what a wonderful temperament! - Page 3

Ditto, not a thing cute about it! STUPID parents.

I'm just thankful I couldn't understand a damn word the idiots were saying, because I know it would make me madder. 

Actually I was thinking as I watched the 1st video, that the dog absolutely knew his place. That even the smallest child in the family has more status than the dog.

I am very strict about food issues, I don't allow even a grumble. If I or any one else in our family wants to take the food out of one of our dogs mouths, they better allow it. That's the rule here, take it or leave it. I don't bother them when they eat once that's established, nor do I allow anyone else to, but I have grandkids, & I can't have anyone getting bitten. And strangely enough, once they learn this, it seems to be a lesson that stays with them. I've heard from a couple puppy owners that their pups will growl over THEM....but not over their food, LOL!

A GSD should never be left alone with a small child, ever. Any dog, really. I would never place an infant in that position, either. But I must admit, they really trust their dog. Was that Cesar Milan's family??? jackie harris

My dog is extremely food aggressive.  BHall warned me of this when we got him though.  When he eats he is all by himself.  And kids are not in the same room. 

Jackie, every moron trusts their dog until he does the thing that "he never did (that thing) before." 

I feel sorry for that dog. How freaking annoying to be trying to eat while some little brat is taking your food. I would never stand for it. My son is that age, and he wouldn't do that while a dog was eating. He may sit down next to them while they eat (and interestingly, even my most food aggressive dogs/pups allow him to do this, but no adults or other dogs) but he would not ever mess with their food.

It's such an easy thing to fix if you need to that I don't even worry about anymore. It's a total non-issue. People make way too big a deal about it. It's simple obedience; if you don't like it, don't tolerate it. 

Hmmm, and people think I'm the mean one, lol. At least my poor dogs get to eat in peace after we establish that leaving your food to attack me is not permitted. This poor sweet dog has to fight for every bite while his "handlers" laugh. 

An innocent child being shown tollerance by a family dog, great video that shows how GSDs fit the family role.

Kicking a dog while its eating, why??? Am I missing something.

Yes it proves that a dog can never be trusted enough to be left alone with a child, no objection to motherhood and apple pie but was there a need to be so extreme, maybe someone could shed some light on why anyone would harass a dog while eating.

Shonnag

Video is an excellent example of stupid owners.  Instead of grabbing the video camera they needed to be picking their damn baby up so as to allow the poor dog to at least eat in peace.  They probably think it's really cute when the kids pull the dogs tail too.

Jackie, every moron trusts their dog until he does the thing that "he never did (that thing) before.

Jenn What if your dog does that one thing and decides that its not ok for the baby to even sit next to the him while he eats.  What if just that one time the dog treats the baby like everyone else that you described that can not get near him while he eats

I like the video cute though great dog ,with a good temp,but I my self have a 3 year old litle boy and he is not allowed  to grab the dogs food bowl when they are eating, he can sit a watch them eat but not allowed to stroke the dogs while they are eating.

I'm sure that they would react at the same way as your dog is doing, by being very patient with him as I prefer that behavior from both of them.

They are both very tolerent dogs my litle boy,but they are animals and they also like people have some kind of now its enough and they mite bite the child, so I would teach he child to just watch the dogs eating but let them eat in peace.

You never know when the dog has had enough,and you will never forgive youself if the dogs bite him in his face.

I in my hause don't want food aggresion around us as a familiy and they will learn that as soon as they come in our house.but they will have their food in peace for the most part.

By "everyone" you mean strangers and other dogs? Either that, or you didn't read my post carefully, Jerry. I said "he may" meaning, it could happen, it's happened once or twice, and I know what would happen. That did not mean I encourage my child to sit next to a dog while they're eating. 

Even so, I guess it's possible that my dogs could suddenly lose their minds and go on a killings spree in my kitchen, if that's what you're getting at. But rather than concentrate on what to do when a meteor hits, I would rather concentrate on probable cause, and not let some brat screw with the dog while they're eating. That baby in the video doesn't deserve to be disfigured because she was born to complete morons. 

My dogs eat by themselves. People don't bother them. It's rude. I don't like to be bothered while eating, either. I don't really like to be bothered when I'm not eating, either, come to think of it. But I'm nastier if I'm eating.