Food Agression Lesson

[Fundog]

I learned another lesson today-- hopefully it will sink in, and I will be more careful in the future. I did some fun training with Annie and Dottie this morning. First some individual "place" training, then I worked on Dottie's "stay" training with Annie present. It went VERY well, and we all had a lot of fun with it. However, I was not very careful to make sure no tidbits were left lying around when the session was over. Apparently, one of the girls spied a single frozen lima bean (yeah, they love 'em) on the floor, and the other swooped in and scarfed it up. This of course, started a quarrel which required breaking up. Annie got her ear nipped-- not too bad, but did draw blood.

Moral to the story: after a training session with more than one dog, check to make sure there are no food bits lying around, to prevent fights from breaking out-- no matter how close friends the dogs are, food is likely to start an argument, every time.

[Nettle]

That's a good reminder, Fundog - no matter how mellow the dogs, food and sometimes other resources, can be a flashpoint.