A lot of people will agree and disagree on this subject of guarding....A lot of people in the field i have ask say they do take there food away from there young pup so they get humanized....One saying never bite the hand that feeds you....If you wont a dog tol bite leave your dog to get on with his food/bone and to carry on guarding it...My opinion only...
I have always taken food away from all my dogs and are gemma from a young pup...And she easy with it and she will let the others also eat from her bowl (if they are quick enough)I will not have an issue of any of my dogs growling when they are eating ones food...I will block if necessary if one dog Finnish first and goes to another bowl...Peggy does growl a bit but she puts up with it she will back away..I will come in and block hold my hand up and say no to let Peggy carry on eating....
farmers and friends i associate with all have said they can take any thing away from there animals....Different scenario with a dog with other dogs around ware the guarding issue is a different kettle of fish...While eating a bone..
Physically trying to remove items from a dog's mouth is the best way to create a dog who resource guards... (Are you not doing this with tuggy games!!!)
(((Nicking socks, when you try to get the socks out of his mouth his jaw is really locked soiled and I have a job to get them out))).
Are gemma is the worlds biggest thiefth in are house she does exsatly what you are saying.....But we up trade with one of her toys or a treat she soon stops and drops the scock shoe slipper trainer box of tissue news paper magazine remote contral dirty linen out the basket
...I have never at to take any thing out gemmas mouth she has always dropped it on the exchange...So i would say do the same....can but try....
Quote... This morning I decided to treat him and gave him a bone a chicken flavoured bone. Hes normally good with these and I Can take them off him at any time. This morning he'd taken it in to his cage and I went to get it and he growled at me and barked and scared me. Normally he wouldn't do this, I'm so scared that he will go for some body I really don't know what to do.
All i can say is over the years and some twenty or so dogs later..I have never had an issue with any of my dogs that will growl if they have a bone taken away from them....BUT saying that are Cindy is an old girl and does have a grumble from time to time and will growl at the cat if she has a chew in her mouth....But A who would not at an age of 88 years
old...
I am not going to get in to a argument over this( i will state my case and leve it at that and will not post again)....