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Old January 4th 04, 03:42 AM
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Default Shih Tzu protective over smaller dog treats?

We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?

Thanks!
Sue
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Old January 4th 04, 05:01 AM
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"chatfreak" wrote in message
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We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?


yes, it is normal for a dog to be protective of an extremely precious
resource. and even though it may be normal behavior, that doesn't mean you
have to (or should) accept it.

your dog needs to understand that you manage all the resources. that means
food, treats, rawhide, anything. a good way to do this is to simply ask
your dog to perform an action before handing over her food. for example, my
dogs sit and wait until i place their dishes on the floor and release them.
then they eat. if i don't say, "ok", they'll sit there, drooling, until i
say it. this establishes me as pack leader and keeper of all things yummy.
even with this, a dog will sometimes get possessive of a particularly good
treat. one way to get around this is to practice trading treats with your
pup. give her a toy, then tell her to "give", and take it from her.
replace the toy with a treat. repeat this many times, whenever you think
about it. this will help her to learn that even if she has to give up
something good, she'll get something even better for it.
be sure to give especially good treats in trade!

this has worked wonderfully for me. i have two adolescent pit bulls who
will let me take a bone right out of either of their mouths, and all they do
about it is look pitiful and go into a down, hoping to please me enough that
i'll give the bone back. of course, i usually do. :-)

good luck...



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Old January 4th 04, 05:01 AM
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"chatfreak" wrote in message
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We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?


yes, it is normal for a dog to be protective of an extremely precious
resource. and even though it may be normal behavior, that doesn't mean you
have to (or should) accept it.

your dog needs to understand that you manage all the resources. that means
food, treats, rawhide, anything. a good way to do this is to simply ask
your dog to perform an action before handing over her food. for example, my
dogs sit and wait until i place their dishes on the floor and release them.
then they eat. if i don't say, "ok", they'll sit there, drooling, until i
say it. this establishes me as pack leader and keeper of all things yummy.
even with this, a dog will sometimes get possessive of a particularly good
treat. one way to get around this is to practice trading treats with your
pup. give her a toy, then tell her to "give", and take it from her.
replace the toy with a treat. repeat this many times, whenever you think
about it. this will help her to learn that even if she has to give up
something good, she'll get something even better for it.
be sure to give especially good treats in trade!

this has worked wonderfully for me. i have two adolescent pit bulls who
will let me take a bone right out of either of their mouths, and all they do
about it is look pitiful and go into a down, hoping to please me enough that
i'll give the bone back. of course, i usually do. :-)

good luck...



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Old January 4th 04, 05:01 AM
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"chatfreak" wrote in message
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We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?


yes, it is normal for a dog to be protective of an extremely precious
resource. and even though it may be normal behavior, that doesn't mean you
have to (or should) accept it.

your dog needs to understand that you manage all the resources. that means
food, treats, rawhide, anything. a good way to do this is to simply ask
your dog to perform an action before handing over her food. for example, my
dogs sit and wait until i place their dishes on the floor and release them.
then they eat. if i don't say, "ok", they'll sit there, drooling, until i
say it. this establishes me as pack leader and keeper of all things yummy.
even with this, a dog will sometimes get possessive of a particularly good
treat. one way to get around this is to practice trading treats with your
pup. give her a toy, then tell her to "give", and take it from her.
replace the toy with a treat. repeat this many times, whenever you think
about it. this will help her to learn that even if she has to give up
something good, she'll get something even better for it.
be sure to give especially good treats in trade!

this has worked wonderfully for me. i have two adolescent pit bulls who
will let me take a bone right out of either of their mouths, and all they do
about it is look pitiful and go into a down, hoping to please me enough that
i'll give the bone back. of course, i usually do. :-)

good luck...



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Old January 4th 04, 05:01 AM
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"chatfreak" wrote in message
om...
We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?


yes, it is normal for a dog to be protective of an extremely precious
resource. and even though it may be normal behavior, that doesn't mean you
have to (or should) accept it.

your dog needs to understand that you manage all the resources. that means
food, treats, rawhide, anything. a good way to do this is to simply ask
your dog to perform an action before handing over her food. for example, my
dogs sit and wait until i place their dishes on the floor and release them.
then they eat. if i don't say, "ok", they'll sit there, drooling, until i
say it. this establishes me as pack leader and keeper of all things yummy.
even with this, a dog will sometimes get possessive of a particularly good
treat. one way to get around this is to practice trading treats with your
pup. give her a toy, then tell her to "give", and take it from her.
replace the toy with a treat. repeat this many times, whenever you think
about it. this will help her to learn that even if she has to give up
something good, she'll get something even better for it.
be sure to give especially good treats in trade!

this has worked wonderfully for me. i have two adolescent pit bulls who
will let me take a bone right out of either of their mouths, and all they do
about it is look pitiful and go into a down, hoping to please me enough that
i'll give the bone back. of course, i usually do. :-)

good luck...



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Old January 7th 04, 11:43 PM
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"chatfreak" wrote in message
om...
We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?


yes, it is normal for a dog to be protective of an extremely precious
resource. and even though it may be normal behavior, that doesn't mean you
have to (or should) accept it.

your dog needs to understand that you manage all the resources. that means
food, treats, rawhide, anything. a good way to do this is to simply ask
your dog to perform an action before handing over her food. for example, my
dogs sit and wait until i place their dishes on the floor and release them.
then they eat. if i don't say, "ok", they'll sit there, drooling, until i
say it. this establishes me as pack leader and keeper of all things yummy.
even with this, a dog will sometimes get possessive of a particularly good
treat. one way to get around this is to practice trading treats with your
pup. give her a toy, then tell her to "give", and take it from her.
replace the toy with a treat. repeat this many times, whenever you think
about it. this will help her to learn that even if she has to give up
something good, she'll get something even better for it.
be sure to give especially good treats in trade!

this has worked wonderfully for me. i have two adolescent pit bulls who
will let me take a bone right out of either of their mouths, and all they do
about it is look pitiful and go into a down, hoping to please me enough that
i'll give the bone back. of course, i usually do. :-)

good luck...


Thank you so much for your imput! We make her sit before we give her
any treats, it's just a matter of getting the raw hides away from her.
Thank you again!!!
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Old January 7th 04, 11:43 PM
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"culprit" wrote in message ...
"chatfreak" wrote in message
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We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?


yes, it is normal for a dog to be protective of an extremely precious
resource. and even though it may be normal behavior, that doesn't mean you
have to (or should) accept it.

your dog needs to understand that you manage all the resources. that means
food, treats, rawhide, anything. a good way to do this is to simply ask
your dog to perform an action before handing over her food. for example, my
dogs sit and wait until i place their dishes on the floor and release them.
then they eat. if i don't say, "ok", they'll sit there, drooling, until i
say it. this establishes me as pack leader and keeper of all things yummy.
even with this, a dog will sometimes get possessive of a particularly good
treat. one way to get around this is to practice trading treats with your
pup. give her a toy, then tell her to "give", and take it from her.
replace the toy with a treat. repeat this many times, whenever you think
about it. this will help her to learn that even if she has to give up
something good, she'll get something even better for it.
be sure to give especially good treats in trade!

this has worked wonderfully for me. i have two adolescent pit bulls who
will let me take a bone right out of either of their mouths, and all they do
about it is look pitiful and go into a down, hoping to please me enough that
i'll give the bone back. of course, i usually do. :-)

good luck...


Thank you so much for your imput! We make her sit before we give her
any treats, it's just a matter of getting the raw hides away from her.
Thank you again!!!
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Old January 7th 04, 11:43 PM
chatfreak
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"culprit" wrote in message ...
"chatfreak" wrote in message
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We have a 18 week old shih tzu puppy, she is VERY LOVEABLE and LOVING,
but sometimes when she has a smaller raw hide or something ediable and
we want to take it away from her she gets VERY aggressive. She growls
and yips a lot, she hasn't bitten yet, but has come close.

Is this normal? And if not, what do we need to do to curb this
behavior?


yes, it is normal for a dog to be protective of an extremely precious
resource. and even though it may be normal behavior, that doesn't mean you
have to (or should) accept it.

your dog needs to understand that you manage all the resources. that means
food, treats, rawhide, anything. a good way to do this is to simply ask
your dog to perform an action before handing over her food. for example, my
dogs sit and wait until i place their dishes on the floor and release them.
then they eat. if i don't say, "ok", they'll sit there, drooling, until i
say it. this establishes me as pack leader and keeper of all things yummy.
even with this, a dog will sometimes get possessive of a particularly good
treat. one way to get around this is to practice trading treats with your
pup. give her a toy, then tell her to "give", and take it from her.
replace the toy with a treat. repeat this many times, whenever you think
about it. this will help her to learn that even if she has to give up
something good, she'll get something even better for it.
be sure to give especially good treats in trade!

this has worked wonderfully for me. i have two adolescent pit bulls who
will let me take a bone right out of either of their mouths, and all they do
about it is look pitiful and go into a down, hoping to please me enough that
i'll give the bone back. of course, i usually do. :-)

good luck...


Thank you so much for your imput! We make her sit before we give her
any treats, it's just a matter of getting the raw hides away from her.
Thank you again!!!
 




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