Thank you for making a REAL video about resource guarding showing a dog that is serious about guarding its bone. This was helpful. I've been using your strategy with my Red Healer/Border Collie puppy and it's working, but at times seems to be even worse. It's frustrating. Thanks for letting me know this is normal.
I’m glad to find that it’s normal. I have a Labrador that is 1 and she just started displaying signs. I never had to deal with anything like this with my pitty. And so I was really disappointed and worried. So I’m just trying to learn everything I can and do the best I can to change this
Yea I’m glad to know this is normal and my dog isn’t just bad. I personally have never dealt with this. My previous dog, a pitt, was tolerant to anything I did. We were really close. My lab puppy just turned 1 and has started showing signs of guarding. It can make you feel sort of sad and worried. I’m doing a lot of research and started working with it right away. Some days are good and some not so much. I’m just trying to remain patient and continue with the work. Still it’s hard not to worry about the future.
She has never lunged but she freezes and stops eating when I go near her bowl. And she has growled and barked once. I need to do more work other than mealtimes more. I thought I did what I was supposed to when she was a puppy to avoid this. But it didn’t work evidently.
It's so great Zak that you are actually working with dogs that have the issue you are addressing in the video rather than it just being theory!! Big thumbs up and you are helping me loads thank you!!
“They don’t know any better so don’t hold it against them, but be intelligent about the way you go about it.” Absolutely. It’s so important to remember that the dog needs YOU to train it different behaviour and not to hold it against the dog.
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Thecrazedsurvivor Yea it always will but try to reward him for obeying from now on because if continue it could lead to him tired of not being the alpha (because it’s degrading) and attacking
@@NadixGamer How does another dog respond to bad behavior in another dod? It becomes the alpha. It uses agression. The owner must be the alpha. In dog language, it understands agression and submits. The owner must correct bad behavior immediately. You dont just let a dog rule over you.
If your dog tries biting you again, smack it on the hind quarters. If it’s a smaller dog, pick it up and lay it on its back in an aggressive manner. Be the alpha
My dog drops her bone on my lap I think because I did this training with her when she was a puppy. She is very generous with her toys and bones as am I with treats and praise. It's rewarding for both owner and dog when they respect you enough to bring you their most prized bone/toy/treat.
I used this video when I adopted my 9 week old Golden Retriever from a very reputable breeder in Michigan. He showed aggression at 9 weeks old! He is now 9 months old and he is totally chill with people taking his bones away. I didn’t have a social life for about 3 months but working on this every day after work with him was so worth it.
Yeah mine showed same aggressive behaviour, she's 8 months old. I need to work on this and get the rest of family to help. I'm not so brave with dogs as I was bitten as a teenager.
To all the people here, how long did it take you guys to train the dog with this? I have a golden retriever almost 4 months old has bit me a good number of times and I had to go to the doctor yesterday because of his bite. Also, does age also play a part because maybe he is too young and will chill out with his toy as he gets older.
@@UtsavChaudhry it took me a solid 2 weeks to feel comfortable. Your pup is still so young and there’s time to train good habits! High reward food is key. Like turkey or cheese. You have to establish a relationship where they understand that if they give up their current toy/food then they can get something even better! Plus it helps enforce that you’re in charge without being forceful or making them fear you!
@@UtsavChaudhry, it took me 3 weeks. One of the things that isn’t helpful from what I noticed is that your dog can sometimes expect a reward. They don’t normally revert back to resource guarding, but they can on rare occasions. What helps is to not interrupt them when they’re eating or chewing on a bone. At least, that’s my theory. And when I say interrupt: I mean, have an area for themselves where no one can walk by or possibly brush up on them. You might have to just train them longer with this method. Then just occasionally get closer and just gauge how close you can get. They’ll give you a warning with growling but if you notice they don’t - then you should be able to move your hands closer.
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How do you stay so positive when he growls at you? I dont hurt my dogs at all, but it is very hard to keep your cool when your dog even thinks about making a noise torwards you
@Somebody Else he bit me for the first time yesterday. I feel v hurt. Actually its about kitchen waste perishables in the backyard for compost purpose. He was at that. As soon as i approached him, he was already growling at me. And barked while i called his name & to stop. But i had some of his treats in my hand. Without looking at the treats as soon as i touched him, he bit me. My thumb was bleeding. It happened so fast. He's barely 3 months. 😔
@@KC-zg7th u gonna show him who the real boss, i always hurt my dog in moderate when she not compliance, she only dare to growl me when i pet her while eating, even that i show her who the boss nvr growl at u boss i’m taking absolute power of alpha
@@jimtan1990 That's the worst thing you can do, its incredibly foolish. It could very easily backfire over time and make her far worse in the long term when she just stops growling altogether and just goes straight to bite with no warning. You should not give advice to people if you use dangerously outdated aversive training techniques and still believe in that old fashioned Alpha nonsense either.
@@cbcdesign001 ohhh goodluck with u then, my malinois until now nvr growl n bark me, and only eat when i said (sapphire go!) i dint fucking force u to take my advice by the way
It was amazing how you got through to Pancake and stopped him from guarding his bone. He was pretty aggressive at the start of the video. I thought he would try to bite you. However, you successfully distracted Pancake and helped him. All dog owners should watch this video. It will help both the owners and their pets. Thank you for making and sharing this video on RUclips.
I was lost for a moment and stunned when I started to noticing my pup starting to growl at my sister when she goes for a toy he has. He just started to develop this so it’s luckily not like pancakes but I want to change this behavior ASAP. Zac is has great videos that help teach your pup to share and prevent this before it happens such as teaching to drop it-leave it. Glad this video was done so that I can start training right away
he is so patient and calm. I end up in tears several times a week with my 3 month old puppy and her biting me/wrestling with my cat (who is not a willing participant). I wish I could keep it together like him
Yeah try it with a goddamn husky. Damn near took my hand off. I've tried this unsuccessfully so far but maybe I need to use a better lure because his ordinary treats aren't enough.
MUCH harder to do and not possible using this method without professional help setting up the drills. Simply remove all valuable items from the environment when multiple dogs are present until you get some help and training done. Get professional help.
I still can't figure that one out... Lol feed them separate and I put toys in their crates, and they leave them in there when they're out around the house is all I can do... Doggy proofing the house has helped they still once in a while attack each other over god knows what? Then everyone gets a time out sadly its probably cuz they're both boys
My dog has started to hate when he’s one on one playing with a dog and a 3rd dog enters to try to play. He guards the dog he was originally playing with getting very offensive.
This is easier with a well behaved dog and one problem dog. I accomplished this by using a toy my puppy (problem dog) was guarding from my brother’s dog (well behaved). I would use treats as Zak does to get the toy from my pup. Then I would give it to my brothers dog. I kept my pup on leash to control him and had lots of treats to give him when my brothers dog had the toy. Then I had my brother dog drop it and gave the toy back to my pup. And just repeat many times for a few days. Take, treat, give to other dog, treat, give back to my pup, repeat. Having a good sit and stay is a good pre requisite and having both dogs on leash with two people is safest and highly recommended.
My pup is resource guarding me. He's 16 wks old, he came home with a food aggression, and i did this training and I worked with him, still working, for the last 8 weeks. He's stopping the food aggression and he's been growling at my family members who are his family too. I've never had a dog with any food or resource guarding issues. This is my cane corso pup, I've got mastiff experience, I've had mastiffs my entire life. Now my daughter and family members walk down stairs and I'm in the kitchen, he growls, every time someone walks near, he's growling and today he snapped at my daughter's leg. She's 17 and she's upset, her feelings are hurt, she's done nothing but love him and work with him on his basic obedience and play with him etc etc... A family pet, and being treated as such, however, he's been getting more and more guardian, owner, aggressive with any one approaching me. I immediately tell him no, i walk to my daughter and I'm really trying to show him, she's mine, don't go there. But ive never dealt with this, again he's 16wks. I don't understand why he's behaving as such, any advice?
My dog recently started that behavior She was never like that we were so good for a year and now she's so protective of anything she claims as hers Like she has smth in her mouth and when I try to take it out ( I always do that every once in a while to show her okay now it's over I end it) She just Growls and tries to really bite me She's a shepherd so I'm kinda nervous ngl TwT
@@cromizome6692 yeah, I’m in the same boat.. the problem is my dog doesn’t get aggressive over things that he’s allowed to have, I can take a tow away from him anytime I want. He will just find a sock, or a napkin, or something from outside, and then we can’t take it away from him without almost losing a finger
Can you make a video on how to address this when the aggression is towards other dogs, rather than people? I’m working with a rescue that was abandoned without food as a puppy, and now has deep fears about losing food, and is even toy guarding now despite working with her consistently to ease her fear. I could really use a more experienced trainers thoughts (that uses techniques like yours). Thanks, as a dog lover and trainer I really love and appreciate your channel and what you do to validate this more compassionate type of dog training.
This is my issue. Rosie is fine with me and food, but she resource guards towards my other dog. I feed her in her crate, and the other dog ignores her, but that doesn’t stop Rosie reacting. And she also thinks every toy is exclusively hers
So grateful for this video . My 11months old golden retriever got this habit of guarding anything he finds around the house like a packet of chips or anything he gets his interest on and whenever we try to take it he just snaps at me . I pray this will help .
As my finger pours blood, You have restored my faith in dogs! I think it is really great of you to have this online and free! THANK YOU SO MUCH! GOD BLESS!
Yesterday my GSD puppy snapped and growled at me when I tried to take him away from his treat/bone. He’s 16 weeks old and this is the first time this has ever happened. I used to be able to just pet him while he was eating or take away his bone and everything was fine. I’m not sure what to do because we are still working on ‘leave it’. I don’t want this to develop into a serious problem because when he will be grown up, I wouldn’t wanna go near a food aggressive GSD while he is eating.
My 1 year old Labrador just started with this behavior. And thinking back, I remember noticing she ate way too fast all the time. I think it was taught while with the litter. I’m taken aback because my last dog, a pitty, I could do anything and she never once growled at me. So I’m trying to learn. I was upset at first but I’ve realized this is natural. So now I’m just trying to fix the issue before it gets worse. They make it look so easy though. Hopefully something prevails
Don’t forget to practice this same exercise when giving their food. Go slow and use treats. But get to the point where you can take and give their food in the middle of them eating. My corgi puppy had a case of resource guarding too.
Although I do not have a dog of my own currently, your videos give me confidence that when I do adopt I will be able to give him/her the best training possible to enjoy a full happy life together.
This video came just at the right time! We have a 16week old puppy and she started doing that with a few "special treats" and i was scouring the web to figure out how to stop that! Great tips and for sure applying right away!
This was so great to watch you work with a dog with real issues, like the dog with vacuum cleaner. I think how you maintained your calm energy is really amazing. We adopted a fearful rescue and he’s made such huge progress building trust and teaching him how to walk on leash, deal with strangers working with a vet behaviorist and watching your vids have helped so much. Ours resource guards a little only with bones and not food so this gives me a great new framework to add to his training! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
It's the same premise you have to trade for a higher calue reward for the thing or human it's fixated on. You can teach your dog a 'out' command. So say there's a toy they want on the floor you can throw a higher calue treat and say out until your dog can do an out command consistently food aggression also can be resolved by handing feeding dogs
Our dog, Holly, will guard me. If another dog that she doesn't know comes towards me she'll get very barky and growly at them. If I try to introduce treats as a distraction in that situation then that just gives her something else to get possessive of
James Taylor you need a behavioralist. I can't really help you without seeing it. I'm working with a dog right now who resource guards her humans you need to manage your dogs behavior because what's likely happen is fear behavior. ( Can't say 100% without seeing it) you have yo counter condition the dog to the stimulus.
I realise people will shout at me, but you need to correct your dog for guarding you. You need to protect your dog, not the other way around so you need to stop him from guarding you and show him you guard you (and him). You decide if an incoming human/dog/whatever is a threat or not, not your dog. He'll be a lot happier for it.
This is so helpful. My dog used to live in a pack of 8, and she was rehomed once before because she’s so protective of her stuff. They were not very nice to her and now she’s got this issue with bones ect. Let the training begin 😭
Thank you for this video, my 4 month golden doodle just growled/snapped at me this morning because I tried to pet her while she was enjoying a bone filled with PB - I was so sad and honestly hurt because she has always been so sweet lol I worked with her for a few minutes using the tips in this video and she let me pick up the bone and put it back multiple times! Its so sad when your little 3 lb puppy becomes a "teenager" with an attitude lol thanks for the tips!
Same here, I have been coping with this from 4 months to little over a 1 year now. I'm desperate to stop my golden doodle's aggressive resource guarding- just got bit hard twice and it's bleeding.
Same, same, same. Goldendoodle 5 months did this to me today and I wasn’t even going to touch him or the bone I was just near him picking up my children’s toys.
@@williamrodriguez7126 so this make me sad. My goldendoodle is 5 months and you’re still having this issue over an year? Wow I hope I can get this fixed
My dog has this issue. He's exceptionally bad with it when he's tired though. I know it was mentioned in the video at 0:54 , but it's definitely something I'd love to see. Specifically in my dogs case, where he doesn't have a dog bed or anything, he just sleeps wherever and gets extremely mad if he suspects you're trying to move him from his spot or disturb him in a way he doesn't like. Can't pick him up, for example without him going bite crazy. Distracting him by pretending like you want to play and giving him a few seconds to "wake up" after he stands usually works to stop his anger.
YES! We've been working on this exact thing with my GSD/Belgian Malinois cross with a local trainer who uses positive methods like this. Funny thing is, she rarely guards food. More often it's things like a piece of garbage she snatched out of the trash, a shoe, or her vomit when she occasionally gets sick. I'm a strong believer in positive reinforcement training as oppose to cruel shortcuts like prong or e-collars. Unlike those methods of force, positive reinforcement strengthens the bond of trust between dog and person.
My GSD/Husky mix does the same and this training method doesnt work because she prefers the piece of garbage over any food. So the only thing that works with me is picking the dog up and talking to her like a small kid who has been slightly naughty. What is weird about my dog is that she only pretends to snap. Once she accidentally hit my husbands hand while snapping(he never pulled away) but she was so shocked herself that now she gives everything away to him willingly.
Didn't work with my German shepherd :( she just bite me and took the treats I ended up having to start popping her cus sadly she thought she was the Alpha
Prongs and e-collars are not “cruel.” They are useful tools that do not harm a dog, cause pain, etc when used properly. There are specific circumstances in training when both of these are appropriate. Stop perpetuating myths.
@@nannoreul How is zapping your dog or applying poking pressure around their throat not cruel? I do my research, and prong and E-collars are abused to intentionally cause pain to force compliance. They are torture devices that force a dog to obey out of fear, not loyalty.
Great video, Zak. I have a Japanese Akita who just revealed this behaviour. I know the breed can be challenging but with this technique, I feel confident that I can undo it, as my training has been very successful thus far. If it works, I’ll keep it in my training itinerary and you’ll get the credit. I’ll keep you posted.
I have a corgi just like Pancake and this is exactly what we're struggling with. Thanks for the advice. I look forward to working with her on it given what I just learned. Thanks!
What’s odd is my dog used to be food aggressive when she was little and then one day just stopped... I never worked with her like this even though I probably should have...and now 8 years later she amazes all my cousins when she lets me just grab a fallen bone from her in the kitchen or stick my hand in her bowl while she’s eating to check how much food she has left
Thank you for this video. I needed it. My dog showed food aggression to me for the first time today. I think he was extra hungry, so that didn’t help anything. But it kinda freaked me out, because he’s been sooo good. This video made me feel better. Ty!!
Thank you for this video! My dog is a golden retriever mix rescued from a hoarder situation and he's extremely food aggressive. He even gets upset when we kennel him while we are cooking or eating...growling and snarling at my husband. At first we thought he was hurting somewhere but after the vet cleared him...Charlie bit our 13 year old daughter because she got to close to him while eating. We've had him for 4 years now and this is the 1st time he's ever bit anyone...he only likes our immediate family and tolerates my mom when she comes but outside of that the vet doesn't even have a chance...So now we are going to be working on these great tips...and maybe some progress will happen...🙏 🙏 🙏 I love my baby boy and I don't wanna stop fighting for him...but I cannot have him hurting our kid again. So prayers this will work.
Just came across your channel a few days ago and I've been watching everyday since. Your videos are extremely helpful thanks so much for sharing with all of us!
What an excellent video, noticed some aggression from my rescue dog around particular treats and tried this and it had an immediate effect! Thanks so much!
Hey Zak! I would love to see a video about incorporating training with young children in the home. We just adopted a toy poodle and my son is three and I would love to learn some tips on how to create a more positive relationship between our son and our precious poodle! Thanks for great content!
I just got a husky puppy who has a passive attitude. However, he revealed this possession trait and this video helped me teach him to break the habit, knows what “sit” is, and is learning what “let go” means. All in a very short amount of time. I know the video is over a year old, but thank you for this video.
Thank you!! I've been waiting for a video on resource guarding, this has also been an issue for my corgi, and I'm glad I was on the right track before seeing this :D
My dog resource guards food, socks, paper and can be very snappy. We have been trying this idea of training for a while and are making progress. This is great information Zak, thank you. If you are ever in the U.K. We love some more tips!!!
@@3gzshitpost113 i did gave my dog a slap....i tried to leash him and he came up with a combination of growls,snapping,snarling and a pre bite....hes a malamute and husky cross...u know what i mean??
My corgi is just as bad and she's working on this technique. It's terrifying at first but she is getting use to having to work for her rewards. It takes lots of time and practice, and patience.
My chow chow but my brothers lip in half with his k-9 tooth(longest tooth) and needed 11 stitches I been watching your videos with my old husky and shes was the smartest dog ever she acted totally human I just want to say thank you zack you really helped me with your videos
My dog had trouble with resource guarding when I got her. We worked on it for quite a while--I didn't really know what I was doing, and her reactions scared me. She only "acts out" now if she's either tired or stressed. We work on it, she settles down, and we're good again. It can be done. It took her months to drop her toys into my lap, but when she did for the first time, I knew we'd hit a major milestone.
@@NewPhone-bs7mt Yeah, try to do that with my German Shepherd mix who has been for sure abused and beaten when he was a puppy, I'd like to see how good it goes when you find yourself covered in your blood because you tried just to lift a hand on him in an aggressive manner. The more aggressive the dog is the calmer you must be to achieve a good result. Aggression against aggression just makes things worse quicker and in a very very bad way. I talk from real life experience here. I got bitten several times by my dog, he got me terrified at first, but I knew it wasn't his fault and I noticed that if I or someone else tried to yell at him to stop him when he was aggressive he would get more anxious and he was more likely to go off and bite so I tried the other way: standing still while he was growling at me, talking to him in a very low and calm voice and asked him to sit and chill before giving him a treat. He is now a sweet boy who always looks for cuddles and ways to get a treat out of everyone's pockets. 😊 So dominance is for losers.
@@NewPhone-bs7mt Yeah, I figured you would say this. You are not very smart, are you? Anyway, it's not that easy to kill a dog who is biting your arm so hard you can't move it anymore, but I guess you'd have a gun in your other hand to do the job. You seem that kind of guy. Smart people use words, ignorant people use guns. Hopefully no dog will have the bad luck to meet you. Bye tiny brain. Keep trolling and have fun, I mean real fun, it seems you might need it.
My dog just started to do this tonight . She was chewing on a bone and when my mom pet her she started growling. We looked this up and tried it, worked IMMEDIATELY. Thank you so much
Huh... This is essentially what I have been doing with my puppy, even though I've been stumbling along by myself a bit. He no longer gets aggressive with me, but does at time get a bit snappy with others so I'll keep working, and make dedicated training sessions for this like you're suggesting.
I have a Jack Russell and he rips up toys in minutes. I finally found some balls and throw toys he can play with, only when I’m monitoring but now he protects fiercely. Thanks so much, he’s smart and I can do this.
Thanks for this! Our dog is a rescue dog and had bone aggression when we got her. We simply stopped giving her bones but now that she knows more commands (including "leave it") we might try this out to see if it works.
My 2 pitts resource gaurd from each other, they dont from me. And its been getting worse with them attacking each other more freq since xmas. 1 dog is from the pound i got her at 6 months 2 years ago, the ither was a rescue we found out in middle of nowhere she was malnurished and at brinks death a lil over a year ago. They instantly go for each others ears and throats. Tonight it happened again and i got bit because i had to use my hands to unclench the newer dogs mouth off my older dogs throat. Does anyone have any experience with this, as again i said this only happens with each other not me, they seem to know im alpha, the energy between each other is the problem wirh this resource gaurding
This is so helpful. We've got a little diva doggie who protects her treasures from the other dogs. Thankfully she's fine with us taking anything away from her, but if little bro dog wants her favorite toy...or the most treasured bully stick, she's not always so accommodating. I like the use of incentives and praise. I think we can work with that. Again, thank you. It is crucially helpful to actually watch you work with a dog.
Great video I did this with my dog and will let me pick up the toy to put more stuff into it. But he is still resource guarding his squeaky toys. How can I fix that when I can’t put food into a squeaky toys? Need help real bad. He will bite me if I try to take the squeaky toy. He is 2 years old got him from a rescue. 3 weeks ago. Although, he’s very smart, he didn’t know any dog commands. I believe he was sent back to the rescue a few times. So far, I taught him how to sit, down, give paw, turn around. He’s really quite loving , but turns vicious with resource guarding food and toys. Already got bit once. And a couple of close calls. I don’t want to give up on him being he’s been sent back so many times. The rescue never mentioned any of this that’s why I believe he was returned so many times. We had his bed and his toys in a high traffic area, and we noticed he was just nervous and resource guarding every time someone walks by . So we moved his bed and toys to a corner of the room, where it is quiet and no traffic. That seem to work for a while. I know he hast to trust us. But now he’s bringing his toy back into the high traffic area and gets upset when someone walks by. What can you tell me?
Thanks for the video! How can I do these exercises with my puppy if the only time she starts resource guarding is when she's gotten something in her mouth that she's not supposed to have (which is a lot, usually outside) we've taught her leave it and she mostly responds to it but sometimes she gets something without us noticing and then she has something in her mouth that's dangerous for her. We try to exchange it for a treat but she won't take a treat or any food (and we don't usually have real meat on hand), and I don't know how to do exercises about it because she never gets aggressive over her food or toys or anything else. Please help!
I have a golden retriever puppy my very first dog ever at 30 and she is very protective over her bones and new toys...it’s very stressful. I am going to try this and I really hope it works. Thank you so much for sharing this! I love your channel and you have been so helpful to me and my pup.
I’ve been pet sitting and walking for almost 4 years in my area and this is the number 1 issue I come across and have been bitten during interviews when the owner was simply showing me where the food was located. Thank you so much! Is this also the technique used if your dog is protective of a certain space in the home like a certain room or the couch?
Omg I have to tell you. I went to a friend's house yesterday and her dog is vary hiper I walk in and get the dog to sit and liy down in minutes. That to you. One step closer to being a dog trainer. Thank you.
My dog resource guards everything he gets his paws on. He got his paws on a piece of paper and he did that little growl and tried to bite whenever anyone even went near it. Edit: he doesn’t seem to do this with food though. It’s like he knows he’s not supposed to have something and that’s why he guards it so much.
Yes! Our rescue dog is exactly the same!! Only guards what he is NOT supposed to have. And he gets very aggressive and even bites. I'm at a loss how to stop it.
Yesterday, we took in a 1 yr old, 6 pound Maltese Yorkie mix, who is very malnourished and was abused. He gets very viscious with his food and bone. My husband and teenaged son have been bitten already, and my husband is sure we can fix this behavior if our whole family works together! Thanks for the video! My Yorkie is very jealous, so we will check your other videos too!
I appreciate this video. I have two rescue dogs who display resource guarding behavior. One is a 10 pound terrier poodle mix who guards bones and wherever he is currently sitting. The other is an 8 month old, 90 pound Great Pyrenees who guards food, her crate, the area around the crate, sometimes the whole room etc. She is responding better than the small dog is, but she is definitely a scary sight when she starts her growling and biting. She will start training with a positive reinforcement trainer in a few weeks.
One of my dogs considers me a resource and guards me against my younger dog. It's never more than a snarl and I try to move away if I feel like it's about to happen. Is that the best thing to do? I'm never sure if I'm judt encouraging it or not.
You need to correct your dog for that. Seek a good professional for advice as it'll only ever get worse if you keep allowing it to happen without addressing it. Just tell the dog to knock it off and follow through with a correction if needed.
Ash my Gsd does that with me with people, very few strangers get near me. If ppl are coming to work on the house I always muzzle her. In my eyes she's amazing, I have a disability and it wasn't until I got really bad that she started this behaviour. She did get tormented by the men and kids in my cul-de-sac when she was a pup which didn't help and I told them to stop it but they were arseholes. I keep her safe the rest is up to people give her respect. I had another 2 shepherds and she used to fight with my other girl, Mira, over me, so we got a boy, Kashmir, and the fights stopped. Mira passed away at 13 from a stroke. Unfortunately we lost Kashmir 2 years ago to epilepsy and he was only 4 so that's been tough as well. I know how stressful this can be, I'd definitely see a professional trust me you don't want to see your dogs fighting because it's horrible. It's mostly saliva and a lot of noise but it's still not a pleasant experience. Good luck hun, I've been there and it's not easy xx
You need to give a correction to the dog. If you never tell it what not to do, how would it know otherwise? You’re the boss. In that particular situation your dog is taking the reigns because it either doesn’t trust you, or you haven’t enforced the proper behaviour. Give it a firm “no” next time and side submit. In general I would train them both at the same time. Keep the aggressive one in a cage and walk the young one by on a leash. Then give a treat to the aggressive one as long as there’s no bad behaviour. The idea is to reinforce “positive association” so that the aggressive dog associates the young dog being near to treats (ie something positive)
Good job!!!! This was so well done and ensures that the dog isn't stressed and makes him trust you. A lot of dog trainers try to intimidate them away from the food or resources that they want, and I'm glad that you're showing people that that isn't the way to deal with dogs.
Thank you exactly. My cousin got a golden lab. She just gives her the bone and lets her be. So if h get close she starts growling. My brother on the other hand thinks she needs to be punished and he’s gives it to her and when she growls he yells and sometimes what’s yo hit her. I wanna train her but with no one here cause they don’t know how to do it and don’t do anything about it. Atleast not the right way
My problem is that my dog doesn’t get aggressive over things that he’s allowed to have, I can take a tow away from him anytime I want. He will just find a sock, or a napkin, or something from outside, and then we can’t take it away from him without almost losing a finger
Would luring away with a treat help? My dog will bring random things into the house from outside, and the best way to get it away from him is the old switcheroo.
@@amandaallinson7839 yeah it did work, but he learned fast to just ignore the treat. He thankfully grew out of it/ we worked with him more and he hasn’t shown any aggressive in maybe 3 months
My dog only does this at the park with dogs that she does not know well. Doesn't happen at daycare or at home or with dogs that she's knows for the past year. We had to stop going to the park at a point, that was really hard and I felt like I was failing. Literally cried over it. It's gotten much better over the past few months. We avoided the park, I gave her more structure when we did go (potty first, walk to laps, basic commands) I also practiced lots of "drop it" "leave it" and "waits" when we play at home. Happy to say that the resources guarding has decreased but not completely gone but she's back at the park pretty regularly now.
im getting a corgi in 7 days and i am so happy to have found your videos with pancake! im so excited and feel more confident now that i know how they interact and how to train them
Obviously dog ggression and biting are different case to case but the fact that you use positive reinforcement and no actual force almost brings tears to my eyes for joy. This keeps the dog smart and uhmarmed and it's fun to train this way. There was a video with a similar dog aggression where this was not the strategy. More force was used and the dog did actually bite the trainer. Obviously case by case difference but if I had a choice between him as a trainer for my dog and you it's gonna be you. Great job Zach ❤️
i have a 3 y/o hound dog and she is extremely protective over food. sweetest girl, never bites-except once when she got a piece of bread from us and we tried to take it back. i hope we can get her out of her food agression :(
Exactly What I need Thanx a lot But my dog sometimes roar while he is sleeping and when we sit near him he just tries to catch or hands and also when giving him something to eat... Any Idea about that?
You need to build trust and slow things down, use words like gently and soft when giving treats. Get him to work for everything he gets even water, sit, wait, look at me, now get it. You'll find if you slow things down it'll make a big difference. I'm guessing he's done this behaviour as a young pup and people have laughed and teased him. Not in a nasty way but this is the out come when you don't teach your pup bite inhibition. When my shepherds were young and we were playing, the second tooth touched skin they got a loud ouch, every single time. All my dogs have had great bite inhibition. Hope this wee bit of info helps, he's still really young, last thing plenty of praise when he does get it right and don't scold when he gets it wrong. Good luck
This is much the same process I'm working with a local behaviorist on. Force free takes Forever and there have been setbacks, but I feel the force free (Scientific) method is going to leave a lasting impression. If I survive it - it gets frustrating when there's a setback because you have to go back one or two steps until those are solid again. My 34 lb boy, Momo, has had 8 years to rehearse this behavior and he's getting grumpier as he's aging (he still plays like a puppy and has energy for days - his attitude is just going down the tubes). He's ½ Finnish Spitz, 25% Siberian Husky, 25% Spaniel mix. 100% pita when it comes to resources. High energy, über smart, totally grumpy over food, and starting to get that way about his bed. How does it go? Grant me patience . . . now (or something like that). Slow and steady wins the race with these guys. We skipped a lot of the steps because he already knew them (teaching wait and leave), it's just when he gains possession of something that there's an issue. I can feed him from my hand, feed him small portions at a time and keep adding to his bowl, I can put him in a 3-minute wait (I don't normally but sometimes we need to let our Slooow arthritic dog clear out of the area so he has to hold), but once something is his it's His. Zak's got the right of it here and I appreciate that he shows the setbacks - it's not all peaches and cream. Right now we're working on Mo leaving the bowl once he takes possession and it's no cake walk.
So glad to see this. My Aussie is the sweetest animal alive, and she turns into such an A-hole about resource guarding sometimes despite the fact that I tried to train her out of it early. Not so much with me, but other dogs-yikes. She snaps at me when I want her to move after she’s stolen my spot on the bed. 🙄
Thank you for making a REAL video about resource guarding showing a dog that is serious about guarding its bone. This was helpful. I've been using your strategy with my Red Healer/Border Collie puppy and it's working, but at times seems to be even worse. It's frustrating. Thanks for letting me know this is normal.
Hi! How is it now? Struggling with my corgi on this
I have a year old pitbull who has resource guarding and I want to do this but i really don’t wanna get bit....
I’m glad to find that it’s normal. I have a Labrador that is 1 and she just started displaying signs. I never had to deal with anything like this with my pitty. And so I was really disappointed and worried. So I’m just trying to learn everything I can and do the best I can to change this
Yea I’m glad to know this is normal and my dog isn’t just bad. I personally have never dealt with this. My previous dog, a pitt, was tolerant to anything I did. We were really close. My lab puppy just turned 1 and has started showing signs of guarding. It can make you feel sort of sad and worried. I’m doing a lot of research and started working with it right away. Some days are good and some not so much. I’m just trying to remain patient and continue with the work. Still it’s hard not to worry about the future.
She has never lunged but she freezes and stops eating when I go near her bowl. And she has growled and barked once. I need to do more work other than mealtimes more.
I thought I did what I was supposed to when she was a puppy to avoid this. But it didn’t work evidently.
It's so great Zak that you are actually working with dogs that have the issue you are addressing in the video rather than it just being theory!! Big thumbs up and you are helping me loads thank you!!
Yes. Most dog training videos are doing it on already trained dogs. So freaking annoying
I want to see zak with a big dog, I mean powerful breed of dog not a corgi 😂
fr and i hate it when they just explain what the thing is instead of explaining how to fix it. like i know what it is now tell me what to do!!!
“They don’t know any better so don’t hold it against them, but be intelligent about the way you go about it.” Absolutely. It’s so important to remember that the dog needs YOU to train it different behaviour and not to hold it against the dog.
Thanks. I think I needed to see that
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My dog just bit me a few hours ago because of resource guarding. Should've seen this before.
cutietien18 did this training get rid of the guarding issue?
Thecrazedsurvivor lmao that’s making him afraid of you not respect you
Thecrazedsurvivor Yea it always will but try to reward him for obeying from now on because if continue it could lead to him tired of not being the alpha (because it’s degrading) and attacking
@@NadixGamer How does another dog respond to bad behavior in another dod? It becomes the alpha. It uses agression. The owner must be the alpha. In dog language, it understands agression and submits. The owner must correct bad behavior immediately. You dont just let a dog rule over you.
If your dog tries biting you again, smack it on the hind quarters. If it’s a smaller dog, pick it up and lay it on its back in an aggressive manner. Be the alpha
My dog drops her bone on my lap I think because I did this training with her when she was a puppy. She is very generous with her toys and bones as am I with treats and praise. It's rewarding for both owner and dog when they respect you enough to bring you their most prized bone/toy/treat.
That's so cute! :)
That's a vital quality known as trust. Your dog is showing you how deeply he trusts you.
I used this video when I adopted my 9 week old Golden Retriever from a very reputable breeder in Michigan. He showed aggression at 9 weeks old! He is now 9 months old and he is totally chill with people taking his bones away. I didn’t have a social life for about 3 months but working on this every day after work with him was so worth it.
We have a 4 month old Goldendoodle who has started showing food aggression. Hoping this video helps.
Yeah mine showed same aggressive behaviour, she's 8 months old. I need to work on this and get the rest of family to help. I'm not so brave with dogs as I was bitten as a teenager.
To all the people here, how long did it take you guys to train the dog with this? I have a golden retriever almost 4 months old has bit me a good number of times and I had to go to the doctor yesterday because of his bite. Also, does age also play a part because maybe he is too young and will chill out with his toy as he gets older.
@@UtsavChaudhry it took me a solid 2 weeks to feel comfortable. Your pup is still so young and there’s time to train good habits! High reward food is key. Like turkey or cheese. You have to establish a relationship where they understand that if they give up their current toy/food then they can get something even better! Plus it helps enforce that you’re in charge without being forceful or making them fear you!
@@UtsavChaudhry, it took me 3 weeks. One of the things that isn’t helpful from what I noticed is that your dog can sometimes expect a reward. They don’t normally revert back to resource guarding, but they can on rare occasions. What helps is to not interrupt them when they’re eating or chewing on a bone. At least, that’s my theory. And when I say interrupt: I mean, have an area for themselves where no one can walk by or possibly brush up on them. You might have to just train them longer with this method. Then just occasionally get closer and just gauge how close you can get. They’ll give you a warning with growling but if you notice they don’t - then you should be able to move your hands closer.
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How do you stay so positive when he growls at you? I dont hurt my dogs at all, but it is very hard to keep your cool when your dog even thinks about making a noise torwards you
Exactly! Please what did you do to correct his behaviour?
@Somebody Else he bit me for the first time yesterday. I feel v hurt. Actually its about kitchen waste perishables in the backyard for compost purpose. He was at that. As soon as i approached him, he was already growling at me. And barked while i called his name & to stop. But i had some of his treats in my hand. Without looking at the treats as soon as i touched him, he bit me. My thumb was bleeding. It happened so fast. He's barely 3 months. 😔
@@KC-zg7th u gonna show him who the real boss, i always hurt my dog in moderate when she not compliance, she only dare to growl me when i pet her while eating, even that i show her who the boss nvr growl at u boss i’m taking absolute power of alpha
@@jimtan1990 That's the worst thing you can do, its incredibly foolish. It could very easily backfire over time and make her far worse in the long term when she just stops growling altogether and just goes straight to bite with no warning. You should not give advice to people if you use dangerously outdated aversive training techniques and still believe in that old fashioned Alpha nonsense either.
@@cbcdesign001 ohhh goodluck with u then, my malinois until now nvr growl n bark me, and only eat when i said (sapphire go!) i dint fucking force u to take my advice by the way
It was amazing how you got through to Pancake and stopped him from guarding his bone. He was pretty aggressive at the start of the video. I thought he would try to bite you. However, you successfully distracted Pancake and helped him. All dog owners should watch this video. It will help both the owners and their pets. Thank you for making and sharing this video on RUclips.
Pallavee Singh agreed
I was lost for a moment and stunned when I started to noticing my pup starting to growl at my sister when she goes for a toy he has. He just started to develop this so it’s luckily not like pancakes but I want to change this behavior ASAP. Zac is has great videos that help teach your pup to share and prevent this before it happens such as teaching to drop it-leave it. Glad this video was done so that I can start training right away
Did the methood work?
he is so patient and calm. I end up in tears several times a week with my 3 month old puppy and her biting me/wrestling with my cat (who is not a willing participant). I wish I could keep it together like him
Aww ur poor cat same happens with my cat and dog
Pancake frightened me for a while there,but...Have no fear when Zak is near! Well done indeed! *thumbs up!*
Yeah try it with a goddamn husky. Damn near took my hand off. I've tried this unsuccessfully so far but maybe I need to use a better lure because his ordinary treats aren't enough.
PriceToPay get some heavy duty gloves to wear while doing this with a stronger animal I can’t believe this fool didn’t mention that
@@batmanandrobin250 i managed to train him. I wont say how because all the animal rights activists will hunt me down. #sometimestoughloveisthebestlove
PriceToPay i’d like to hear how you trained him, i haven’t been able to train my dog yet with positive training so i’d like to hear your method
Can you make a video on how to stop resource guarding between dogs please? :)
MUCH harder to do and not possible using this method without professional help setting up the drills. Simply remove all valuable items from the environment when multiple dogs are present until you get some help and training done. Get professional help.
I have the same issues between my two dogs.
I still can't figure that one out... Lol feed them separate and I put toys in their crates, and they leave them in there when they're out around the house is all I can do... Doggy proofing the house has helped they still once in a while attack each other over god knows what? Then everyone gets a time out sadly its probably cuz they're both boys
My dog has started to hate when he’s one on one playing with a dog and a 3rd dog enters to try to play. He guards the dog he was originally playing with getting very offensive.
This is easier with a well behaved dog and one problem dog. I accomplished this by using a toy my puppy (problem dog) was guarding from my brother’s dog (well behaved). I would use treats as Zak does to get the toy from my pup. Then I would give it to my brothers dog. I kept my pup on leash to control him and had lots of treats to give him when my brothers dog had the toy. Then I had my brother dog drop it and gave the toy back to my pup. And just repeat many times for a few days. Take, treat, give to other dog, treat, give back to my pup, repeat. Having a good sit and stay is a good pre requisite and having both dogs on leash with two people is safest and highly recommended.
Glad you're working with more difficult dogs now and more serious issues. Your videos helped me a lot with my rescue.
My pup is resource guarding me. He's 16 wks old, he came home with a food aggression, and i did this training and I worked with him, still working, for the last 8 weeks. He's stopping the food aggression and he's been growling at my family members who are his family too. I've never had a dog with any food or resource guarding issues. This is my cane corso pup, I've got mastiff experience, I've had mastiffs my entire life. Now my daughter and family members walk down stairs and I'm in the kitchen, he growls, every time someone walks near, he's growling and today he snapped at my daughter's leg. She's 17 and she's upset, her feelings are hurt, she's done nothing but love him and work with him on his basic obedience and play with him etc etc... A family pet, and being treated as such, however, he's been getting more and more guardian, owner, aggressive with any one approaching me. I immediately tell him no, i walk to my daughter and I'm really trying to show him, she's mine, don't go there. But ive never dealt with this, again he's 16wks. I don't understand why he's behaving as such, any advice?
What ever happened with your pup? I am in a similar situation with our 8week old Corso pup. Wondering how things turned out for you.
2 years old comment, whats up with your dog?
My dog recently started that behavior
She was never like that we were so good for a year and now she's so protective of anything she claims as hers
Like she has smth in her mouth and when I try to take it out ( I always do that every once in a while to show her okay now it's over I end it)
She just
Growls and tries to really bite me
She's a shepherd so I'm kinda nervous ngl
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I didn't have this problem with my dog till now and hes almost a year old. It's scary and this training stuff isnt working
@@cromizome6692 same. My dog literally just bit me two days ago
@@cromizome6692 yeah, I’m in the same boat.. the problem is my dog doesn’t get aggressive over things that he’s allowed to have, I can take a tow away from him anytime I want. He will just find a sock, or a napkin, or something from outside, and then we can’t take it away from him without almost losing a finger
@@lilybug96 he bites me everyday
@@loganroca exactly. Now he gets mad when I literally say no
Can you make a video on how to address this when the aggression is towards other dogs, rather than people?
I’m working with a rescue that was abandoned without food as a puppy, and now has deep fears about losing food, and is even toy guarding now despite working with her consistently to ease her fear. I could really use a more experienced trainers thoughts (that uses techniques like yours).
Thanks, as a dog lover and trainer I really love and appreciate your channel and what you do to validate this more compassionate type of dog training.
I welcome any other trainers thoughts as well. Just want to help her, she’s a really good dog.
This is my issue. Rosie is fine with me and food, but she resource guards towards my other dog. I feed her in her crate, and the other dog ignores her, but that doesn’t stop Rosie reacting. And she also thinks every toy is exclusively hers
So grateful for this video . My 11months old golden retriever got this habit of guarding anything he finds around the house like a packet of chips or anything he gets his interest on and whenever we try to take it he just snaps at me . I pray this will help .
"Woah dude, chill" made me laugh so hard
As my finger pours blood, You have restored my faith in dogs! I think it is really great of you to have this online and free! THANK YOU SO MUCH! GOD BLESS!
Yesterday my GSD puppy snapped and growled at me when I tried to take him away from his treat/bone. He’s 16 weeks old and this is the first time this has ever happened. I used to be able to just pet him while he was eating or take away his bone and everything was fine. I’m not sure what to do because we are still working on ‘leave it’. I don’t want this to develop into a serious problem because when he will be grown up, I wouldn’t wanna go near a food aggressive GSD while he is eating.
I wouldn’t want to go near any dog with food aggression if they have a bone
Mine is 24 weeks golden retriever . I'm having the same issue. Has the problem been solved.
My 1 year old Labrador just started with this behavior. And thinking back, I remember noticing she ate way too fast all the time. I think it was taught while with the litter. I’m taken aback because my last dog, a pitty, I could do anything and she never once growled at me. So I’m trying to learn. I was upset at first but I’ve realized this is natural. So now I’m just trying to fix the issue before it gets worse. They make it look so easy though. Hopefully something prevails
Don’t forget to practice this same exercise when giving their food. Go slow and use treats. But get to the point where you can take and give their food in the middle of them eating. My corgi puppy had a case of resource guarding too.
Although I do not have a dog of my own currently, your videos give me confidence that when I do adopt I will be able to give him/her the best training possible to enjoy a full happy life together.
I was really scared, as my pup was being crazy aggressive over bones and such... Now, after just a few tries, he is already improving!! Thanks a ton!!
This video came just at the right time! We have a 16week old puppy and she started doing that with a few "special treats" and i was scouring the web to figure out how to stop that! Great tips and for sure applying right away!
This was so great to watch you work with a dog with real issues, like the dog with vacuum cleaner. I think how you maintained your calm energy is really amazing.
We adopted a fearful rescue and he’s made such huge progress building trust and teaching him how to walk on leash, deal with strangers working with a vet behaviorist and watching your vids have helped so much. Ours resource guards a little only with bones and not food so this gives me a great new framework to add to his training!
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What about resource guarding around other dogs?
It's the same premise you have to trade for a higher calue reward for the thing or human it's fixated on. You can teach your dog a 'out' command. So say there's a toy they want on the floor you can throw a higher calue treat and say out until your dog can do an out command consistently food aggression also can be resolved by handing feeding dogs
Our dog, Holly, will guard me. If another dog that she doesn't know comes towards me she'll get very barky and growly at them. If I try to introduce treats as a distraction in that situation then that just gives her something else to get possessive of
James Taylor you need a behavioralist. I can't really help you without seeing it. I'm working with a dog right now who resource guards her humans you need to manage your dogs behavior because what's likely happen is fear behavior. ( Can't say 100% without seeing it) you have yo counter condition the dog to the stimulus.
James Taylor you don't want to distract her you want to reward her for positive behaviors. It's replacing her negative action with a positive one.
I realise people will shout at me, but you need to correct your dog for guarding you. You need to protect your dog, not the other way around so you need to stop him from guarding you and show him you guard you (and him). You decide if an incoming human/dog/whatever is a threat or not, not your dog. He'll be a lot happier for it.
This is so helpful. My dog used to live in a pack of 8, and she was rehomed once before because she’s so protective of her stuff. They were not very nice to her and now she’s got this issue with bones ect. Let the training begin 😭
Thank you for this video, my 4 month golden doodle just growled/snapped at me this morning because I tried to pet her while she was enjoying a bone filled with PB - I was so sad and honestly hurt because she has always been so sweet lol I worked with her for a few minutes using the tips in this video and she let me pick up the bone and put it back multiple times! Its so sad when your little 3 lb puppy becomes a "teenager" with an attitude lol thanks for the tips!
Same here, I have been coping with this from 4 months to little over a 1 year now. I'm desperate to stop my golden doodle's aggressive resource guarding- just got bit hard twice and it's bleeding.
Same, same, same. Goldendoodle 5 months did this to me today and I wasn’t even going to touch him or the bone I was just near him picking up my children’s toys.
@@williamrodriguez7126 so this make me sad. My goldendoodle is 5 months and you’re still having this issue over an year? Wow I hope I can get this fixed
@@coaluck Thank you so much for your concern! We're going to get professional help and work on it! Otherwise, he's a very loving doodle :)
I stomped my dog after he tried to show his dominence
My dog has this issue. He's exceptionally bad with it when he's tired though. I know it was mentioned in the video at 0:54 , but it's definitely something I'd love to see. Specifically in my dogs case, where he doesn't have a dog bed or anything, he just sleeps wherever and gets extremely mad if he suspects you're trying to move him from his spot or disturb him in a way he doesn't like. Can't pick him up, for example without him going bite crazy. Distracting him by pretending like you want to play and giving him a few seconds to "wake up" after he stands usually works to stop his anger.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! My dog is wildly protective of his toys and now I feel like I know how to start approaching it.
YES! We've been working on this exact thing with my GSD/Belgian Malinois cross with a local trainer who uses positive methods like this. Funny thing is, she rarely guards food. More often it's things like a piece of garbage she snatched out of the trash, a shoe, or her vomit when she occasionally gets sick. I'm a strong believer in positive reinforcement training as oppose to cruel shortcuts like prong or e-collars. Unlike those methods of force, positive reinforcement strengthens the bond of trust between dog and person.
My GSD/Husky mix does the same and this training method doesnt work because she prefers the piece of garbage over any food. So the only thing that works with me is picking the dog up and talking to her like a small kid who has been slightly naughty.
What is weird about my dog is that she only pretends to snap. Once she accidentally hit my husbands hand while snapping(he never pulled away) but she was so shocked herself that now she gives everything away to him willingly.
Didn't work with my German shepherd :( she just bite me and took the treats I ended up having to start popping her cus sadly she thought she was the Alpha
Prongs and e-collars are not “cruel.” They are useful tools that do not harm a dog, cause pain, etc when used properly. There are specific circumstances in training when both of these are appropriate. Stop perpetuating myths.
I have the same dog gsd / malinois cross and I’m having a lot of difficulty with training him, he is stubborn ☹️
@@nannoreul How is zapping your dog or applying poking pressure around their throat not cruel? I do my research, and prong and E-collars are abused to intentionally cause pain to force compliance. They are torture devices that force a dog to obey out of fear, not loyalty.
Great video, Zak. I have a Japanese Akita who just revealed this behaviour. I know the breed can be challenging but with this technique, I feel confident that I can undo it, as my training has been very successful thus far. If it works, I’ll keep it in my training itinerary and you’ll get the credit. I’ll keep you posted.
I have a corgi just like Pancake and this is exactly what we're struggling with. Thanks for the advice. I look forward to working with her on it given what I just learned. Thanks!
Thank you for showing the actual ups and downs of the training process rather than cutting out the middle part and jumping to the positive progress.
What’s odd is my dog used to be food aggressive when she was little and then one day just stopped... I never worked with her like this even though I probably should have...and now 8 years later she amazes all my cousins when she lets me just grab a fallen bone from her in the kitchen or stick my hand in her bowl while she’s eating to check how much food she has left
Good for you my dude
its probably her twin sister- whom no one really knew about !
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Thank you for this video. I needed it. My dog showed food aggression to me for the first time today. I think he was extra hungry, so that didn’t help anything. But it kinda freaked me out, because he’s been sooo good. This video made me feel better. Ty!!
My dog has resource guarding. Thank you this was VERY helpful!!!
Thank you for this video! My dog is a golden retriever mix rescued from a hoarder situation and he's extremely food aggressive. He even gets upset when we kennel him while we are cooking or eating...growling and snarling at my husband. At first we thought he was hurting somewhere but after the vet cleared him...Charlie bit our 13 year old daughter because she got to close to him while eating. We've had him for 4 years now and this is the 1st time he's ever bit anyone...he only likes our immediate family and tolerates my mom when she comes but outside of that the vet doesn't even have a chance...So now we are going to be working on these great tips...and maybe some progress will happen...🙏 🙏 🙏 I love my baby boy and I don't wanna stop fighting for him...but I cannot have him hurting our kid again. So prayers this will work.
Just came across your channel a few days ago and I've been watching everyday since. Your videos are extremely helpful thanks so much for sharing with all of us!
What an excellent video, noticed some aggression from my rescue dog around particular treats and tried this and it had an immediate effect! Thanks so much!
Hey Zak! I would love to see a video about incorporating training with young children in the home. We just adopted a toy poodle and my son is three and I would love to learn some tips on how to create a more positive relationship between our son and our precious poodle! Thanks for great content!
I just got a husky puppy who has a passive attitude. However, he revealed this possession trait and this video helped me teach him to break the habit, knows what “sit” is, and is learning what “let go” means. All in a very short amount of time.
I know the video is over a year old, but thank you for this video.
Thank you!! I've been waiting for a video on resource guarding, this has also been an issue for my corgi, and I'm glad I was on the right track before seeing this :D
My dog resource guards food, socks, paper and can be very snappy. We have been trying this idea of training for a while and are making progress. This is great information Zak, thank you. If you are ever in the U.K. We love some more tips!!!
when the dog is a corgi you don't need much courage but try this with a mastiff or other large breeds 😂
I'm literally trying to do this with a god damned Siberian Husky
Arciel feel you, i'm doing it with two male boxers
im tryna do it with a german shep i nearly want to beat his ass LMAO he like a yr old
@@3gzshitpost113 i did gave my dog a slap....i tried to leash him and he came up with a combination of growls,snapping,snarling and a pre bite....hes a malamute and husky cross...u know what i mean??
@@TOPTENWORLD0 yep giant fur ball
My corgi is just as bad and she's working on this technique. It's terrifying at first but she is getting use to having to work for her rewards. It takes lots of time and practice, and patience.
I like how he puts up a portrait of the dog he uses in the video
My chow chow but my brothers lip in half with his k-9 tooth(longest tooth) and needed 11 stitches I been watching your videos with my old husky and shes was the smartest dog ever she acted totally human I just want to say thank you zack you really helped me with your videos
Good boy Pancake! So cute!
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My dog had trouble with resource guarding when I got her. We worked on it for quite a while--I didn't really know what I was doing, and her reactions scared me. She only "acts out" now if she's either tired or stressed. We work on it, she settles down, and we're good again.
It can be done. It took her months to drop her toys into my lap, but when she did for the first time, I knew we'd hit a major milestone.
Pancake is such a cute name for such a cute doggy!
I have missed these actual training videos. Keep up the good work, Zak
I was wondering: if he actually manages to bite you how do you react best to that?
Pablo Iranzo act like nothing happens. Never show fear
Pablo Iranzo beat the fuck out of it.. show domincance
You say NO as first step. Ignoring bad behaviors will not make them go away.
@@NewPhone-bs7mt Yeah, try to do that with my German Shepherd mix who has been for sure abused and beaten when he was a puppy, I'd like to see how good it goes when you find yourself covered in your blood because you tried just to lift a hand on him in an aggressive manner. The more aggressive the dog is the calmer you must be to achieve a good result. Aggression against aggression just makes things worse quicker and in a very very bad way. I talk from real life experience here. I got bitten several times by my dog, he got me terrified at first, but I knew it wasn't his fault and I noticed that if I or someone else tried to yell at him to stop him when he was aggressive he would get more anxious and he was more likely to go off and bite so I tried the other way: standing still while he was growling at me, talking to him in a very low and calm voice and asked him to sit and chill before giving him a treat. He is now a sweet boy who always looks for cuddles and ways to get a treat out of everyone's pockets. 😊 So dominance is for losers.
@@NewPhone-bs7mt Yeah, I figured you would say this. You are not very smart, are you? Anyway, it's not that easy to kill a dog who is biting your arm so hard you can't move it anymore, but I guess you'd have a gun in your other hand to do the job. You seem that kind of guy. Smart people use words, ignorant people use guns. Hopefully no dog will have the bad luck to meet you. Bye tiny brain. Keep trolling and have fun, I mean real fun, it seems you might need it.
My dog just started to do this tonight . She was chewing on a bone and when my mom pet her she started growling. We looked this up and tried it, worked IMMEDIATELY. Thank you so much
"That dog just wants to protect his bone." -Pregnant and crying Pam Halpert from The Office.
Huh... This is essentially what I have been doing with my puppy, even though I've been stumbling along by myself a bit. He no longer gets aggressive with me, but does at time get a bit snappy with others so I'll keep working, and make dedicated training sessions for this like you're suggesting.
Great stuff Zak, your book is in my next episode :) Love this channel!
Buddy The Borador you are regular in watching George
Pro Venom yeah I watch him all the time! I love his stuff
I have a Jack Russell and he rips up toys in minutes. I finally found some balls and throw toys he can play with, only when I’m monitoring but now he protects fiercely. Thanks so much, he’s smart and I can do this.
WHY ARE YOU SOOI GOOD EITH DOGS I WANNA BE LIKE YOU IM A DOG PERSON AND I WANT TWO DOGS...A GOLDEN RETRIEVER AND A GERMAN SHEPERD
Thanks for this! Our dog is a rescue dog and had bone aggression when we got her. We simply stopped giving her bones but now that she knows more commands (including "leave it") we might try this out to see if it works.
My pit just snapped at me I’m even scared to try this 🤣🤣
I have found that puppies always do, but eventually grow out of it around 18months. Well, at least all of my dogs have.
My 2 pitts resource gaurd from each other, they dont from me. And its been getting worse with them attacking each other more freq since xmas. 1 dog is from the pound i got her at 6 months 2 years ago, the ither was a rescue we found out in middle of nowhere she was malnurished and at brinks death a lil over a year ago. They instantly go for each others ears and throats. Tonight it happened again and i got bit because i had to use my hands to unclench the newer dogs mouth off my older dogs throat. Does anyone have any experience with this, as again i said this only happens with each other not me, they seem to know im alpha, the energy between each other is the problem wirh this resource gaurding
Thank you so much. I’ve been working on this with my small Maltese breed and I’m glad to know this is normal and it can be fixed.
Oh my gosh thank you so much I was looking for one of these type of videos!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!
This is so helpful. We've got a little diva doggie who protects her treasures from the other dogs. Thankfully she's fine with us taking anything away from her, but if little bro dog wants her favorite toy...or the most treasured bully stick, she's not always so accommodating. I like the use of incentives and praise. I think we can work with that. Again, thank you. It is crucially helpful to actually watch you work with a dog.
I love pancake and all the dogs you work with
Great video I did this with my dog and will let me pick up the toy to put more stuff into it.
But he is still resource guarding his squeaky toys. How can I fix that when I can’t put food into a squeaky toys? Need help real bad. He will bite me if I try to take the squeaky toy. He is 2 years old got him from a rescue. 3 weeks ago.
Although, he’s very smart, he didn’t know any dog commands. I believe he was sent back to the rescue a few times.
So far, I taught him how to sit, down, give paw, turn around.
He’s really quite loving , but turns vicious with resource guarding food and toys. Already got bit once. And a couple of close calls. I don’t want to give up on him being he’s been sent back so many times.
The rescue never mentioned any of this that’s why I believe he was returned so many times.
We had his bed and his toys in a high traffic area, and we noticed he was just nervous and resource guarding every time someone walks by .
So we moved his bed and toys to a corner of the room, where it is quiet and no traffic.
That seem to work for a while.
I know he hast to trust us.
But now he’s bringing his toy back into the high traffic area and gets upset when someone walks by.
What can you tell me?
Thanks for the video! How can I do these exercises with my puppy if the only time she starts resource guarding is when she's gotten something in her mouth that she's not supposed to have (which is a lot, usually outside) we've taught her leave it and she mostly responds to it but sometimes she gets something without us noticing and then she has something in her mouth that's dangerous for her. We try to exchange it for a treat but she won't take a treat or any food (and we don't usually have real meat on hand), and I don't know how to do exercises about it because she never gets aggressive over her food or toys or anything else. Please help!
We're having the same issue with our puppy, how is yours now?
I have a golden retriever puppy my very first dog ever at 30 and she is very protective over her bones and new toys...it’s very stressful. I am going to try this and I really hope it works. Thank you so much for sharing this! I love your channel and you have been so helpful to me and my pup.
I’ve been pet sitting and walking for almost 4 years in my area and this is the number 1 issue I come across and have been bitten during interviews when the owner was simply showing me where the food was located. Thank you so much! Is this also the technique used if your dog is protective of a certain space in the home like a certain room or the couch?
Omg I have to tell you. I went to a friend's house yesterday and her dog is vary hiper I walk in and get the dog to sit and liy down in minutes. That to you. One step closer to being a dog trainer. Thank you.
My dog resource guards everything he gets his paws on. He got his paws on a piece of paper and he did that little growl and tried to bite whenever anyone even went near it.
Edit: he doesn’t seem to do this with food though. It’s like he knows he’s not supposed to have something and that’s why he guards it so much.
Yes! Our rescue dog is exactly the same!! Only guards what he is NOT supposed to have. And he gets very aggressive and even bites. I'm at a loss how to stop it.
Same my dog gets something he shouldn’t have then you try taking it he bites you has bitten my mum badly
I can see Zak really enjoys his dogs. I'm sure the Queen would love this one aswel.
Ok, but how to deal with it when he's guarding an actual food. Like a chicken bone, that is higher value than the treats?
Keep him on leash and if he bites, helicopter his ass
Yesterday, we took in a 1 yr old, 6 pound Maltese Yorkie mix, who is very malnourished and was abused. He gets very viscious with his food and bone. My husband and teenaged son have been bitten already, and my husband is sure we can fix this behavior if our whole family works together! Thanks for the video! My Yorkie is very jealous, so we will check your other videos too!
I’d love to see him do this with an aggressive resource guarding pit bull
It works I’ve done it
Jeremey Belgrave funny maybe you should make a video
I appreciate this video. I have two rescue dogs who display resource guarding behavior. One is a 10 pound terrier poodle mix who guards bones and wherever he is currently sitting. The other is an 8 month old, 90 pound Great Pyrenees who guards food, her crate, the area around the crate, sometimes the whole room etc. She is responding better than the small dog is, but she is definitely a scary sight when she starts her growling and biting. She will start training with a positive reinforcement trainer in a few weeks.
One of my dogs considers me a resource and guards me against my younger dog. It's never more than a snarl and I try to move away if I feel like it's about to happen. Is that the best thing to do? I'm never sure if I'm judt encouraging it or not.
Do you feed both at the same time and give them the same amount of attention
I have the same problem but have no idea how to handle it. Kinda funny, but it's the corgi that's the most aggressive.
You need to correct your dog for that. Seek a good professional for advice as it'll only ever get worse if you keep allowing it to happen without addressing it. Just tell the dog to knock it off and follow through with a correction if needed.
Ash my Gsd does that with me with people, very few strangers get near me. If ppl are coming to work on the house I always muzzle her. In my eyes she's amazing, I have a disability and it wasn't until I got really bad that she started this behaviour. She did get tormented by the men and kids in my cul-de-sac when she was a pup which didn't help and I told them to stop it but they were arseholes. I keep her safe the rest is up to people give her respect. I had another 2 shepherds and she used to fight with my other girl, Mira, over me, so we got a boy, Kashmir, and the fights stopped. Mira passed away at 13 from a stroke. Unfortunately we lost Kashmir 2 years ago to epilepsy and he was only 4 so that's been tough as well. I know how stressful this can be, I'd definitely see a professional trust me you don't want to see your dogs fighting because it's horrible. It's mostly saliva and a lot of noise but it's still not a pleasant experience. Good luck hun, I've been there and it's not easy xx
You need to give a correction to the dog. If you never tell it what not to do, how would it know otherwise? You’re the boss. In that particular situation your dog is taking the reigns because it either doesn’t trust you, or you haven’t enforced the proper behaviour. Give it a firm “no” next time and side submit. In general I would train them both at the same time. Keep the aggressive one in a cage and walk the young one by on a leash. Then give a treat to the aggressive one as long as there’s no bad behaviour. The idea is to reinforce “positive association” so that the aggressive dog associates the young dog being near to treats (ie something positive)
Good job!!!! This was so well done and ensures that the dog isn't stressed and makes him trust you. A lot of dog trainers try to intimidate them away from the food or resources that they want, and I'm glad that you're showing people that that isn't the way to deal with dogs.
Thank you exactly. My cousin got a golden lab. She just gives her the bone and lets her be. So if h get close she starts growling. My brother on the other hand thinks she needs to be punished and he’s gives it to her and when she growls he yells and sometimes what’s yo hit her. I wanna train her but with no one here cause they don’t know how to do it and don’t do anything about it. Atleast not the right way
My problem is that my dog doesn’t get aggressive over things that he’s allowed to have, I can take a tow away from him anytime I want. He will just find a sock, or a napkin, or something from outside, and then we can’t take it away from him without almost losing a finger
I have the same problem
Would luring away with a treat help? My dog will bring random things into the house from outside, and the best way to get it away from him is the old switcheroo.
@@amandaallinson7839 yeah it did work, but he learned fast to just ignore the treat. He thankfully grew out of it/ we worked with him more and he hasn’t shown any aggressive in maybe 3 months
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My dog only does this at the park with dogs that she does not know well. Doesn't happen at daycare or at home or with dogs that she's knows for the past year. We had to stop going to the park at a point, that was really hard and I felt like I was failing. Literally cried over it. It's gotten much better over the past few months. We avoided the park, I gave her more structure when we did go (potty first, walk to laps, basic commands) I also practiced lots of "drop it" "leave it" and "waits" when we play at home. Happy to say that the resources guarding has decreased but not completely gone but she's back at the park pretty regularly now.
Omg pancake is so cute i love him so muuch
Isn't he gorgeous!
im getting a corgi in 7 days and i am so happy to have found your videos with pancake! im so excited and feel more confident now that i know how they interact and how to train them
Thank you, Now I know how to correct the food aggression of my wife.
I don't need to get bitten any more!
puma jin your wife isn’t a dog
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Hahahahhahahahah
Lmao
For my dog our socks are higher value than treats! I'm going to upgrade the treat and follow this training!
Love the trap porn music playing in the background.
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Wth lol
Omg I- LOLLEKWK
I work in Rescue and always direct adopters to your videos for guidance!
This was intense stuff 😂
Obviously dog ggression and biting are different case to case but the fact that you use positive reinforcement and no actual force almost brings tears to my eyes for joy. This keeps the dog smart and uhmarmed and it's fun to train this way. There was a video with a similar dog aggression where this was not the strategy. More force was used and the dog did actually bite the trainer. Obviously case by case difference but if I had a choice between him as a trainer for my dog and you it's gonna be you. Great job Zach ❤️
You can’t even be this near to our dog when he’s on alert. Our other dogs are fine so I don’t know why one of our dog became protective.
i have a 3 y/o hound dog and she is extremely protective over food. sweetest girl, never bites-except once when she got a piece of bread from us and we tried to take it back. i hope we can get her out of her food agression :(
Exactly What I need
Thanx a lot
But my dog sometimes roar while he is sleeping and when we sit near him he just tries to catch or hands and also when giving him something to eat...
Any Idea about that?
Clicker train him slowly that your hand in his vicinity + him staying calm means treats
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I hope it gonna work for a 7 month dog
Will it work? :)
Yes it is never too late to teach something to a dog especially not in the first year.
You need to seek professional help as soon as possible. Your dog needs help.
You need to build trust and slow things down, use words like gently and soft when giving treats. Get him to work for everything he gets even water, sit, wait, look at me, now get it. You'll find if you slow things down it'll make a big difference. I'm guessing he's done this behaviour as a young pup and people have laughed and teased him. Not in a nasty way but this is the out come when you don't teach your pup bite inhibition. When my shepherds were young and we were playing, the second tooth touched skin they got a loud ouch, every single time. All my dogs have had great bite inhibition. Hope this wee bit of info helps, he's still really young, last thing plenty of praise when he does get it right and don't scold when he gets it wrong. Good luck
Thank you, Toby McGuire! This video has been incredibly helpful and informative!!
Misbehaved Corgster!?!? Impossibru
This is much the same process I'm working with a local behaviorist on. Force free takes Forever and there have been setbacks, but I feel the force free (Scientific) method is going to leave a lasting impression. If I survive it - it gets frustrating when there's a setback because you have to go back one or two steps until those are solid again. My 34 lb boy, Momo, has had 8 years to rehearse this behavior and he's getting grumpier as he's aging (he still plays like a puppy and has energy for days - his attitude is just going down the tubes). He's ½ Finnish Spitz, 25% Siberian Husky, 25% Spaniel mix. 100% pita when it comes to resources. High energy, über smart, totally grumpy over food, and starting to get that way about his bed. How does it go? Grant me patience . . . now (or something like that). Slow and steady wins the race with these guys.
We skipped a lot of the steps because he already knew them (teaching wait and leave), it's just when he gains possession of something that there's an issue. I can feed him from my hand, feed him small portions at a time and keep adding to his bowl, I can put him in a 3-minute wait (I don't normally but sometimes we need to let our Slooow arthritic dog clear out of the area so he has to hold), but once something is his it's His. Zak's got the right of it here and I appreciate that he shows the setbacks - it's not all peaches and cream. Right now we're working on Mo leaving the bowl once he takes possession and it's no cake walk.
"Whoa dude chill"
So glad to see this. My Aussie is the sweetest animal alive, and she turns into such an A-hole about resource guarding sometimes despite the fact that I tried to train her out of it early. Not so much with me, but other dogs-yikes. She snaps at me when I want her to move after she’s stolen my spot on the bed. 🙄