Re: A bit discouraged [quote author=Lisa link=topic=5434.msg68592#msg68592 date=1397655753] Okay, no more bones. Shoulda thought of that one! Would there be a danger of this behaviour transferring to the Kong, then, do you think? [/quote] No one said not to give your dog a bone, people are saying leave him alone with it and stop trying to take it off him for no reason............. Same with the Kong.......... You could end up making a rod for your own back testing all this stuff out.
Re: A bit discouraged It's not that I am trying to take it off him for no reason. I would never do that. I could tell people (visitors) not to approach Simba when he has a bone. But some of these visitors have kids, who, as we all know, could easily approach him to stroke him while he had a bone, toy, treat, whatever, no matter how often they are told not to. Especially if he takes one of their toys from them, which is highly possible. The other day, Simba was sitting on his bed, had toy, Sarah was standing near him, moved and her foot came close, he growled. She was not trying to take the toy away.
Re: A bit discouraged "In conclusion. Dogs don't need recreational bones. If your dog guard bones, don't give them to him!" Somehow the insert quote wasn't working, but this was from Pippa's post....
Re: A bit discouraged [quote author=Lisa link=topic=5434.msg68608#msg68608 date=1397659084] "In conclusion. Dogs don't need recreational bones. If your dog guard bones, don't give them to him!" [/quote] Recreational bones are one's that don't or cannot get eaten fully. Bones or chews that dissapear (get eaten) cannot be guarded. I'm going to rewrite the quoted text only because the same applies....... Dogs don't need recreational toys. If your dog guard toys, don't give them to him! Especially if it concerns children. It's often simpler to remove a problem than fix one.
Re: A bit discouraged Regarding Kongs.... We had to remove a couple of Kong's from Lilly and her "cousin" the other week. They both had a frozen Kong, but Lilly wasn't getting an opportunity to enjoy hers - there was lots of barring of teeth and hackles from her cousin who had them both. Having said that, I was easily able to remove them both without an ill-mannered behaviour directed towards me. They were only stuffed with moist kibble and natural yoghurt, so nothing very high value. I was kind of surprised by the reaction. Resource guarding of another kind really.
Re: A bit discouraged i have no advice, i would be scared if jasper growled at me,.....he brings bones/chews to my knee when i am sitting on the settee, he chews them from my knee, annoying i move it, he brings it back,....i have never heard him growl yet, it would scare me half to death if he did i think as suggested i would put him in his own space lisa, to enjoy his bone/chew
Re: A bit discouraged I have no advice either. Harley brings her bones to look after whilst she does something else, then comes back, lies on my legs and finishes eating it . It is a difficult one though and I understand where you are coming from Lisa as I have young nieces and nephews and always worry incase something like that happens. I think a kong might be a good one if he is used to you handling it with no problems. Hope you find a solution x
Resurrecting a very old thread. Emma Parsons has published a new version of her book, entitled The New Click to Calm: Solutions for All Dogs in a Challenging World. Parsons provides some very useful tables, which do make her basic protocol much clearer. The new book covers many different behaviours, such as multi-dog households, and resource guarding. There is a chapter on how to teach basic behaviours. In that sense the book borders on representing a general dog training book rather than one dealing with behavioural issues. Parsons does not make any attempt to explain the learning theory behind her click to calm protocol nor does she attempt to set out how her work differs from BAT, CAT, and LAT. Nevertheless, it offers a much clearer explanation of the basic protocol, even though there are still some ambiguities in the presentation.
