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Please help me with my dog's

Resource guarding

Does your dog growl, snap or even bite you when you go near when they have food or a toy or are even sitting on a bed or chair?


Resource guarding can be very confronting, but there is hope, and you can help your dog disengage from items without force or fear.

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Transform Your Dog's Resource Guarding

Why is my dog resource guarding and what can I do?

Resource guarding is a common behavioural issue in dogs. This struggle presents as possessive behaviour over items such as food, toys, people or even spaces like beds and furniture.

This behaviour can range from mild growling or stiffening when approached to more severe displays of snapping or even biting. Resource guarding stems from a dog's inability to remain calm and disengage from resources it perceives as limited or threatened.


Reward-based, force-free, positive reinforcement dog training methods offer effective solutions to address resource guarding in dogs. Positive dog training focuses on reinforcing desirable behaviours instead of punishment or forceful methods, which can escalate the problem and damage the dog-guardian bond. 


For instance, using higher-value food or a favourite toy as a reward for willingly relinquishing an item teaches the dog that giving up possessions results in positive outcomes. Guardians would also teach life skills such as calmness and disengagement to gradually modify the dog's behaviour by replacing possessiveness with trust and cooperation. 


Consistency and patience are essential in this process. They ensure the dog learns to associate moving away from potential valuable resources with positive experiences, reducing the likelihood of guarding behaviour over time.

I want to stop my dog's resource guarding today!

Great, you've taken your first step towards helping your dog with their emotional and behavioural struggle.


The next step is to book a FREE chat with Tom from Heeling Hounds to discuss your dog's resource-guarding behaviour and how reward-based, force-free, positive reinforcement dog training can change and prevent this behaviour.


While waiting for your appointment, please watch the How To Deal With Your Dog Growling Around Bones, Food and Toys video from Absolute Dogs to learn how to change this behaviour without force.

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