Pan throwers - Page 1

So I'm curious,  who here has a dog who's obsessed with their food or water dish.  My male will carry it around everywhere he goes.  If another dog comes over while he is drinking, he picks it up, slings it and then tries to pick it up and carry it around the yard.  If it's upside down he'll push it around the yard with his nose until he turns it right side up to carry it.  Do any of your GSDs do anything similar? 

Wow your house must be a flood zone.  Well unless he never comes in.

 No no haha, this is all outside.  My dogs all live downstairs,  I'm just referring to when we're outside.  He doesn't really do that in the house, actually he's usually very calm in the house.

That is a good thing as that would be a hell of a mess.

I have a female that will also do this only outside.

My boy dog brings his water dish when it's empty for me to fill. Not trained to do it. THe girl will not.

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All Korbelbach dogs have that obsession...

Look at my pedigree above and tell me if your dog has some same ..??

The trainers in on of the clubs in Louisiana has a couple of Korbelhach dogs and they do the same thing..Every

one I know who has this line has the same tendencies..   Does not  matter how many hours you work them or try to wear them out..you cannot wear out a Korbelbach boy....or girl...not  any of them I know...

I own stock now in stainless steel pot companies.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YR

And you can give these dogs anything in the world to play with or to keep them ,what you think is occupied..and they still not matter if loose on three acres  one acre on a kennel. They had an obsession with having something in their mouth...

Do you have a clue why..... I know why?? but lets let everyone  join  in and discuss this....this is a very good thread and can be of good info for all who  have import dogs.......

Thanks for posting this...I have told this before on here as to    what Bear has always done .

If you tak a pole accross the USA of Korbelbach dogs.....guess what you find?????/

Maybe some of them are reading   so lets hear how they  solve it......and  DEAL WITH IT>>>

Mine will leave the food pan alone, but woe be anything that resembles a bucket. Jumbo-sized landscaper ones, are no problem when being considered for an attack.

Use a firm No and distraction, just as one would with a toddler to stop any obsessive behaviour. Stop and redirect, with vigilence, works for me.

My Dago(rest his soul) would eat his morning or evening meal and follow you around with the bowl in his mouth for 5 or 10 minutes after eating and give you the most puzzled look.   

 These dogs are obsesses with carrying it all day long..and chewing on it , throwing it, and will not leave any ss pan, bucket no matter how you secure it on a kennel wall, side etc,  only way I know is to dig hole and concrete it in floor..!!!!!!

Korbelbach trai....

YR

Hi All,
FYI. Just a word of caution. I have a friend who has a retired SAR dog that has carried her bowl around for years. She is 11 now and will have to have part of her lower jaw reconstructed and all of the teeth pulled on that side of the lower jaw. According to her vet carrying her pan around for so long is the primary cause for the degeneration of her jaw bone. Could be just her but if it were my dog I don't think I would allow it to do the same.