It seems to me that this is a concerning behavior, but if it they start to work on it now, they could make a big difference. Also, the person should definitely not be sticking their hand in there.
2026-03-16 22:48:39
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okeyso4 :
What i learnt from your videos is that you should make the dog relate your hand with something good, so for example in this case i would just reach out to give him more food to make it realize im not there to steal it
2026-03-16 15:52:13
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Lique :
this screams byb to me.
2026-03-17 09:39:48
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Otter :
Can you please please make a video on how to retrain? The way I do it is that whenever I reach my hand, I add food to her bowl, and she doesn’t growl anymore but she still eats quickly
2026-03-16 14:12:46
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Lenthe schutten 🦓🪩🇳🇱🏳️🌈 :
I'm not an expert but what I would do is take a high value treat and ask a command like idk sit or leave it or come (once trained) and reward.. No sticking your hands in while she's eating but consistently practise every day multiple times per meal. If you put your hands in there they actually think you are going to take it, if you distract they can learn the food isn't going anywhere and you won't take it away.
2026-03-17 14:52:41
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Fenix-Tervueren AssistanceDog :
No sticking their hand in there for sure. I'd call this pretty severe, but manageable. If worked on correctly it can definitely be made less of an issue, but zIt lay always require sone management.
2026-03-16 20:29:12
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Raina :
did it learn that this was the way for it to keep its food from littermates? i think something high value should be offered by hand in smaller pieces to possibly build up the positive connection between owner and dog (also if it's their first time trying raw, that may be too much for their stomach to handle)
2026-03-17 08:18:06
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the_speckled_corgi :
Resource guarding can be a very normal behavior in puppies as young as 4-6 weeks old. What matters is the severity and what you do to handle/manage it. This seems on the more severe side, so the owners would be smart to start taking immediate steps to correct the behavior. My dog (a corgi/ACD mix) started showing signs of resource gaurding like this at about 10 weeks old. I immediately began working with her and at 7, she will willingly bring you her treats/chews when asked. (I say "show mama!" and she runs it over and sticks it in my face). Now mind you, I also practice management. Meaning that even though we worked on it and I dont feel threatened being around her and food/treats, I do make sure she is fed separately on her own, and I dont harass her or allow others to harass her when shes eating. I also dont allow high level treats to be down when other people or kids are over. High level resources come at chill time only when its me and her. This has helped her feel safe and confident, and she doesnt feel the need to have to gaurd things from me and others because she knows when she gets it, its hers to have.
2026-03-17 13:07:03
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2026-04-27 00:40:38
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