Our dog doesn't attempt to hinder my physical movements at all. Whenever he's in my way, I'll walk right through him, and he's learned to stay out of my path. At this point, my wife is hesitant to try to control his movements. If he gets in between us, I'll walk through him and make him lay down in his 'place'.
This incident occurred after having him for 8 months without any significant adverse behavior around food. So, I'm a bit hesitant to label it 'extreme food aggression'.
I'm inclined to agree that this is a pack structure issue, and our pup needs to learn to respect and mind my wife. We'll start kenneling him in the evening when I get home, and seek the advice of a behaviorist.
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I view this as attempts to control:
I noticed that whenever my wife will walk towards me, he will pop up and run in between us and try to get me to pet him or block her path.
I was asking what your response was to these control attempts.
I'm inclined to agree that this is a pack structure issue, and our pup needs to learn to respect and mind my wife. We'll start kenneling him in the evening when I get home, and seek the advice of a behaviorist.
Excellent!
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Your walking "through" him is good, IMO, and I do that too if needed with a recently acquired dog.
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Quote: Thomas Bridges
At this point, my wife is hesitant to try to control his movements. If he gets in between us, I'll walk through him and make him lay down in his 'place'.
I'm inclined to agree that this is a pack structure issue, and our pup needs to learn to respect and mind my wife. We'll start kenneling him in the evening when I get home, and seek the advice of a behaviorist.
Is she feeling so hesitant that she would not walk through the dog if he were in her way? IMO, strong body language from your wife will send an important message to this dog.(and weak body language will also send a message to the dog)
If she is pussy footing around the dog (for lack of better terminology), then crating him, especially when she's working in the kitchen, is a good option.
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