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January 31st, 2010 by KittyKitty

A possessive behavior among canines can be a serious matter that reeks of danger, and it is valuable to know about it and treat it as soon as possible.

Some dogs will compete for important living space, attention, access to food or material objects with other dogs, or even with their human family. Life in a social group has its advantage, but stress can hike up when some items or activities are treasured in particular.

Many dogs do accept that nothing in life can be kept forever, and will give way to members of their own family. But in some cases, they will try to bully their way – through growls, snaps or even bites.

“Resource guarding behavior” or “Possessive aggression” are cockapoo training terms that describe the following: staring, snarling, etc. when related to food, toys or other items in the animal’s possession.

Vis-a-vis aggression that is rooted in aggression and which appears more often that not among youn adult males, possessive aggression can be noticed in dogs of both sexes. One source of relief here is that some puppies that exhibit possessive aggression early on outgrow it.

To resolve this cockapoo training behavior, trainers will need to teach puppies to drop items on command (using words like “leave it”), beginning with less interesting objects, and rewarding each successful drop with a prized treat.

Teach your dog to associate human approach with positive results-more food- by placing half its food in its bowl, then adding more food while it eats.

But there are really some dogs that only can be helped out of their guarding by simply being separated from other people and pets while they eat. Playful and inquisitive kids need to be supervised too.

Check how well your dog respects you by calling out commands before giving walks, attention, food, treats or toys.

Keep in mind that aggressiveness, whatever may be the motive behind it, can only be managed and never completely jettisoned off the dog. If the problem gets too out of hand, ask your vet that you be referred to an animal behaviorist.