Resource Guarding: Dog vs Dog Aggression #66
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 12 February 2021
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
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Resource Guarding between dogs is a big topic. It's also one of the most requested for me to cover on my podcast. Over the past week, my six-month-old puppy has started attacking some of the other dogs in my household over resources. It's a good time for me to share what I am doing to help This! overcome possession aggression around resources, particularly food. Yes, even professional dog trainers experience challenges to work through.
In the episode you'll hear:
• About the two forms of resource guarding, against humans and against dogs.
• Why dogs resource guard.
• What I've seen with my puppy This! guarding resources against other dogs.
• The signs to look for that show a dog could be resource guarding.
• My previous experiences with my dogs and resource guarding.
• The two approaches to take and why one can result in an all-out aggressive dog.
• What NOT to do about resource guarding.
• The reason discipline and corrections are like putting gasoline on a fire.
• About fear periods in puppies and why to stay grounded and calm.
• The reason to get appropriate help from a qualified Veterinary Behaviorist.
• What I am doing about resource guarding to help my puppy.
• How I am journaling what happens every day, the good and not so good.
• About identifying and removing triggers and creating a safe environment.
• Why to keep your dog under threshold.
• All the elements to help your dog and why to email us about joining Recallers.
Resources:
• Podcast Episode 45: My Dog Just Got Jumped, Now What?-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/45/
• *Book: Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs by Jean Donaldson-https://geni.us/mine-jean-donaldson
• Podcast Episode 59: Why Your Treats Aren't Working for Your Dog-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/59/
• Game: Learn How to Play ItsYerChoice (IYC)-https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/
• Susan's Team: wag@dogsthat.com
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Susan only recommends products she uses herself, and all opinions expressed here are her own. The link above is an affiliate link that, at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission if you decide to buy from it. Thank you!
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| 0:00.0 | Over the past week, my soon-to-be-six-month-old border collie has started attacking some of the other dogs in my household. |
| 0:18.9 | And when I say attacking, I don't mean in a playful, |
| 0:22.5 | hey, you want to have a little romp kind of way. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to |
| 0:28.4 | shape by dog. What I've been seeing in my puppy is something called resource guarding, or it |
| 0:36.1 | sometimes goes by the name of possession aggression. |
| 0:40.2 | Today I'm going to share the experiences that I've seen and what I'm currently doing about |
| 0:46.4 | the challenge. And if you're watching this on YouTube and you'd like to see more of how |
| 0:51.7 | a professional dog trainer deals with their own challenges, go ahead and hit |
| 0:55.5 | the like button for me right now. You see, there's two forms of resource guarding. One is when a |
| 1:04.4 | dog guards things against their human. And the other is when a dog guards things against other dogs. And what the dog is |
| 1:13.9 | saying is, I find this valuable and I don't want to lose it. This is something that is maybe |
| 1:21.8 | scarce in my life. I want to hold on to it. That's what's going on in their brain. What I've been |
| 1:27.4 | seeing with my puppy |
| 1:28.5 | this is strictly resource guarding against other dogs. Now, what does that look like? |
| 1:35.8 | You might see the avert sign, you know, is a dog that just growls, but it starts very |
| 1:43.3 | subtly. So, you might see a dog suddenly freeze near |
| 1:47.8 | what they call a resource. Now, it could be a location. For example, this likes to guard her |
| 1:55.7 | nail cutting station because she's got some phenomenal treats every day for the past several months on that |
| 2:04.1 | nail cutting station. It's a raised dog bed. So, she might guard that. If a dog comes in the |
| 2:09.0 | room, she might just get up and go in front of it and freeze. So, a body freeze and just |
| 2:15.0 | the eyes tracking the other dog. |
| 2:18.0 | The head doesn't move. It's not a relaxed posture at all. |
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