With this month’s issue dedicated to food, our pro tip is about a handling technique for feeding dogs that show possession, or even full-on aggression, around their meal.
- To apply this feeding technique, your dog must be used to their crate and willing to go into it.
- Begin with the dog separated from and unable to access the area where the crate is.
- Prepare your dog’s food, making sure the dog is aware that you are preparing their food.
- Take the food to the crate and place the food bowl at the far end of the crate from the entrance.
- Return to where the dog is and bring them to their crate, aiming them towards the entrance of the crate.
- Stop a few feet away from the crate, make sure the dog is aware that their food is there, and release them.
- Once the dog has entered the crate and begun eating with their back to you, proceed quietly to the crate and lock it.
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