by Karly
Puppy Food Aggression Can Be Stopped
Hi, my cocker spaniel puppy I named Macie has been very sweet and loving and she is almost 9 weeks old.
Recently when I feed her she becomes very aggressive; jumping all over me and constantly searching for more food after I have already fed her.
Today when I fed her I came up behind her to play and pet her and she started growling at me, a little later I went to pick her up to place her in her crate before I left the house and she growled at me again.
My room-mate came into my room and my puppy was totally fine with, she was wagging her tall and wanting to play.
Later on in the day I started to feed her out of my hand so she does not get aggressive when people come around her food. She was doing fine except for the fact that she cannot stay still and will chase me all over, whining and jumping on me for the food.
After I fed her she began sniffing me for more and even ran up to the closet door (where I keep her food) and started jumping at it, crying, and acting really aggressive.
I am not sure what else to do. It seems that when there is food around that is all she cares about and will become aggressive.
Thank You.
Karly
Reply from Pauline (Web Owner)
Hello Karly,
There are a few things that can cause your puppy to begin guarding her food, however, it's usually because the dog thinks his or her food is threatened in some way.
I recommend that when you feed her you feed her somewhere quiet, away from family traffic, so that there's no un-necessary perceived threat to her food while she's eating.
You will never really resolve food aggression in dogs once your pet has suffered from it, however, you can make the 'symptoms' much better by understanding and implementing the following:
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