Aggressive Eaters
Ein & Faye are great dogs and you can take anything away from them, or put your hand right over or into their dish while they are eating without incident. But get them anywhere near one another - even if they are just crated side by side - and introduce food, and you are asking for a fight.
They didn't start out quite that aggressive, and in the past, Ein has been very submissive about it, preferring not to get into a fight. However Faye is very possessive of food - including food which isn't hers - so we have taken to feeding them separately - Ein in the kitchen and Faye in her crate in the living room in order to avoid problems. But we still have to usher Ein outside when he's done so that Faye won't come attack him when she's done eating and we let her out.
I know there must be something we can do to make them less aggressive with food around one another, but I do not know where to start. Does anyone else have issues like this with their Corgis? (Ein is Male and Faye is female if that helps. She is dominant). I would really love to get to a place where they aren't ready for a fight whenever food is involved!
They didn't start out quite that aggressive, and in the past, Ein has been very submissive about it, preferring not to get into a fight. However Faye is very possessive of food - including food which isn't hers - so we have taken to feeding them separately - Ein in the kitchen and Faye in her crate in the living room in order to avoid problems. But we still have to usher Ein outside when he's done so that Faye won't come attack him when she's done eating and we let her out.
I know there must be something we can do to make them less aggressive with food around one another, but I do not know where to start. Does anyone else have issues like this with their Corgis? (Ein is Male and Faye is female if that helps. She is dominant). I would really love to get to a place where they aren't ready for a fight whenever food is involved!
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Comment by Beth on March 4, 2010 at 3:36pm
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Honestly I stand right there while they eat and since Maddie eats faster, I make sure she does not bother Jack while he's eating. With treats I try to keep them bite-sized because there are then no crumbs to fight over. If I give them a big treat (once every two weeks or so) Maddie is crated until they are both done eating theirs (I crate her because she is happier in her crate than Jack is, having come from a multi-dog home). With a crunchy treat that leaves crumbs, again I keep Maddie away til Jack is done.
I don't expect my dogs to tolerate one taking food from the other, so I chaperone. :) It works for us, but is one of the downsides of a multi-dog home--- no more long-lasting treats if you want a few minutes to entertain the dog while you are busy elsewhere.
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