The concept of dog food protection

Only food (or items) that falls within 30cm (average, different for big dogs and small dogs) near the tip of the dog's nose is something that has been controlled by oneself , or something "in", the dog will regard this thing as belonging to it and produce food protection behavior. This is the so-called food protection circle.
This "being" actually represents a visually static concept. Each dog breed is slightly different, and it is judged to be "in" after about 1 second of stopping. And if something rolls past its food guarding ring, it will not arouse the dog's food guarding behavior.
In the same way, if the resource is in the opponent's (owner's) food protection circle, it will not snatch it directly. However, they will show that they want it in other ways, such as sniffing or barking. However, the decision lies with the other party (the owner) whether to give up possession of this thing.
In addition to food, we should also be cautious about toys and other resources that dogs like. Especially for some items that have been owned by dogs for a long time, we must consider the risk of over-protection of resources and change the dog's attitude towards resources.

Common mistakes made by owners who protect dog food

Bring food and hand it directly to the dog. In this process, there is no effort from the dog and no concept of food distribution. You pick up the dog food bowl and hand it to the waiting dog (even the dog who sits quietly and waits). This is equivalent to a passing process. The dog thinks that the food should be its own. What's more, it's not good to keep food in the food bowl at all times.

Solution

A detail that many of us overlook: establishing the concept of food distribution for dogs. First, the food is under your control; secondly, the food is distributed by you; and finally, the ownership of the food is distributed by you to the dog. Only if you achieve such details during every feeding process can you strengthen your status as the owner and establish the dog's correct attitude towards food. Food is not passed to the dog by you, but distributed by you to the dog, which is the so-called sense of ritual.

Dogs need to be fed regularly to protect their food

You can set a feeding time of about 5 hours. Office workers can buy a timed feeder and search it on a certain website. oh. On the one hand, this is to create a feeling of food crisis, letting the dog know that if he does not eat this time, he will have to wait 5 hours; on the other hand, every feeding is actually an opportunity for the owner to express his status and importance. It is also a good opportunity for training. And regular feeding is very helpful in correcting dogs’ picky eaters~

Dogs need to be obedience trained before eating

If you have time, you can let the dog eat before "eating" The dog performs several obedience actions even though they are no longer difficult for the dog, we also have to do this from time to time. Even simply sitting down before giving food simulates this logic.