped pick him out specifically for breeding and he was humping my dogs head. My dog was a rescue dog, 100% free, smartest dog I have ever encountered. I didn't want her at the time but if I didn't take her she was going to the pound and I couldn't live with myself if I let her go and I'm extremely happy I didn't. I got her awhile after I started dating my now wife, idk how long exactly, my wife made me stop training her everyday all day because "she doesn't listen to me like she listens to you" completely wrecking my relationship with MY dog and I gave up completely on my dog. Now she's the "family" dog and I honestly regret stopping what I was doing with her over a lady I had no idea if I was staying with long term or not. My wife has been asking me for a pure breed doberman for about a year now and I've VERY firmly put my foot down each time. She had three growing up and NO ONE could even get on their hands and knees without getting brutally attacked by them. I. Do. Not. Like. Those. dogs. Period. In my opinion they are aggressive and unpredictable and I will not have them around me or my kids. There's dogs dying every day in shelters and she wants to waste money we don't have on dogs she can't and won't train. Her little frenchy dog? Shake, sit, and leave it. That's it, and honest, not very well. He has two brain cells bouncing around, he's basically just a living thing with a photogenic face, good for attention on Facebook that barely anyone cares about or interacts with to say it bluntly. I honestly forgot why I'm writing this and now I'm very upset with myself I've allowed this to happen in my home now that I have actually thought about this in detail, and I'm highly disappointed in my wife for forcing me to allow it when I expressed how I felt before she got him while promising me all these things she couldn't keep or even tried to keep. He makes her happy I guess, and that's good enough for me I suppose. I'm done with dogs. As soon as these two die I don't think I'm ever owning another living thing. Sorry for talking, I'll stop now.

[@adritrez]

I totally get you on the last part. My two shelter dogs I saved years ago were 10x better than this exotic bully that cost me $3k+. This dude started resource guarding randomly before he turned a year, we never messed with his food or water and he was the only dog in the house. We got him trained and guess what? I’ve been bit sooo damn bad a few times now. I thought the expensive ass training would stop it completely or they can help me but nothing works no high value treat nothing helps where he will do a trade with me for what he’s guarding it really sucks. I want to vacation but also I don’t want to put anyone at risk of getting bit, I don’t live by my family that can help me. I wish one day it would just go away but I doubt it..

[@salmahahmed4672]

Please watch beckmans dog training!! He has an amazing Doberman. Also, I think you should stand firm in your decision to not get anymore dogs. You’re going to be the one doing all the work anyway and the amount of money going into purchasing the dog just isn’t worth it if the owner isn’t going to take care of it. In this case that’s your wife. Don’t be too upset at yourself.

[@haizee2330]

My doberman puppy (1 year old) is very toy driven. We use balls and tugs to do most of the training. She is obsessed with balls, she will sit and stare at a ball for 10 mins + waiting for me to throw. She has not exhibited guarding behaviour toward me, partner or even other people. She is aggressive toward other dogs however if they catch her ball or go for her tug. She will bark and snap toward the other dog. How is this overcome?

[@11dagit]

Apparently all dobermans are “ball driven” 😂😂😂

[@kccunningham1116]

Same with my dog! She went for another dog after they stole her ball but I can take her ball, she will happily leave it for me to throw

[@haizee2330]

@@kccunningham1116 I withdrew the ball from play for about 2 months but she went straight back to this behaviour the minute it came back out. I have more success with tuggy toys now whereby it's my toy, not hers

[@Luciferdelight]

My dog rsrsguarding socks. But he does it for fun. He knows he cant bite me and he wont win. But he does it when hes bored and whants to play. He do however give sock back or dont even touch it sometimes. And i can still put my hand in his mouth while he growls. Think its cute and sometimes i wrestle him bcs thats what he want then he let it go and plays instead xD

[@teearejee]

My puppy is 6 months old and gets possessive over many long lasting treats to the point we can’t even be in her sight when she has a treat because she’ll run over and bite us. I’ve tried exchanging the treats for a treat she normally prefers but that hasn’t worked, she just wants whatever she had in the first place. I’m not sure if she gets possessive over her food bowl though. Does anyone have any tips for this? :/

[@michaelquillen2679]

Good video! We have a male Rotty/Chow Chow mix that only exhibits this resource guarding when it comes to food in his bowl and another dog. Any of our family members can stick their hand in the bowl and take some and he has no problem. Even our kitties can come and eat out of his bowl and he has no problem with it. But let our other dog (the current one and our last one) come close to his food bowl and there will be blood spilled. It's only food in the bowl that causes this behavior. Easy to fix, we feed the dogs in separate rooms and when it comes to treats (they always get treats while together), we make it clear, by name, who the treat is intended for. Other than that, he is a gentle giant (100 lbs) who loves to be with people and other animals. Thanks for the video!

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

good luck whit that ....Waiting for the bite put my hand in his bowl feed by hand other rooms not the solution

[@cynthiamarston2208]

Its a game for my resource guarder. I dopte dher at 18 months. A speed freak raised her. Sort of a rescue i buess. Shes improved a way lot just me not allowing it or giving her own space for bone time…thats a specific amount of time for no stress bone gnawing. Everybody gets that. Their own bone time. At first she growled an snapped ferociously at me when time was up! Whoa. That was first. So i grabbed a harness with bit and put it between her and the bone and grabbed it and told. Her no. Ha ha yeah right no. Then when i got the new puppy i caught her teasing it with a toy by just having it by her and waiting. So she could reprimand the puppy. Little asshole so i took those away from her too anytime she found one. This video doesnt really say how to change this but it certainly needs to be dealt with effectively even it means seperating at feeding time….i free feed. They all sort out when theyre gonna eat thank god. But treats toy and bone is a source of conflict. I just manage it. I interrupt it and remove the thing. Didnt know to remove the dog. Does that mean leave the thing to the dog whinning for it? Thats not good either. Where do you remove the dog to? Oh remove the dog and then remove the thing….right…. Its a little chronic with my one tweeker raised shepherd lab boxer mix. But shes not deadly anymore. Just overly assertive about it. When times up times up. She knows that now. Whew…its with other dogs the expected happens because im not watching. Dont like or approve of that. They just have to learn im the only one who can resource guard. I have a mare who is lead mare i. Herd. She has run off other horses and come back to protect me. It was flattering but i had to ( kind pa heart breaking) run her off and tell her to do a thing in order she know one i dont need protecting and two im the lead mare. That tweeker raised girl has come a long way but its taken two and half years….she got older one and im always on it. She looks to me now. Even when the pup is in her face being a bother. I shoo the pup off and give it a toy or distraction meaning it…no…not now…later and tell thenother to go to her safe place…up on couch. They will try to bet each other trouble sometimes! Really! They are dogs number one and children number two. Except a few exceptional leader dogs. Thats a different relationship i wouldnt be able to manage nor want to.

[@11dagit]

My TOY POODLE (1yo) is guarding my belongings: my bag, my shoes, her leash - she doesn’t allow to touch it by strangers. If she knows someone she allows it, if not she is signalising DONT TOUCH. To people she moan (not barking) and if they try to touch my belongings she tries to stop them with her little body and by licking their hands. To dogs- she barks and sends super clear signal- don’t touch, but than she’s sweet again like she’d add “Please” ;) When I tell her STOP she’s not guarding anymore. I don’t know if I should change it. I find it useful. What do you thing?

[@thepresentmoment369]

What about playing fetch with a ball? Is that bad for the dog?

[@brendanchoyce1281]

Ok, so my dog has gotten somewhat toy aggression but only with other dogs and only sometimes, she’ll have the toy and then maybe other dogs will be trying to get the toy from her mouth (she doesn’t tend to do anything then) and then maybe she’ll stop and drop the toy and as a dog goes to grab it she’ll kind lunge at then fast and get them away from her toy, she hasn’t bit or drew blood. Or maybe sometimes a dog will take the toy out of her mouth and she’ll do the same thing (but only sometimes) she’s fine when she is playing tug of war. So I’ve come to the conclusion that I would have to get her to drop the ball as soon as possible (when we tell her to drop it and a dog picks it up she doesn’t really care) is there anything else we can do to help her, after watching the video we should tell her to drop it and take her away? But then a dog will grab it and she’ll have to “fight” to get the toy back, some dogs at the park don’t listen to other people or listens in general to drop the toy.

[@lynneborner5148]

Have an adopted Bull Terrier who is one of the most wonderful dog ever. I've never seen a dog so unflappable. Walking in the park bikes roar by him as well as skates, skate boards, jump ropes near his head. Dogs jump at his face pays no mind. He's even gotten bite & doesn't fight back. I use to breed & show b.t.'s so i know u need an assertive hand. When i first got him he gave me the "stink" eye with his food. Doing what this vid said i hans fed him. Went well. Then i would stand over him when he ate. Went well. But in typical b.t. style he won't eat unless i stand right next to him. Lol. It's his toys that he's not happy giving up. Do i think he would bite me? (never say never) but no. Not in the last 3 yrs. I just don't like that he does that. Going to try vids idea of "claiming the space" where to toy is as vs taking the toy from him. See how it goes

[@ashleymorris6636]

My dog never growled with bones food toys or nothing. I gave it a rabbits ear thing and he got aggressive I grabbed him so he was hanging a bit by his collor so he couldn't bite me. Then I gave it him back then I got close to him and he growled so I done the same then pinned him to the floor on the side untill he calmed down I got up and moved and he still lay there for about a minute. I told him to come to me on his place platform and gave it him and to be gentle I then got some other food and went to him with the food and when he was eating that I picked the ear up and then gave it to him like helping him get it. He likes me to hold his bones so he can get leverage on it. I don't think I'll give him that rabbit ear again. I felt like I had to do what I did to shoe him I'm not afraid he never done it with anything he even likes me to hold his bone while he bites it so he can get grip. I think he got the message but I don't want to do that again so I won't give him again. If you read this could you message why he done this as he fine with bones toys any other food like steak raw and every other food I give him I always now and then go to his bowl about once every few days pick it up and put more food in while eating or but my hand in and put more food in and stroke him and he's fine. Appreciate any feed back and was what I did was wrong and if so what should I have done. I've had him 3 weeks off my sister he's 16 months old and a labradoodle

[@stephanieharries7746]

Well I don't see how you keep a c h o w dog from resource guarding your you know you because that's what their their trained to do is I mean they're bred to do rather but I see what you're saying that they shouldn't be doing that unless you want them to like if you're just taking them for a walk I see what you're saying also if you pick the dog up away from or gather the dog away from the bone aren't they just going to take the bone with them I mean they're in their mouth?

[@donletendre1514]

I here people playing with their dogs. food All the time.a they wonder what they have a problem with getting bite. And they ask for help. this will help alot of people. I'm hoping 🙏

[@allaboutroofing2]

There is a purpose behind being able to reach in your dogs bowl without issue. It appears this is beyond your grasp tho.

[@ivyrose779]

You should be able to take your dog’s food away without a problem.

[@idarahmqvist1373]

One of our dogs will refuse to eat his bone when our two dogs each get a bone. The other dog is quite the wimp. He will wait and shake nervously, just staring at his bone but not touch it. If the cats or other dogs just walk by, doesn’t even have to be close, he chases them away. It seems he has some sort of need to resource guard? Is this even a thing? He never ever resource guards towards people/kids.

[@bexairbrushing]

just found this explanation of resource guarding , its the most helpful one explaining why i have come across. i got my dog as a puppy, she doesn't guard stuff from humans, but will guard against other dogs. who she likes in al other situations just not when treats or food is being dished out (makes it hard to train with food on walks etc) her history was she's from a large litter there wasn't enough milk for all puppies so she was picked by the breeder to be a hand reared/fed puppy whist some of the other puppies were left to feed naturally. i'm not sure how to undo this thought process for her that she will get food now.

[@edrennalin]

Looking for advice. My dog doesn’t have any resource guarding issues with people and gets along great with other dogs... until a ball is introduced. He becomes very protective of the ball and lashes out if another dog comes around to get it. If a person comes near the ball, he doesn’t care and will play fetch or tug no problem. This has become an issue when I take him to a kennel, plays fine with the dogs until a ball comes out. So now the kennel won’t take him anymore. Thoughts?

[@cfrost87]

It's normal for dogs to resource guard with other dogs.

[@edrennalin]

@@cfrost87 ya that’s what I told the kennel... she’s a bit fussy. Any word dead how to help break him of it

[@kimberleeanthony9485]

My Golden retriever male same way fine with people and toys fights if another dog tries to get the toy even if it’s not my dogs toy. He goes from friendly playful dog to Gladiator in a Roman coliseum fight. He has drawn blood and we have stoped going to the dog park. We are getting him neutered but I’m not sure at 16 months old it’s going to help much. He is an only dog and large 92 pounds.

[@lyyang6772]

Is it still considered resource guarding when my cat tries to eat his own food and my dog comes over to try to get him away? He does NOT growl/bark/bite at all but he'll rest his head on my cats back and my cat doesnt like it so he'll hiss and growl at the puppy.

[@ncredbird3998]

My dog is great with humans near his food or toys but has zero tolerance of any cat or dog near his food. I need tips on dealing with it between them. Lol I'll do these tips in hope it works for my problem

[@eduboxuk]

Thanks for the tips, helpful video. I have a springer cross labradoodle who’s 3. He’s recently become very possessive over his ball when other dogs come near he can snap (resource guarding it). Any tips/ideas? I have decided to take the ball away completely on walks as well as at home. Do you think this is sensible? How about when I introduce the ball again though?

[@kimberleeanthony9485]

My Golden retriever who is 1 is same with ball, frisbee any squeak toy he will fight with other dogs. He will even fight if it’s not his toy at the dog park. We are getting him neutered soon and hope it will help. We have to stop taking him to dog park because he fights.

[@haizee2330]

I have the exact same problem Thomas! Never aggressive towards humans that take her toys but she cannot stand other dogs touching them. We too have withdrawn the ball form our walks as she was becoming frighteningly obsessed, sometimes sitting for 10+ mins staring at the ball on the floor waiting for it to move. How are you getting on? We have a 1 year old doberman female (unspayed)

[@brandonvalencia8565]

Hey Robert! You should put English, French and Spanish subtitles in your videos. You are followed by many people around the world. This would help the non English speaking people Thank you!

[@noelchavez5996]

Can you give me a heart cuz youre my most best advicer pls plsplsplsplsplspls im a kid and you help me masively to train my dog anything pls

[@539Solomino]

I know this is two yeara old but i am only seeing this now. If i post a question, will it be seen?

[@desireep4128]

How would you get an item from a dog who resource guards things he shouldn’t take or have without getting bit? Socks, clothing, towels etc.

[@desireep4128]

ETA the swap doesn’t work. He’ll full on lunge

[@louisegariepy7697]

Could tugging aggravate resources guarding?

[@RobertCabralDogs]

Depends on the dog and the approach.

[@maxrhiabelleagilityclass4836]

My Puppy almost took my hand off over trying to take away something she was not suppose to have. She is now 5 and we have to be VERY careful..

[@adritrez]

so with time it never got better? 😢 ugh this makes me sad for my life with my dog.

[@eyespygouldians3536]

What do you do if your dog resource guards towards cats? Our dog will bark aggressively at our cats when they eat their own food sometimes. I know folks will just say "well, feed the cats away from the dog", but that doesn't resolve the issue. The dog is guarding something that's not even hers. She doesn't get aggressive with people.

[@user-es8xr7ov9q]

I can’t get my dog to drop stolen items he starts growling

[@danladd4764]

What if the resource is toys?

[@agatakrysztop261]

My 2,5yo golden retriever guards resources. It’s better now as we have been working on it for a while. The problem is that you will never know when he will guard something. Today he may take the remote and guard it and tomorrow he will take the same remote and will give it back with no issues. Sometimes he steals something just cause he knows we will exchange it for a treat. It can be anything really…fav is dirty underwear lol - he won’t give that back. He doesn’t really guard his bawl but he will guard anything with other dogs. Sometimes he instigates a ‚chase me’ I have a stick game and then 5 min later he will remove himself, go lay down somewhere away and if another dog will come with and intention to play he will snap. Any idea what exercises I could potentially do to help with this? Also, we are trying to have a baby and it freaks me out. How to manage that behaviour around a baby. This dog is my whole life, love him more than anything but I have spoilt the shit out of him as well. Commands don’t work when he guards as well.

[@SLEEPYCAPPYCASH]

My dog has this issue with food, specially his plate, I can hand feed hi no issues but whne it comes t actually placing food on his bowl he turns into a Wild beast Its truly concerning

[@Theghettoknowme]

Hand feeding cured my dogs resource guarding towards food , but now I got major issues with pillows or toys …

[@loriennyanzi1290]

So is giving a treat going to lure him away from the thing, be rewarding him for a bad behavior. My dog resources toys and clothes.

[@user-es8xr7ov9q]

My dog is doing this

[@michaeliiensing4023]

How late in life can it be trained?

[@Roxy_N_Lucy_Doodles]

I did not learn a single thing from this video, what a waste of time

[@mesayso7095]

Do you have an email address? We adopted a bully and we love him but there are serious issues in the home with the current pets who live here that required 36 stitches, we really need help

[@donnayoung4289]

Mine genetics for sure

[@loriennyanzi1290]

Or can I just ignore him till he gets bored. The only other thing to get him away. Is to say Squirrel. He will rum away from the object.

[@mariannezemen7943]

Can dog care over time cause resource guarding?

[@TeslaNick2]

Yes, it absolutely can if the group is not managed well.

[@mariannezemen7943]

@@TeslaNick2 thank you. I would drop my dog off at dog care on my long work days,and out of the blue she started resource guarding when she would see me. Barking at people waiting for their dogs, and random people while in the car. I have been working on this, and stopped dog care. Thanks again!!

[@jenniferforde8203]

My dog has resource guarding , place ,person and place .

[@mannikhera680]

I think I may have created my puppy to start resource guarding when picking up stuff from outside such as sticks, rocks etc. When she was small I would take it out of her mouth as I was worried for her safety. She was constantly sniffing everything as puppies do, head to ground most of the time so she very quickly picking up stuff. She soon realized it will be taken out of her mouth so she started tensing up and guarding anything from outside. I'm trying to teach drop it, would a trade (high value treat) help best offset this behaviour so she doesn't think I'm going to forcibly remove anything she happens to pick up? Of course I do leave it and will work on her not having to sniff every inch of grass. She is 7 months.

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

nose first than sound then the eyes open last its normal sniff every inch hallo ITS A DOG

[@terriestephens3790]

How do you prevent one dog from taking toys from another dog?

[@ladiebugchikon4177]

This sounds like the opening line of a joke. What's the punchline?

[@cakenpie]

I have never teased my dog who is now 1 yr old. I got her at 10 weeks. She has bit me 2x when going to leash her when in her bed. I immediately grabbed her by collar and put her in her kennel. Not sure how to stop it. I have noticed it happened when she didn’t get a nap but that may be my wishful thinking.

[@radtechg9]

How did this turn out for you?

[@cakenpie]

@@radtechg9 She still gives me the “wall eye” if try to remove her from her bed so I just call her to me with a treat , then pick up the lead and take her to her kennel. Last time she went to bite me I immediately took her by her collar and put her in a “time out” in the bathroom for an hour. It’s helping.

[@radtechg9]

@@cakenpie I'm glad you've found an effective method to work with the situation.

[@Running_with_Faith]

What happens if you adopt an older dog (2yrs old?) and its resource guarding his food? I've tried slow feeders (as he woofs down his food in a blink of an eye), I've tried feeding from my hand and he bit my hand (simply lunged to get the food). As I was trying to free my hand...he bit my other hand. I've tried "Leave It" and he's lunged and my legs. Great around kids (so long as they don't have food in their hands) and other dogs (so long as they don't get near his bowl). He growls, snarls and snaps in your direction if you get too close to his food bowl. I did not know this until after I adopted him and brought him home. Now what? ***Edited to add that this dog was euthanized by the adoption center I got him from as he was deemed "high risk" of biting.***

[@hannahgrimsley7033]

Ugh dealing with this, I have a large dog that my finance had previously before me. He guards his food 😭 I’m pregnant and worried he will bite my child. Idk what to do. He’s never bitten anyone before though

[@Running_with_Faith]

@@hannahgrimsley7033 We worked with him for months. He would progress and then BAM! back to growling, snarling and snapping if anyone got to close to his food bowl. After getting bit a few times I decided it was best to return him to the adoption center as I was very concerned about the little ones getting bit. I could envision him just snatching whatever they had in their little hands. The adoption center euthanized him as they had not been aware of this problem and deemed him "a high risk" and "potential danger" to the adopter & family.

[@CrossingJordan]

From the time my pup came home, I started hand feeding (gross when it’s raw😂).

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

what about the Alpha and Omega puppy,s DNA inprinted if you thingk thats gross what about his shit and trow up take a littele dog no Dutchie 10 times a malinios so smart before you thingk the already knows whats next move you make

[@donnayoung4289]

Mine guards me from my other dogs

[@janu4ry559]

I cant even get my sock back from my husky

[@user-ty6do8yz4l]

I once had a dog that could meow. When I said that was neat, my dog told me he does other impressions too...

[@dawnolivo9645]

If I left out foodall the time she would always want more. She's always hungry.

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

When my dog did this behavior, I fed him CBC gummies dipped in chocolate.

[@johannaennyc9058]

Chocolate????

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

@@johannaennyc9058 Yes, and Xylitol.

[@wyettboyzo8760]

Seriously?!?! Chocolate?!?! 🤦‍♀️ OMG!!

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

@@wyettboyzo8760 Yes, and he di3ed.

[@JanineMKartist]

?urgent advice needed. I worry because she does this when she steals things she shouldn’t have . Ff methods no longer working . She doesn’t do this with food though.? We never teased her with toys and sho only does it if we try to take things away that she steals that could harm her if she swallows it, . Jut now it was a plastic bag.??🐩🐩🐩

[@alienfittraining5987]

My 5 m.o. Puppy started having a behavior like this. Whenever we walk she likes picking sticks or stones in her mouth and chew or carry them around. She does know "leave it" but sometimes she won't listen. When I try to remove it she will start growling and showing her teeth. Is that also resource guarding? And how to deal with it in the middle of the road.

[@mannikhera680]

My puppy has the same issue. She is resource guarding stuff she finds outside. Would love to know to how to fix this. No issue with resource guarding for food, bully sticks. Basically she seems to know what she can't have and what will be taken away so she guards it. Would love to know how to fix this issue as drop it doesn't work so easy with something a dog is resource guarding

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

at 7 months he live in a shelter waiting for euthanasia

[@topplays3331]

first

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

The Alpha pup will eat first the weakes dog last thats the way it go,s , you let me down still don,t answer my question i checking youre all live out at the moment can you mention 3 shelters where you worked whit 30 steffords pitbulls karate full contact ? like to spar no limits.... spain tel aviv amsterdam

[@wompbozer3939]

Dude settle down, you sound crazy.

[@michabosnjakstrackvanschij2224]

Dude people wanna know all! peole that bring there dog to a schelter are couwards thats what R.C. speak off so i ask kill the dog youreselfand how no answer no refenties a lot off info but when you check nobody knows R.C. crazy no way Dude .....

[@krazymezkin01]

show examples get off the mic and talking!

[@wertyplote]

whole video is basically verbal diarrhea to sell course