Training to establish a sense of security in food protection for dogs

When the dog is eating, stand at a safe distance (a distance that will not allow the dog to enter a protective state), throw favorite snacks to the dog 10 times, etc. After the dog eats the food in the food bowl and the food you threw, approach the dog and continue to throw snacks into the food bowl 10 times. Repeat the exercise and gradually shorten the safe distance until you can feed the treat right next to your dog. Note that if the dog shows any tendency to protect during the process, it means that our requirements are too high. We need to increase the safe distance and practice slowly and patiently. The core of this exercise is to get your dog to let down his guard when the food bowl appears and understand that your approach means a delicious treat.

Dog food protection "feeder" awareness training

Leash the dog, or ask a family member to hold the dog. You fill the dog's food bowl with dog food and bring it to the dog, but keep a distance from the dog. No matter how hard you try, you can't reach you. If the dog pounces on you at this time, or jumps towards you to get food, ignore the dog, stand there and wait until the dog sits down, then put the food bowl on the ground. At this time, if the dog starts to jump again, ignore it and wait until it calms down and sits down before letting it eat.

Dog food protection induction training

When the dog eats, pay attention to keeping a distance from the dog, wait quietly for the dog to finish its dog food, and prepare a snack that the dog can’t stop eating. , such as dog biscuits smeared with meat sauce or delicious jerky, etc. Remember that dogs will only get this snack when doing this exercise. Slowly approach the dog and walk to the edge of the dog protection zone. When the dog finds the snack in your hand and wants to eat it, you must also wait until the dog finishes sitting down and the dog’s butt touches the ground. Reward your dog with treats.

Repetitive dog food protection training

Next, turn the above operation process into a daily routine. You can divide the dog's meal into 4 times and feed it to the dog, which will give you several more opportunities to practice. The timing of approaching the dog can be slowly advanced to the time when the dog is eating, instead of waiting for the dog to finish every time. Remember to stand outside the dog’s protective distance and wait until the dog approaches you and sits down. Then I gave him the snacks in my hand.

Continuous and repeated practice, the dog can accept you standing next to the food bowl, and after eating the dog food, when he sits down and looks at you to seek the snack in your hand, he can invite other dogs. Family members have done the same thing as you. After changing who interacts with your dog, remember to start with the first step and work your way up to the last step. Over time, the dog will understand that when a person is close to the food bowl when he is eating, the high probability means that there will be other delicious food, and there is no need to protect his food.

Preventive dog food protection training

For new dogs, don’t rush to fill the food bowl with dog food to feed the dog. Feed the dog food one by one with your hands. It is a matter of you and the dog. Dogs build bonding and pre-A great way to protect yourself from food. It is ideal to feed your dog half of his daily food intake as a training reward.

The remaining half of the dog food should be divided into 3 portions each time you feed it from the food bowl. Before feeding, let the dog do a simple action, such as sitting, lying down, and touching your nose with yours. Wait with your hands, and when the dog is done, you put down the food bowl. After the dog has finished eating, pick up the food bowl, ask the dog to complete another simple action, then use the food bowl to feed him another 1/3, and feed the last 1/3 in the same way. In this way, the dog will quickly understand that it must fulfill the owner's request to obtain food. Food is allocated by the owner, not a resource that needs to be protected.