How Do You Stop Dog Food Aggression?
I am sure that most pet lovers are aware that dogs with food aggression rarely stand a chance of adoption. Some experts truly believe that a dog who is food aggressive, or aggressive in any way for that matter, will eventually turn on the family who owns it. While there is some truth to this no doubt, there is honestly more panic in the situation than anything. Let me be clear before I proceed. I understand the reasons for which a shelter will not adopt out an animal with this issue. Liability is the biggest one in this crazy, extremely litigious world we live in. And, few people out there understand or have what it takes to handle and rehab an animal with this dog behavior problem. Dogs, in truth, are predators, and they need to be respected as such. Early symptoms of food aggression include fixation or a locked, steel like, unblinking stare on the food bowl or on a dropped piece of food. Other symptoms are body blocking and or stiffening when you come close to the dog’s food, growlin
