Growling behaviour... - Page 2

All this harshness on such a young pup makes me cringe. Firmness with understanding of what is going on with the dynamics between dog and master is required. Employing any techniiqe without this understanding can not solve YOUR problem.

Beetree, no I wouldn't do that. My point was that this should have been dealt with 4 months ago. Yeah, it's cute and funny to see an 8 week old pup that thinks he's 300 lbs and a bad MF'r, but it ends there.

A pity you did not feed the Pup from your hand at 7 to 8 weeks old when he came to you from the breeder i always feed a Puppy from my hand only for the first three weeks of it coming home, Okay you get some chewed fingers at times not done on purpose but forever then you will get no problems feeding your dog as you are having, any dog of mine i can take the food from the bowl whilst it is eating But i always give it back right away from my hand, i do it on occasion to let them know who feeds them and whos food it really is.
As for rolling a young Pup, never heard of it and for what reason , You want that Pup to be a good friend to you But most of all you want that Pup to respect you as its boss, not the way to earn a puppies trust and respect.
You can do no better than to follow the advice of Cassandra, But do it now before as she says it becomes to late
End of May this year My new Puppy will be coming home i want her at 7 weeks old if the breeder will let her go, then i start to imprint on her right away of who i am and that we will become pals and i will be the boss, by the time she is 12 weeks old i will expect her to look to me for everything and to know why she is getting it
Steve1

@Beetree

"All this harshness on such a young pup makes me cringe"  I am not belting my pup, I actually have tried for a long time to do it in a nicer way...yet he is not responding to it...  as cassandra said, what would the mum of the pup would have done? lick him? may be not..

I am not picking the pup up and throwing him on his back... Am just putting him on his side and then rolling him on his back... not hurting him, just showing him I am stronger than him, therefore Alpha.

Swifteagle, I actually was referring to the suggestion to zap or use a prong to address your issue. I still don't think the Alpha roll at the dinner bowl is appropriate. What is appropriate is to make him stay in a down position with you filling his bowl and setting it down before YOU allow him to approach. Once you allow that, leave him to eat in peace.

@Steve1

Thanks for the input. I did feed the pup from my hand since I had him at my house...  I spent a lot of time with him as I know the importance of imprinting...

perhaps I am wrong on my approach on the roll and happy to stop using it..... yet wouldnt an adult bite a younger dog to put it on its place..? just asking I am here to learn...

Thanks Steve.

@Beetree
"What is appropriate is to make him stay in a down position with you filling his bowl and setting it down before YOU allow him to approach. Once you allow that, leave him to eat in peace"

Before a meal he knows he has to sit... Then I place the bowl down and he is not to touch it until I say break. To that point everything is great and he is very attentive and focus on me.

I can touch him on his back , but if I send my hand towards his face he tenses and growls...

May be what I could do is tell him to leave the food and pull the bowl way? end of the meal.... could this work?

Steve:
Really? You think an electric collar is harsh? You obviously never used one. They are very safe when used correctly. There is a vibration setting, and this is all we need here in this situation. I think you are a nice guy, but you are sorely mistaken when it comes to raw, home prepared feeding!

Swifteagle, your dog is 6 months old. This situation is only going to get worse as time goes by. try feeding him from your hand if you want. I told you what I would do. This dog needs to see some dominance established on your part. A roll won't really work here.

GL

How brave are you feeling?  If you aren't scared of this dog you need to take back control of mealtimes.

Approach the dogs food bowl, go to pick up the bowl, if the dog growls... the foods snatched up and put out of the dogs reach but not sight (wear a leather bikers glove or something if you are worried!)  Leave the food for 10 minutes and ignore the dog. Replace the food then... Rinse and repeat as necc increasing the time the food is removed for, until the dog gets the message that you control when he eats!

Show no fear and deal with it because it will only get worse.

Swifteagle, if he even starts to tense up, the meal should end there! He will realize that you are in control of his food and he will submit to you.