Our month old cockerspaniel puppy is very agressive when he has a bone, how do I put a stop to this behaviour?

I love our cockerspaniel puppy "charlie" to bits and I want to keep his teeth and gums healthy and clean so i give him raw bones, but once its in his posession you just cant go near him for hours its like he has a split personality. He wont let anyone near him, in fear that we will take his bone, even once he has come inside and the bone is out side he stil show aggressive behaviour when approached. Charlie is normally so friendly and cuddly.





Raw bones are banned in our house for now, as that seems to triggetr the aggressive behaviour, I have found that puppy pedigree denta bones work well as they clean the teeth but he doesn't get aggressive towards us.





I am very concerned about this behaviour and I want to know why he would have acted like this and how I can prevent it in future. Please help.

Our month old cockerspaniel puppy is very agressive when he has a bone, how do I put a stop to this behaviour?
You have a month old (4 week old) pup? And you are giving him bones?





Sounds like you may want to start obedience training classes ASAP and find a trainer that has dealt with aggressive Cockers.





I've seen and dealt with many as a groomer. Google Nothing In Life is Free for tips on retraining him.
Reply:Hi there. Bones, especially raw ones, are considered "high value" to a dog. They are an extra special treat that Charlie only gets every now and again -- they look good, taste good, and Charlie sees absolutely NO reason why he should give his fantastic prize up for you. After all, how would you feel if you were eating your favorite bar of chocolate and someone snatched it away with no warning or compromise? you wouldn't be happy, would you? well, Charlie is doing the same.





The best way to combat possessiveness is the show the dog that you are no threat to his food. I like to compromise and here is how...





"What you got there, Charlie? you got a tasty bone? good dog. Lookie, want a piece of ham? this also tastes good."





*Charlie drops bone*





*You pick up bone, give the dog a treat, and give the bone straight back*...dog learns that by dropping the bone, the bone is not going to magically disappear, and the hand that can take it away is also the provider of tasty treats.





Hand feeding him can also help him associate you being no threat to his food.
Reply:Well, there may be two suggestions to that: First, I will use a baby lion that is tamed for an example, you cannot feed them raw meat because you cannot let them taste blood, once they have tasted blood, they may became wild, because hunting and eating raw meat and tasting blood is their ancestors' way to survive, so that it may become aggresive and fierce, so maybe this is the reason why Charlie is acting like this, I think.





The second reason is that Charlie may be spoiled, and it thinks that is the boss of the family and everyone does not have the authority to control its temper because everyone is under it. If it is a gentle dog, then it will not show even a tiny bit of aggresion to its owners, but in Charlie' s case, I think that it is thinking that nobody can take away its food while it is eating, it' s like feeding two dogs at the same time, they might fight for their food and is not willing to share if the other one has finished eating.





Well good luck, I hope my suggestion helps!
Reply:This breed is famous for being protective with their food. Get a trainer..now! When the dog is eating his normal food, play with it. make him understand that are not a threat to steal his food. But seriously get a trainer now.
Reply:dont give him bones dufus, he is still supposesd to be on his mothers tit,,,t



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