GrandmaSlappy
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Dougal Dixon, Man After Man
Apr 5, 2025 9:06 PM
GrandmaSlappy
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Dougal Dixon, Man After Man
vrockurmouth
My dogs just let me take anything from them. Then just look at me like I betrayed them in the worst possible way
charondaboatman
So this needs to be taught from a puppy so that they will ALWAYS give you what’s in their mouth. For their safety and yours and any children whose faces you don’t want to get bit or sued over. Our dogs will give up anything they have, but if they’re allowed to have it, and it’s a treat, they we don’t bother them. Just like you wouldn’t expect me to yank the steak off your plate right after I gave it to you. It’d be a shitty thing to do.
IrishRover
This is the way
GrandmaSlappy
Yeah I got this foster dog at 2, god knows what his past life was like, had him just a few weeks, working on it
charondaboatman
Start with not giving him rawhides or, hold onto it, let him smell it and chew at it while you hold it. Ask for it then take it away and give him a little treat. Do this lengthening the time you let him chew. Then give it to him on his own, then immediately ask for it and take it and give him a treat. Lengthen the time each time. If he argues, shorten the time and then start over until you can ask for it and he’ll give it to you and the treat will be getting the rawhide back.
thisistheusernamethatneverendss
Early on with my dogs, even though they were already a year old, I’d give them a chew and then take it from them part way through, make them sit again, and give it back. If they guarded it, I’d scold them and take it for longer and then try again. I’d do the same with food. Lots of touching paws, ears, and mouth while giving positive attention even while eating a treat. The goal is to desensitize them to possible triggers. Also makes grooming easier down the line
charondaboatman
Yep. Good pawrent. Lol. +1