Is your dog possessive when you want to take something from her that she shouldn't have? Does she growl when someone gets near her food bowl? This is called "resource guarding." Some dogs display this type of behavior because they want to keep their "treasure" to themselves, but if it's hazardous or valuable, you need […]

Resource guarding is a challenging behavior to combat for new and experienced owners. Guarding possessions or food can occur between dogs in a household and/or between dogs and humans.  Early training is the best method to preventing resource guarding. It is important for puppies to learn at an early age that people touching their food […]

If you notice that your puppy is beginning to protect her toys, bed, balls, food, and other prized worldly possessions, she is starting to do what animal behaviorists call "resource guarding." As with many behavior problems, the best solution for resource guarding is prevention and doing early training to keep the behavior from happening in […]

Resource guarding in dogs is a problematic and potentially dangerous behavior. Here's what to know about this issue and how to deal with it.

Dogs often grab items they shouldn't have which can be dangerous. Teach your dog to trade items with you to make retrieval of those items easier.

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