You LET her?

No! We come a'runnin' if we hear that going on in the kitchen while
we're doing our morning stuff. We're never more than 20 feet away from
them at any feeding time. And if she's being physical, we pull her off
him and correct/scold her. Doesn't seem to be helping.

WHY?????

Uh, because so far, she's not stopping the behavior. And I wondered a)
if it was just normal and should be ignored, or b) if anyone had any
suggestions on how to stop the behavior. It's not a sin to be ignorant
- that's why I'm asking for advice, ok?

He shouldn't have to eat like this.

I agree. I'm looking for suggestions on how to stop it. I am
listening to the suggestions that we get a second crate and feed them
in the crates, which I admit I had not thought of. Worth a try!

Resource guarding. Don't let it get started, and don't allow it. This
can
bleed over to other issues later.

I also agree with this. But I posted because she does not seem to have
issues with guarding her food in other ways. She freely lets us mess
with her bowl, pick it up, take it away, etc. No problems, no evil
eye, no complaints at all. We read the book and think we understand it
- we want her (and him) to know that it is OUR food, and they get it
when WE say so, because we say so, but if they obey, they will always
be taken care of. But as I said, they don't seem to have issues with
this - only the staring/growling etc of girl pup towards boy pup, and
only as regards eating. It seems unusual. Perhaps not?

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks