What can I do if my dog is food aggressive? An exercise to prevent food aggression in your dog could be to take the dog’s food away, give a treat, and give the food back.Įarly signs of food aggression include gulping down the food, running away with it, growling and finally biting. Also the dog should be taught from an early age, that it’s actually something good, when we take his food from him, so he gets used to it and doesn’t develop food aggression later on. Make sure that the resources are not scarce (meaning the dog should be provided with enough food and preventively fed twice instead of once a day). How can I avoid that my dog becomes food aggressive? If and how the food aggression manifests itself depends on genetical predisposition as well as experiences that the dog goes through. We spoke with Bechara Hitti, the renowned Lebanese dog trainer and advocate of modern positive dog training about how you can prevent, recognise and treat food aggressive behaviour in your dog.įood aggressions’ evolutionary advantage lies in helping animals to defend resources. While you might just learn to keep a distance from your furry companion during meal times, one day this behaviour might result in a fight with another dog or an injury of a person, that didn’t know any better. When a dog is very protective over his food and shows aggression whenever you or another pet comes near him eating, it can become a serious issue.
