Growling over food...good or bad? - Page 2

While we're on the subject, how does this video strike you?
(And this is one of the so-called "experts" breeding dogs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il2_SHS9B7Y

Super bad! And a pain to fix.  So much so that if you can, don't make it an issue and give them a special place to eat where they won't be bothered.

Kyle

How about, he created the issue, encourages it, and rewards for it???

I have never been able to figure out why people feel the need to mess around with their dogs food. Make them sit give them their food end of story. I feed all my dogs in their kennels, I'm able to walk in and out grab water buckets to fill up while they eat no problems. OGBS hit the nail on the head. 

OGBS,

That's what I say too.  Don't know why they'd do that???

While I do not make a habit of it, I can take my dog’s food bowl away from it.

Since when is “Growling at the owner/handler” ever okay?

Their a dog, the sooner you understand that and treat them as such the sooner you will learn how to handle them.

JMO

First thing to all of you is thank you for taking the time in giving me your opinion!!

As I can see, some people are in the same side as the person that I know, (just let the dog eat in peace) and others are in the other side where they teach their dogs who is boss.

I am a 100% believer in the pack structure and that I am the "Alpha Male".   My showline dog has never had any issues with us touching her since a pup whilst she eats..

Our second dog (no longer have him) working line : at 4 months old he growled once over a bone, I just turned him around on his back with out hurting him and that was it, never did it again. He was my first workingline for schutzhund, I rehomed him as he didn't have enough drive...

Present (would like some guidence)

I have a pup that is 9 weeks old, had him for a week now.... I have been doing a lot of bonding activities, lots... walking, hand feeding, going to different areas, playing, etc.....

No issues when i place my hand on the bowl when he is eating kibble, but the first time I gave him chicken necks he growled at me..... That time I didnt do anything, as I remembered what my friend said ..

Last night just before I wrote this post, I fed him chicken pieces for dinner and the growling happened again, this time I quickly nip him on top of this neck with my hand.... he actually got worse.... I had to do it about 3 times until he calm down... I walked away and then came back gently and started petting him on the back gently, he did growl gently and then calmed down....

I am not sure if I took the right approach, thats why I asked the question here.  If I didn't I hope you are nice about it as I am new to the game and don't need any bodies attitude.(sorry I have so say it, I have noticed in other posts that some people ask a question and some of the answers are not very nice, you know what I mean.)


Thanks guys once again.

Nip is like giving a little correction. Grab the scruff of the neck and a couple of shakes with a growling no.  Just like momma would have done.  Here is the thing. If you do it right the first time its usually over and a non issue.  Now that they have punked you once and had success they wil go at it twice as hard because they had success once.  Same thing with a dog that had success getting a muzzle off once.  They will try for hours to get it off the next time because they had success once.

Kyle

These are my opinions and what I do with my dogs. My two older ones were taught a certain way and my new pup will and is being taught the same way. (And by the way the video ........ don't understand his reasoning or the outcome he is trying to obtain?) My 8 1/2 yo never growled, NEVER. And will always 'out' on first command. ALWAYS. Isn't allowed to beg, mooch, drool etc;. But LOVES the milk bones! And at times will "excitedly" try to grab it when giving them bones. All I have to do is command "out" and even if it's in the middle of a chew he will drop it. Then I just say "easy" and it's like he's trying to bite a bubble with out it breaking.
Growling, a "vocal" whatever that you know they are saying "leave me the --- alone, I'm eating" is unacceptable. Even at a puppy age. Now if the pup goes over to the males' bowl  then there will be growling. But I feed them at different locations and Reiker knows that he can not dominate the pup. Even if she is pesttering him.

Anastacia, 17 mos, I'm just amazed with her. She'll take/eat her food and take a bone like it is so fragile and worth a million dollars. Gentle as can be!

Now Arabella, 17 weeks, I stated in the thread on "faults" that she eats as if she is starving. Or she's in a race to finish first so she can try and get to the other's food. She still does it and when she's getting a bone it's like she's an alligator, CHOMP! I try to rectify her actions by 1. Making her sit and blive, (stay) and for her to somewhat calm down before she gets her food or bone. 2. Other times I will hand feed her and 3. Other times I will put Kong balls in her food bowl. I honestly haven't figured out why she does that but each meal or treat gets a little closer to what I'm trying to achieve. She would not growl, not allowed. Doesn't matter how old, for what reason, food or treat. UNACCEPTABLE! But if I would attempt to take the bowl away she would try even harder to eat out of it and just force her head back into the bowl!