Resource Guarding in Puppies: When Your Puppy Biting Seems Aggressive #82
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2024
- Imagine if your cute, cuddly puppy suddenly turned aggressive on you. You might think your puppy is trying to dominate you or acting out to spite you, but that is not the case. We’re looking at what is going on with aggression in puppies and what to do about resource guarding. As scary and unimaginable as it may seem, a puppy showing aggression over resources is normal, and there are things that you can do right now to help.
In the episode you'll hear:
• How resource guarding is a survival mechanism for puppies and dogs.
• What to notice about the early signs of resource guarding.
• How humans can make resource guarding worse.
• When and why to see a Veterinary Behaviorist.
• What to do when a dog guards against you or another person.
• Why to consider your dog’s emotional response and feelings of fear.
• How we can have feelings that lead us to want to guard our resources too!
• Why to look at things from your puppy’s point of view.
• How to create a great Conditioned Emotional Response (CER) for your pup or dog.
• The reason punishment only suppresses behavior and does not change behavior.
• Why not to take your pup’s bowl away or put your hands in the food.
• How to keep everyone safe and create a relationship of trust with your dog.
• The common ways your puppy will show you they are not comfortable.
• All the steps to prevent and fix puppy aggression.
Resources:
Podcast Episode 66: Resource Guarding: Dog vs Dog Aggression - • Resource Guarding: Dog...
Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) -
• T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/E...
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Be sure to also check out the two important videos on puppy biting in general.
Help! How do I STOP Puppy Biting?!
th-cam.com/video/6WpFeiJUxTQ/w-d-xo.html
4 Puppy and Dog Training Games for Acquired Bite Inhibition
th-cam.com/video/HmKUv7pQYQU/w-d-xo.html
I have this same question!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in these videos. My 10-week-old Weim is in the throes of puppy biting and not seeing a lot of success in what I have tried so far. She thinks she is playing and it isn't aggressive, but it definitely can hurt with those razor-sharp puppy teeth (and tear clothes). I need to teach her that she can have more fun doing something less painful to the family!
I think it starts with a puppy picking up everything it finds, and there's a worry it'll choke or swallow it. You panic and can end up removing things from its mouth all the time and this probably starts a resource guarding reaction, especially if you have to keep forcing open its jaws to retrieve the pebble or the elastic band or the plastic bag. It's not swapping that "find" for any treat and you have to act fast. In fact it can easily become a great game for a pup to get your attention. In the end you're chasing it around to check what it's chewing NOW and getting angry, Then Puppy gets angry too...growl growl
"Intention counts nothing. Education is in the eyes of the learner. What matter is what the learner is learning"... this will be my most important thoughts with my training sessions 👍
Awesome highlight!
Can’t get enough of learning from Susan! Recallers is just the best.
Wonderful advice, Susan! I saw a video of Cesar Millan getting very badly bitten by a Yellow Lab when he tried to punish the dog for guarding her food bowl.
It's so much better to use YOUR methods of making the dog want to have you around using positive conditioning!!! When my dogs see me coming, they
assume I'm going to give them something delicious!
Jam packed with a solid plan to tackle resource guarding. Brilliant! 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
I love the example/ explanation starting at 5:00. It clarified how I actually stimulate resource guarding and how I can build confidence in me to prevent it. Very useful!
I LOVE this podcast! I used to rescue dogs with various depths of resource guarding, and back then it was a steep learning curve for me. 😳🤣 Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge so people understand it's root cause. I wanted to add that your Bring Me program is a perfect beginning for my now 1 yr old Cane Corso since my hope for her is to become my service dog. The other day I dropped a can of Rotel tomatoes and before I could get it, she picked it up off the floor, got SUPER wiggly and proud, then offered it to me before I could even request it /trade. 🥰
So I've practiced with her, and it occasionally becomes a game of "keep away" if my game is off, but she's learning SO much thanks to HSTD & Recallers, and your extensive free content.
THANK YOU💜
Just came across this podcast because I am struggling with resource guarding in my bottle raised puppy. Along with other issues from not having a mother/littermates to teach her things. From now on I’ll try harder to make positive interactions when she gets new things
You're the best! I got so much inspiration from you every time I watch your podcasts. Thank you!
Excellent podcast. Thanks so much again Susan
Susan, this is great information and was very eye opening to changes my family and I need to make to help our puppy, Weston. I listened to this podcast, then watched it again on TH-cam with my husband, and will be watching it again with my children so we all learn how to help Weston. You are truly amazing! Your knowledge and understanding of dogs and how you relate them to human feelings and thoughts makes learning with my dog more enjoyable, for both of us. Thank you for taking the time to address my problem, and doing it so quickly and thoroughly. I am confident these tips will do the trick, just like all your games in Home School the Dog have. You should call it “Home school the dog and human”. LOL Weston and I will forever be great full to you. Thanks, Tammie
Just wanted to say thank you so much for all the incredible information. You have helped us get through these first few months with our crazy puppy in a healthy way. We love him so much, and these tips have really helped us. We are approaching adolescence next month but it makes me feel so much better knowing its normal and can be worked through.
Fantastic advice, again. Thank you!
You’re brilliant!
And thank you for being so magnanimous and sharing these important truths with us.
So smart! Thank you for enabling us all!
Wonderful video, thanks a lot!
Great podcast and going to rewatch so I can write down for Gemma sometimes resource guards and want to stop it before it gets out of hand. Can never learn enough from you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wonderful information, going through this right now
But what if this is happening without taking something from them and just petting them
That means the dog isn’t comfortable enough having you touch them while they have a high value item.
I have a similar issue our 3 month old pup gets very aggressive with me
He stops chewing on his toys and wants to chew on me
He lunges at me and bares his teeth at me
Our previous pups were not like this
Great advice. Will start tomorrow morning 🌄
Can't wait to hear how you and your dog are doing!
Thank you again, perfect podcast! I'm happy that I can show this podcast to some people who are looking at me like I'm a fool if I tell them to make an exchange with dog - something for something much better for the dog :-)) I have got how to proove it now!
Very helpful
I really liked this. I enjoyed the memes as well, esp the tiny puppy pulling the shoe( or trying to, lol).
Thank you so much for providing this fantastic information! I work at an animal shelter and often refer adopters to your programs and podcasts for accurate, helpful and reliable information. I will definitely share this podcast specifically since resource guarding is a common behavior issue we see in shelter dogs. My only question is how to build a CER if you don’t have something the dog sees as higher value than the item they have possession of? Many dogs (like my own) have dietary restrictions that limit the options for high value treats we can offer them. So while I can work on building a CER with lower value items in controlled environments, we struggle with items picked up on a walk or in the yard (like a dead bird). Would love to hear your thoughts on this!
Fantastic
You saved us 😭😭😭 we were doing exactly as you described....4 month MinPin he would grab a sock....we took it and said "NO" we did it so much he would get something and run from us! You made me see WE WERE THE CAUSE! He got to a point tonight where he was in attack mode....in my face! His favorite past time is to crawl under my lounge chair pull fluff out of it and it was a chase to catch him and take it......Just now I took your advice he just had a piece of fluff and I thought DONT REACT! I grabbed a bone .....they are tiny bones the size of the tip of my pinky finger.....I snapped it in half and offered him a bone as the fluff was hanging out of his mouth....he came toward me and we swapped! THANK YOU
Hi Susan, thank you for all that you do! I wish I'd been introduced to you years ago! I made a dream come true last February and brought home a Yorkie (12 weeks at the time); he will be a year old mid-November. My home also has a GSD and cats. My puppy (who is smaller than the cats lol) has made friends with all of them and they all get along great - but recently, he started resource guarding ME! If we are sitting on the couch watching TV (or in bed) and a cat tries to come up, he will growl and charge at it. Same thing if my GSD comes near the couch/bed. Removing the trigger in this case is nearly impossible - unless I just don't allow him on the couch?
No way I've been searching for this one rewatching lots of videos. Finally I found it 🥳🥳🥳
Input: 10week Rottie pup
I received pup way too young at 6wks, but here we are. First day I picked him up he was very nippy. His nipping has turned into biting. At 6wks resource guarding is it’s food. This dogs nips have turned into biting. He cannot be petted because he bites my teen child and me. He can only be pet when very tired. I have strictly been training him, potty schedule, crate training, feeding from hand (recommended by trainer to curb food guarding), obedience training. I have consulted with 3 trainers and 2breeders (both exp 20yrs) and they shared same concern that this bx can be dangerous as children are in home.
Pup was runt of litter 11pups. Considering returning to breeder, as I am in need of a Rottie with less aggressive temperament (yes they exist!!! And yes I understand the characters of the breed). I feel a bit unsure moving forward. I appreciate you reading !!
Brilliant episode! Thank you for sharing this info with us! I have two questions: What bones do your dogs get that are safe for chewing? Also, what about taking things away from your dog that aren't safe for them? When we're on the farm the other dogs get bones (I don't allow this as I've seen too many emergencies and deaths related to bones at the vet clinic) but my dogs do sometimes find the leftover bones and then I take it from them. Is it correct to just give them high value treats when removing the object?
공격적인 강아지 학습하고 문제해결 방법 영상 공유 감사합니다
유익하고 도움되는 영상입니다.
Fantastic learning right here.
Thank you.. I have a puppy that showed a lot of aggression towards me after playing and i know now why. 😒
Hi Susan. Just started watching your channel a week ago…pretty much nonstop.
I do have a question- my 5 month old puppy (cattle dog) is suddenly scared of everything. Started with loud trucks (UPS/FedEx) and now cars. I try to walk her in places where there isn’t a lot of other dogs because she seems suddenly sure of those too.
How do I physically exercise her without forcing her to be around things that she’s scared of.
Unfortunately, we live on a busy road so the yard is scary for her now too. Any suggestions?
My springer is a resource guarder, he did it as a puppy against me from the start when I got him. Now he does it against his sister that I got a year after him as well as me. Frustrating, because it came out of no where and it's over totally random things! I believe in positive reinforcement not punishment and in terrified he's going to snap at my niece or my nephew.
So many aha moments !
I do have a question about the mechanics.
How do we end this exercise with positive emotional responses and a positive experience for our doggy if we only get part way through ??
What happens with the bone ?
If a dog is a resource guarder, will they always be a resource guarder? I mean even with training, if you give them something new that they love, do you need to continue to train it out? My puppy, 6 months, guards his food, even when he doesn’t want to eat it. Unless I hand feed him, usually on a spoon, raw food, he can get bored or full and not want the rest, then he can guard it.
Thoughts?
I have a 4 month old Boston terrier pit mix that has started showing scary signs of aggression. I thought it was resource guarding, but now I’m not so sure. He seems to attack for no reason, and leaves us with bruises and puncture wounds. Tonight he latched into my finger and tried to shake my hand like a toy. How do you suggest to handle actual aggression?
Dogs are pack predators and constantly battle for dominance.
Now I’m not sure what kind of dogs 🐩 you deal with but I deal with packs of catahoula leopard hounds that catch 300 pound hogs.
They always challenge my commands and are aggressive towards me in there 1st year .... but as they get older I can have one of my children take food out of there mouth and they won’t show any signs of aggression.
When a dog gets aggressive with me I grab it by the side of the collar so I have control and hold him/her in place firmly until it calms or gets the message.
You are in charge of your dog and the dog will challenge you over and over again. Take charge.
My dog will do this if it’s something he can’t have. He also has an aggressive biting tantrum if we try to get him to sit (or any command he doesn’t want to do in that moment) for treats/toys. It’s getting frustrating bc all we’re doing now is outside/park time and then we come home and he’s biting and angry. I want to spend time with him but playtime usually ends with me covered in bites and him in the crate. We keep a leash on him so we can keep him off us when he starts biting and then he really goes berserk and it escalates. I’m so tired 😩
We're going through this with our 3 month old Spaniel, really aggressive growling and pants/hands biting if he doesn't get what he wants, usually slippers. Did you find a resolution?
Sometimes they just have energy they need to get out. Throwing a ball with them in the backyard or taking for a walk. My kids, my daughter especially, has created a terrible pattern of getting mad at the dog for taking her toys and now the puppy is agressive and bit me today. So irritated. So not only do you have do we have to be educated, but also we have to educate our kids.
My puppy is doing this if I am stopping something that she loves,like digging the hole today or if I telling her to do something that she does not want to for example get down from the sofa.
Great advice! I'm curious: why don't you like raw hide bones?
They can cause choking or intestinal blockages.
Had a pugston ( half Boston half pug) choke on on and raced him to vet and he did survive but from that moment wouldn't give any my bostiies or pet one again
Thanks guys, I just didn't know as my dogs always appropriately chewed them, so far. What else would you recommend?
I give mine nylabones to chew or if your dog likes kong toy stuff it with something they love and freeze it and if you Google about what to fill it with you will find countless things to fill it with ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@nancyhooper1742 yeah, they already love their kongs😉
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. What would you say if the aggression wasn't connected to resources. My 4 month old bc puppy would atack (growling, biting and lunging) a leash and then me (when theres no leash she goes straight at me) everytime I try to run a little bit with her. Is that normal? Is that excitement? She is also air snapping when I get dressed to go for a walk with her. How to work whit this?
There are two podcast videos to help!
Help! How do I STOP Puppy Biting?!
th-cam.com/video/6WpFeiJUxTQ/w-d-xo.html
4 Puppy and Dog Training Games for Acquired Bite Inhibition
th-cam.com/video/HmKUv7pQYQU/w-d-xo.html
@@DogsThat thank you so so much! 🐶💓
Can I ask for an update? This sounds just like what my dog is doing.
I am a missionary in Africa and have a dog here. I got her when she was a tiny puppy and she is now almost 4 months old. She just started resource guarding last week and has escalated to biting. I'm terrified because there are a lot of children around. I'm looking forward to trying this out tomorrow, hoping it helps.
Hi Launa, please give the training a try and let us know how you and your pup do with it. We have some more videos on this topic in a playlist, here's the link for you: th-cam.com/video/11bkaaX7LXY/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Hi Susan. I am so happy to find you. I am having problems with my dog. Hume is 9 months an he is getting aggressive towards my husband. He doesn’t like my husband to be close to me. Additionally, when he is sleeping he doesn’t want to be bother and turn aggressive too if you try to move him from his place. My puppy bite two time my husband al ready in his mode of aggression. Do you have some advice for me ? Please
My six week puppy is throwing fits on the leash or when she's not getting her way. They sound pretty violent. A little worried.
Hi Susan, I am new to dog training and currently a member of Home school the dog. Can you please do a video of how to teach a dog to take food gently from our hand. Mine grabs the treat as if he will eat my fingers too. This is really affecting my training and decreasing mu confidence n drive to again attempt to deliver treat by hand.
Hi Pooja, could you post a short video for us in Home School the Dog?
My dog is a year and 4 months. We got him about 4 months ago. He has had a number of episodes of intense resource guarding where he lunges and bites, but it is not with things that he has all the time. He does not resource guard his meal time food, toys, space, ect. He only does it when he gets something he has taken from the trash or the counters. It is always food or food trash. Would this exercise work for him even though he does not react negatively to me touching his bones or treats? My dad thinks he is too old to train. Is that true? We do not have the money to go to a trainer. Our dog was given to us because the previous owners couldn't have him in their apartment. Any help you could give would be amazing! My dad is ready to give him to the pound if I don't get this under control.
Hi, no dog is too old to train, and a year and four months is still super young! Certainly, following the advice in this episode will help you! There's another episode on resource guarding and although it's specific to dog-to-dog aggression, there are lots of tips you can use too: th-cam.com/video/11bkaaX7LXY/w-d-xo.html
For counter surfing and trash raiding the ItsYerChoice game is the answer: dogsthat.com/y/iycsummit
Happy training!
2024 smooth Collie about 3-year-old that a friend raised from a 4-week old puppy, and has lived with cats all over life. Suddenly is resource guarding the food and when she gets on the couch and has a chew bone actually attacked the cat and send it to the vet. What can we do this dog is not aggressive, well trained attends classes and enrichment classes I don't understand why the suddenly happened. He is an anxious dog and he is on Trazodone
Do you have tips if my dog resource guards me ( maybe my treat pouch and/or toys on my person) on walks when dogs run up to me (and often jump up on me) in off leash areas?
Hi Maj, suggestion noted. In the meantime, Susan has another podcast on resource guarding dog to dog aggression: th-cam.com/video/11bkaaX7LXY/w-d-xo.html
I would love some advice on this also - resource guarding me when out and about with other dogs and they come up to me. I too also have my treat pouch on for training my 10mth BC.
What if he is aggressive towards me and my sister and no matter what we’ve tried for 3 weeks he won’t stop attacking us when we fall asleep or when we are awake not always he’s good at training and listens to sit and give paw and wait but when we are asleep he won’t stop he made my nose bleed and bites extremely hard
Oh to have known all this before she got to her current state of conditioning. I have so much to learn.
My 5 month old Shepherd/Malinois mix nips and little bites our 6 year old Golden every time my husband and I pet our Golden is he resource guarding or jealous?
What if my 3mo Samoyed puppy loses his mind and becomes aggressive towards me when I’m leaving his pen and when we’re on walks (when a car drives by, shortly after he 💩, and when he realizes we’re on the last stretch home… well, and the exact halfway point). He even gets aggressive after like 2 min of playing. My wrists and ankles are so bruised and scratched I’m afraid someone will think I’m being mistreated 😬
Outside of that he’s an absolute love bug. Like he can’t possibly get close enough to me lol
Hi @CrayolaCoffeeBean we have a full playlist on puppy biting to help - th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy03hWZgAQfG1t5Q6YzGPi7z.html
My puppy is 2 months old. He likes to nip my feet, toes, socks, jeans,.. everytime I try to stop him by picking him up (redirecting with toys doesn’t work all the time so I have to pick him up bcs it hurts.)
He gets so mad when I do that!! He growls, bites to hurt me. Does he guard my feet? I cannot be a toy 🥺😬
Did you find a resolution for this? Going through it now with ours
@@victorialia4471 how old is your puppy? It eventually went away after a month or so. He’s now 7m/o so now he’s going trough puberty 🤦♀️ best of luck 👌
@@milenapniewska6158 he's 4.5 months, we've had him 1.5 months, he still gets super angry if we try to correct his behaviour by either telling him no, holding him back (from jumping on people) or if we ignore him. 🤷♀ the frequency is maybe reducing slowly, but the power behind the bites gets stronger as he gets older!
I cannot tell if my puppy is resource guarding me or when he’s in his bed it started out as when we were napping in my bed when my kids would come in he would growl and bark now he sleeps on his bed in the crate and he has been fine except for today he did it again when they come in… I also noticed when my kids are on me he will put his paw on me. So it might be me. He’s been good with them other than this. Please help me!!!
Hi @Mama Heady, thank you for tuning into our videos and wanting the best life for your puppy and family. If you have concerns we'd recommend that you consult with a qualified Veterinary Behaviorist. We have two playlists with a lot of information to give you key points to discuss with someone qualified to meet with you and assist.
Dog Bite Prevention - th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy2Cvc3386SVYrHSEgh5Pl0b.html
Reactive or Aggressive Dogs - th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy0Tbd6ZybIXgJk3mtpBLLk7.html
What if there isn’t a local behaviorist? And they’re like 3 or more hours away?
Hi @jessicajarsak7812 remote consults and working with your local vet if needed for testes etc can be a great option.
What if I feel like my puppy is resource guarding me
Nothing works for me, I tried everything. My dog is very stubborn, she’s turning 5 months… I adopted her at 3 months, I adopted her at the Anti Cruelty Society in Chicago…. She’s very hyper and loves to bite me aggressively…
Sheep-a-doodle? Lol, that's a breed I've never heard of. It sounds so goofy 🤪
my puppy is attacking me, i may return her to the shelter, i can't do this....i've watched so many effing videos, don't be stern, be stern, omg
Hi Kate, for aggression issues, Susan recommends consulting with a qualified behaviourist. A qualified behavioural professional will be able to help with a protocol designed specifically for you and your dog and will be with you every step of the way for support. Ask for references and then work through your challenge with this qualified professional. Having said that, Susan's training is absolutely doable to deal with day-to-day training as it's more about understanding your dog and building a relationship with them through game based reinforcement. One does not exclude the other.
My 3 months husky is attacking and biting me and the bites are harming my skin! What’s the problem and what should i do? I tried all type of ways like directing the puppy to chew on one of the toys or distracting it other ways. The attack won’t just stop.☹️
Hi Layal, Susan has a great TH-cam playlist here on the channel that is all about puppy biting. You can watch all of the videos here: th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy03hWZgAQfG1t5Q6YzGPi7z.html
Prevention really? The dog doesn’t ask if they can bite me… No kids.
Trying to find an expert, but I live in a rural area. Behaviorist might not be an option!
Hi @KelleyJo Lancaster, many behaviorists are able to do distance consults and work in conjunction with your local Vet, so it might not be a barrier in your research. It's wonderful you want to help your dog.
Just use dog examples
I've got a young puppy (12 weeks old), very eager to go outside. We practice some IYC, some duration in sit, some hot zones. But staying calm near the doors is rather impossible for now ;) Crazy little sheltie. This video made me think: would dropping some treats on the floor help? To change her state of mind before she gets too excited? And then ask to sit when I put the leed on?
Or maybe you could elaborate some time on teaching manners while going out together?
Crate Games is amazing for doorways, and once you have the foundations the skills can transfer to anywhere. Here's the information about Crate Games:
get.crategames.com/