Aggresive/possesive of her water??
I have heard of food aggresion but never water agression. Sophie will not share any water with another dog, she snaps at them if they get near it. It happened once several months ago, and I didnt think to much of it, but it happened again today, this is the first time she has been by water with another dog since the first time it happened. Today it was just a puddle of water but it was warm outside and she was going to drink from it. How do I handle and hopefully address and prevent this from happening. I am sure she will be food aggressive is she is this way with water. She is only 9 months old and I would really like to nip this before it gets more serious. My last dog who I had for 15 1/2 years didnt like other dogs, so I am so happy that Sophie likes other dogs, I just dont like this part, keeping food away is simple but how do you not have water out for dogs to drink. Help and any advise would be greatly appreciated. Another thing she did a couple months ago is she snapped at a dog for sniffing the same spot she was sniffing. Other then those items she is really good around other dogs.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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While it is easy to fix resource-guarding around people, it is harder to fix it when they guard against other dogs. Someone else might have a good answer. If you know someone with a very steady dog, you might try letting her drink, then leading her away and treating her while the other dog drinks.
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Permalink Reply by Julia on
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Lilli has done this a few times, but it's only been with a dog she's already been in competition with, or one who doesn't seem to realize that this is HER bowl. When we take our daughter's coon hound to the dog park, he figures he's one of the pack so he can stick his nose in with hers to drink. WRONG! The dog who is really part of the pack, my spaniel, knows that Lilli drinks first but will choose to share with him. A subtle difference, I know. And a rare occurrence. Or a dog who has been bugging her may try to drink with her, and her patience just won't extend that far. That can earn a snark and a snarl. Again, it's rare.
Sophie is still young, it seems that other dogs are letting her get away with this, right? That may change as she gets older. Her dog manners may increase, also. But as Beth mentioned, it can be hard to fix guarding between dogs. The upside is that sharing water isn't really a good idea, anyway, and is mostly avoidable. As you say, it's been months since you've been in this situation. In my corgi's case, I don't consider it a problem, since it is so rare, it's only under special circumstances, and snarking and snapping over water are not, in her case, serious behavior issues.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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I am just guessing but I think I would just put several water bowls down for awhile to see if she losses interest in protecting it. Really it is just a matter of trying to change things around so she views it less as a resource.
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Permalink Reply by Vicki/Kurt Pegel on
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I havent gotten many responses to my post, I am hoping to hear more from my fellow Corgi owners.
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Permalink Reply by Lindsey Corkern on
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I like Bev's idea about multiple water bowls. I have an 8 month old shih-szu (sp?) that comes over and spends the day with us during the summer. I'm watching her for a friend that just moved here. Luke (my 4 month old corgi) loves to play with her and shares water just fine. Leia is less tolerant of her and I am having to teach Leia to allow the other dog to play with Luke and share space in the house. Leia also will not allow the other dog to drink out of her water bowl. I have three water bowls in my house - one next to where Leia eats. This is the one she is protective over. This issue in my house is very concentrated and easy to understand - Leia does not want Portland to drink water from the bowl that Leia considers her own. Your issue seems to be over water in general, even outside your home right? I would try Bev's idea in the home, but treat it like every other possessive behavior issue outside the home. A firm "No" and then a distraction or new location. This is working very well for Leia. Hope that helps!
Lindsey
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