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Food Fight! (Airs Friday, January 19)
The two strongest primal drives in animals come from mating and food, and many dogs will often turn territorial or dominant with both. In this segment, we're focusing on food aggression. This has nothing to do with the breed, but more with their primitive selves and survival instincts. For example, puppies learn to protect their food from their littermates.
With our pets, you'll find that some dogs naturally submit to you when you remove their food; others naturally protect it, which can create a dangerous situation. You have to learn how to block them from practicing this behavior. This goes for you or any other family member or pet. Tune in to find out how I helped this family deal with this problem. The one thing they know now is that feeding time is a great time to assert a calm-assertive leadership role with your dog.
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Pit bulls wreak havoc at Ohio shelter
Cesar - Can you help these dogs? Please see below! Thank you.
Associated Press
Pit bulls wreak havoc at Ohio shelter 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Dozens of pit bulls seized in dogfighting investigations have bitten workers at an animal shelter and generally behaved so badly that visitors are warned away from their cages.
Most of the 72 dogs bark furiously at visitors, propelling their muscled bodies against cage bars and grabbing hold of coats of passers-by, said Mark Kumpf, director of the Montgomery County Animal Control Center.
The dogs were confiscated in raids by police, starting in July. The animals have been housed by the county at a cost to taxpayers of about $60,000 as the cases go through the courts.
Several workers at the animal center have been bitten, mostly breaking up fights between the dogs when they are removed from cages for cleaning or exercise, Kumpf said.
Some dogs shred the hard plastic flooring in their cages, destroy drain covers and tear water bowls off the wall. Barriers are attached to several cages so the dog inside won't be driven to a frenzy by the sight of another dog.
Built to hold about 100 dogs and cats, the center now operates at 145 percent of capacity, and additional workers were hired to care for animals, Kumpf said.
With our Jack Russell Zoe when she was 9 weeks old every time she ate a I would take her food from her for one second and then set it back down and pet her and tell her good dog. I often would hold my hand on the eside of her dish and talk to her soothingly. She soon learned that even if I took her food or put my hand near her food there was no real threat of her loosing it! Now iif she is chewing a bone or anything I can take it from her and she doesn't show any sign of aggression.
Now... how do I get this smart dog to be TOTALLY house broken. She knows what is expected but if it means an inconvience to her she will just go in the house, usually someplace she knows I wont see right away. By the time I have discovered it I feel she wont realize what it is all about if I try to correct her. We just reacently got the discovery Channela nd have discovered this great show. If anyone knows if this has been covered in a previous episode I would love to get hold of it!!!
joytroxel@aol.com
I have a weimariner that has a case of separation anxiety. I've read Ceasar's book and watch his show as much as possible and I've started not allowing him to follow me all over the house. However, I don't know how to break him from barking as soon as you close the door to his kennel. He will lay in his kennel all day long with the door open but as soon as you close it, he begins to bark. If you try to correct him, he will give this low "pout like" growl. Any suggestions on what I should do. He has no self esteem and is fearful of most things and discipline. I don't know how to change that behavior without getting frustrated and angry when it's time for me to leave. Sometimes he continues to bark the entire time we're going, as he is still barking when we come home. Somebody please help me!
I don't typically watch this show because I don't agree with a lot of Cesar's methods, however did watch this one because I own a swissy. I feel the need to post a comment on Cesar's bad decision to put this dog in a cart without proper training. If anyone out there decides they want their dog to pull a cart please please do your research and learn how to train it properly. That was his first bad idea, the second was then sitting on the cart. You should never ask a dog to pull any kind of weight until they are completely trained and comfortable pulling a cart and until they are at least 2 years old. This dog was only a year old, and as a large breed was not done growing. He could have done serious damage by his actions. If the owners of this swissy read this by any chance, or if anyone from the show does... please learn more about carting before trying to do it.
Thank you
The carting segment made me cringe. Although carting is a wonderful thing to do with your swissie, you have to slowly acclimate them to the cart so they don't freak. The reaction to the wheels on the pavement was totally predictible.
What was even scarier is that the swissies aren't supposed to pull weight* until they're 2 years old, and even then you have to gradually condition them. It's dangerous to put that much stress on the joints of a large breed dog. So not only were the blocks of concrete too heavey, but then Cesar* sitting on top of them. It was so bad for the dog.
What bothers me is that checking even one carting site would have mentioned these points in the first couple paragraphs, because it's so important. I can just imagine people hooking their dogs up to carts and throwing kids in them. Believe me, people, your dog will freak and try to bolt and will not want to go near a cart again. And if you do it with a dog who has not been conditioned to pull, or is a puppy, you can cause severe skeletal issues.
So does any one have any suggestions on how to help with a blind food aggressive dog? She is a Cocker Spaniel with very bad cataracts. She is a generally a very sweet dog, even allowing my nephew to climb on her, and loving every minute. But when she is given food she changes personalities, she has gone as far as to guard water. The food aggression became much worse when a new dog was brought into the house, we have to feed them in separate rooms.
my dog scooter who is a year old and a retriever shepard mix has severe food agression. She does not really focus on food until you tell her she can have it once you tell her its ok she will guard it. She wont let anyone one or anything near her food mostly its just growling. But lately i am starting to question if she will bite. I have taken her to obedience school but nothing has worked i dont know what to do. I have tried removing her from the food and correcting her but once she gets it back its the growling all over again. I really need some help on what to do with her. She is even starting to dominate and over power my older dog. So for these reasons they arent allowed bones because scooter will take them and put them in a pile and not let anyone near them. If anyone has any suggestions im open because i dont know what else to do.
Hi, I have a miniature dachshund that is almost 1 year old. He has been a great addition to our family, so we decided to try to get another one just like him, this time a female. We have spoiled him, and he gets what ever a dog might want. He has been the center of our universe. A friend brought her miniature puppy male just like mine to visit, and my dog tried to attack her puppy.
Now I am having second thoughts about getting the female puppy.
Can he be trained to accept another puppy in the house or is it to late.
Cesar if you can and if it is possible, please e - mail us.
When I watch an episode of your show I see that the psychology you are using is applicable to human relations, but as it is a television show and due to this most of the potential knowledge obtained flys in one ear and out the other. I'm not very fond of television, though I can see that you have a lot to teach. I would like to learn from you via hands on practice, the most efficient method of learning. Are you hiring or accepting apprentices?
I completely understand. I am dealing with the same problem. I have a 8 month old Chow mix. and he is Very protective of his food. And i dont understand why. I try sitting with him while he eats. doesn't work. If i touch his bowl he turns. he starts showing his teeth and if i try to touch him he trys to snap at me. I need help because he will do it with everyone. if you walk to close he stars grawling. and he ruff plays to much with my other dog. I dont have a problem like this with the other dog.I dont think it's save. But any other time his nicer. I just need to know how to calm him down.
Thanks for the episode on the Swiss Mountain Dog. I too have a Swissy that has demonstrated aggressive behavior during feeding time. We have worked on it for the last year. She has definitely improved, but your tips from the show should furhter help the situation.
What has perplexed us is that we are the pack leaders for everything non-food related. (We also have issues with bones). How can a dog respect the pack leader for all situations except for food?
SAVE MARLEY!!!
Hola Cesar! Me llamo Jefe'. ?Coma Estas? I am a thirty year old man who is in desperate need of your help. No,I am not sick or crazy or anything as serious as that. My problem is my 3 year old boxer Marley. I have tried everything in my power to save Marley from his problems, but I have failed him. I honestly don't know where else to turn. I am a dedicated fan of you and your work. I have seen you perform miracles and bring so much joy to both people and dogs. My greatest wish is for Marley to be free of his "demons". He's my best freind and I just want him to be happy. I am his pack leader. His problem is with other people, and he goes insane(barks like a mad-man) when cars,people, dogs, even leaves pass by the yard/house. Marley is a beautiful and sweet and normally calm-submissive dog.... most of the time! When I'm not around, its crazy time for him. He stays at my parents house alot, and I don't feel right leaving him for mom and dad to try and control him when I go out of town because they are not the pack leaders. I don't know what else to do!!! CESAR....SAVE MARLEY!!! PLEASE
Thanks so much...love the show!
Your fellow pack leader,
Jeff Cardarelli
Viv (vpbanjo) here to introduce my self & my service dog, Bishop. We have been Partners for about 1.5 years. One technique I used to show Bishop he needed to give me his objects to start was to make an exchange. I would have another object which I presented to him while asking him to give. After much practice learning what I wanted he is now giving what ever he has with out any exchanges. I am willing to share knowledge & stories about service dogs, however, this is not the place to do so. Search & ye shall find. Please give your canine companion(s) a pat from me, thanks & a friendly glance from Bishop, doggie thanks.
I was wondering, how exactly ccan we get your help? We have a 2 year old weimereiner/lab mix, Lily. She is very intelligent, and loves to fetch and carry things. She loves to get the paper in the morning, brings us her food or water bowls (the minute they are empty), helps bring in groceries, carries fire wood, anything to help. Her problem is she is always biting on us (not maliciously) and jumping on us. We have gone through obedience school, and while she learned a lot, these two characteristics haven't changed. We also have a another dog, Cody (a 5 year old large mixed breed) who is very docile. Lily is definetly an alpha dog, and is possessive (not agressively) of things given to Cody. Both dogs were fixed right around 6 months of age.
We would like to break her of the biting and jumping habits. On the jumping, we have tried turning our backs, ignoring her, pushing her off, sharp "No", etc. to no avail. On the biting, we have tried every suggestion the trainers made.
We would like to know what we can do.
Hi. I have four dogs. Two purebreed border collies, one pit bull border collie mix, and one golden retriever mix. My one border, Turbo, is a male and has very bad cage aggression, especially during feeding time. He has been this way since I got him at 8 weeks old. I realize that most dogs do not like the other dogs to take their food. But Turbo takes the cake. He growls from the minute I put the food in his cage until he finishes. I use a term "knock it off" for when my dogs get crazy and noisy and it has been very effective. Except when Turbo has his food. He actually chokes on it because he barks and growls while he is eating. When I use a strickt voice, he will cower and stop until I leave and it starts all over again. He drives me nuts. My other dogs think he is a pain too. Does anyone have any suggestions? By the way, Turbo is afraid of just about everything. Borders are sensative dogs and have a tendency to be more sensative to new things than other dogs. My friend that is a herding judge and owner of 7 borders says I baby him too much. What do you think?
I NEED HELP!!!! HE is food aggreissive to the point that he has actully biten me and who ever else tries to feed him. HE bit my sister hard enough to cause blood to well up. It was terrible.HE will not listen to anyone else except me and he only does this when he feels like it. He nips at your hands and cloths when you are walking by and he trys to bite your face if he can get close enough to you to do so. He is a sweet dog when he wants to be. He is house trained but he gets mad if we are not right there with him and he walks up right in front of us and pees. He growls at us uf we touch him if he is asleep. He runs out of the back door and just doesnt listen. We walk him every night for a half hour but it does nothing to calm him down. I called a shelter to see if we can find a better home for him but they told me that he is too aggrisive and would be put down. I love him and do not want to give him and am terrifyed he is going to hurt someone or himself. Please some one help me/
Erica
I forgot to record on the 19th, but i didn't think it actually aird that day, anyone know?
Erica,
How old is the dog, is it neutered, what breed, where did you get him and how old? Not only will the shelter not take him chances are you will not get a rescue to take him either. I would like to say that being part of a rescue for years for a very tough breed (American Bulldogs) I do want to commend you for letting the shelter know what the dog is doing at your home!!! Alot of people will just say their great no problems just so anyone will take the dog so you must really care about him. It sounds to me like you care enough to work on this. Do you live with your sister and how old is she? If you would like I would give you some tips and would be very happy to do so from my experience from rescue and training. I am not Cesar but do love his show and he certainly has a special gift.
Jen
I have a golden lab who is a great dog; he loves to play and go on walks. However, he has some really weird habits such as chewing (or sucking) on fluffy fleece toys constantly. Also, after his meals he goes around the house with his fleece toy on a certain path and whines.
He can be very territorial, we can not touch him inside his crate. If we stand for an extended period of time near him while he's eating he will growl. Not only this but he stays in his crate unless played with. Although he is a great dog we are considering putting him up for adoption due to the fact that he might hurt the kids. Please Help!
I have two chihuahuas and I don't understand their attitude. My oldest one can be loving to us and down rite ugly to other people and we have to lock her up in the bedroom and they both don't like kids at all. The oldest one will growl and snap at my husband if she's on my lap and visa versa. We took them out and socialized them both but they can be hateful little brats. I don't dare take food away from the oldest one her name is Jasmine. Please help us understand how we can change their attitude so we don't have to lock them up when people come over.
Hi Glena,
As you most likely know that locking them up is the worst thing you can do! They don't get the socialization that they need to stop acting like brats. I am not claiming to be anything like Cesar but I would like to tell you that just the other day I worked with a tiny dog mixed breed, a brat and I have the bite mark to prove it. A few tips that I did give the people is to leave the dog out and have people come over that are not afraid of dogs, to walk right by the dog and not to pay any attention to it. I do a rescue for a very large breed and love it along with being a trainer so I have some experience. I will have to tell you that my personal experience is that those little dogs can move very fast but you can't give up. Do you let your dogs eat all day when they want, do you give them treats when they want, and when they want attention do you pick them up? These are all things they need to work for and learn that you are the head dog! Another thing i would do is to have your husband take care of the one that snapes at him from your lap and you should not give it any attention to him. Only your husband should because right now the husband is at the bottom of the line and needs to move up, just taking care of the both of them would be better. The house I worked at not to long ago has noticed a difference and the dogs seem to be happier. How old are the dogs?
Jen
fan,
How old was the Golden lab when it was taken away from its mother? If it was to young that might be why it is sucking on fleece toys. Does he eat in the cage? If so you should feed him outside the cage and have one of your kids feed him. Put him into a sit before putting the food down or only putting one little bite at a time into the dish. If he acts up walk away with the food and try again shortly after. He will see if I act like I do I don't eat because the boss said so. Jen
I am sorry i missed the food aggression episode. we rescued a dobie puppy from a rescue (long story) and as Jen says it is important to get the whole story. he is food aggressive and was owned by 3 other people who all wanted to euthanize him at some point. he is very loving and sweet but when food time comes forget it. within seconds he is growling and loud. we also learned that when you say good boy he starts growling. i am working with an excellent trainer. he has neuroligic problems so he stumbles but is doing so much better, also they would deal with this by crating him all the time. since he was oxygyn deprived also he retains nothing. so it is like training him over and over. we love him so much but if we can't brake him of this he would be too dangerous to someone else. my hubby tried the claw and he didn't get it. so anyway pray for us because i will have the patience of a saint for this one. debbie
Debbie,
How old is the Dobie? I also missed the food aggression show but I have delt with alot of it doing rescue and I know from experience you can do it! I know you said in your note that you have a trainer but if I can give you any tips I would be happy to, Jen
What is the claw?? I have a 6 month old jack russell/blue heeler
mix and he has major possession agression, has bitten my boyfriend and myself when trying to take away something he doesn't normally get like a t-one or a stolen chicken nugget, i dont just mean snap, i mean bite and attack, it is very upsetting. especially since he is so great in other aspects. So far we are new at this so we have not tried very many options or seeked help yet, i haven't quite faced it yet. I would like to know what some first steps are? Thanks
I need help!! I have a 2 year old lab/shepard mix. He has always been kind of aggressive about his food, but nothing too bad. Well, last week I got another dog (black lab puppy) that is about 5 months old. My 2 year old (Max) loves to play with her, and they have a lot of fun together. From the get go, I have completely seperated them for feeding...they don't ever see each others food. For the last three days, Max has been attacking the puppy after they are done eating (even though there is no food in sight). This last time, he has wounded her, and I not have too keep her inside all day to heal.
Also, I am starting to feel that he is getting more aggressive towards me- he snaps at me when I try to break them up, and growls contstantly when food is out.
I feel that I need to get rid of one of them, becuase at this point I don't know what else to do. I really don't want to do that, and I am open to any suggestions. Ceasar, please, please help me!!!!
huge follower-
i have a 2 1/2 yr old min-pin, and he's quite a piece of work.i know it stems from my end of our relationship, but he's my best friend and i've let him take control. he not only has eating issues-for example, he scarfs down food like a snake, no chewing, i'm worried for his well being. he(harley) also can't be left alone without being in his box, he jumps all over people when we're at work and out-n-about, not to mention what he's like when other dogs come around. he's not fixed,so i understand he wants to prove his dominance,but he has a mind and purpose of his own and shows me know respect.granted, he's good when we're at home and relaxing,it's just everywhere and everything else that makes him so spastick. CAN YOU HELP ME?
I have a wonderful beautiful 3 yr old female pit bull and a spunky cute 2 yr old maile shi tzu and now a beautiful 8 1/2 month old baby girl who loves her dogs. The thing is that my pit has gotten a little agressive with my shi tzu. She has gotten very protective of the food and does not let the shi tzu eat and when he does eat she gets upset and growls at him and barks and acts like she is going to bite him but does not and he barks back but backs down and will walk away and she is still after him and this happened once when I had company over and my 2 nieces were at the table eating and the dogs went under the table and the pit could have bit the girls legs by accident because they got scared and started to yell. She realy is a very good dog and loving but this really scares me and more now that my baby will be crawling. This happened again and when I went down to see what was going on she was by a door and when I got close to her she started to growl at me and showed me her teeth- this scared me. I told her to go outside and she is still out side. My husband and I have noticed this problem started a couple of months after we spaded the shi tzu. Before we had no problem. What can we do to stop t his bad behavior before it gets worse or she hurts him or one of us and we don not want to get rid of her- she is part of this family. Please help!!
I have a new 9 week old lab who will not stop biting hands. really need help.
mary, I just purchased a lab of my own, chopper, he's the same age as yours and also bites hands, he probably does it as a relation to his mothers nipples or simply for their hardness. he's simply teething, if you get his a rope toy or rubber bone it will help
-lizz
I have a wonderful, smart dog named Amos, a border collie mix. I am disabled and Amos wants to protect me. He has challenged people coming to the house, sometimes emergency personnel. What can I do? I also am interested in your contest but do not know how to apply. Please provide info and web site name. Love your show and have learned a lot. Keep them coming.
Thanks
Jackie
I watch every show, read your book, bought your DVD's. I try to use your techniques with my own pack (8). I would love to visit your center and learn more. I live on a farm in western Ky. Have raised and had dogs all my life (rat terriers). In addition to my rat terriers I also have two yorkies. We walk an hour every day on a 175 acre farm for fun and exercise. Any problem I ever had are now gone thanks to you and your show. The only problem I have is that I want to enter your contest and don't know how. I love you.
Thank you.
Ann
I need some serious help!!! We have a 3 1/2 old mix puppy. His mother was a maltese, but he looks like he is part lab and part terrior. He is getting very aggressive. (he is alreay 13 lbs). He constantly bites, never a moment can he lay down and chew a toy or anything! I have sores all over my arms, and legs. When we try to tell him to stop biting or to get down from jumping up on one of us, he snarls and shows his teeth and lunges at us!!! It is so bad, that we are all starting to be really afraid of a puppy!!! And no, this is not a puppy playing, he is going at our face and growling terribly. He is very smart however. We had him extremly young. (too young now we find out) 5 weeks, and by 7 weeks he was already potty trained. He sits now and is starting to lay down. I dont know what to do. Does anyone have any ideas on how to stop the aggressiveness? and the biting? I cant even wear short sleeve shirts because my arms are horrible! We love our Titan boy, but my husband wants to get rid of him. Please someone help us!
I have a shih tzu she is 8months she was quite until about two weeks ago.Now all she does is bark when ever she hears a noise and won't stop i have tried to stop her by holding her like i have seen u do onj your show but it does not help she does it late at night for about 1hr or even in the daytime she even does it when going for walks how can i stop her from this your truly
Debbie Angus
Anyone know how to stop a two year old mini Dachshound from peeing! I got this dog from another person and I don't know if she was abused or what but she isn't completely potty trained. I am crate training her but I have one problem, when I try to get her to ring the bell to go outside she just pees. It's horrible I don't know what to do with her! Help? Anyone?!
I am a huge fan of Cesar's work, watching his shows over and over, learning something new each time.
Our pack is composed of three dogs, my husband, and myself.
I am an avid student of behavior - humans, horses, and dogs, and am the pack leader but have let the dogs' behavior become somewhat disorganized since first applying Cesar's protocol. The dogs are two whippets owned since 8 wks, now 11 and 12 y.o., and a 13 y.o. Jack Russell who came to us 5 years ago.
We went through some relatively mild fights five years ago, which stopped when the JRT settled in - he is relatively mild - but he is still a JRT, and when either he or one of the others is stepped on, for instance, and yelps, he jumps the dog nearest to him at that moment.
After years of peace marked by occasional tense moments like those, last week we were outside doing some limbing on a tree; apparently the tension built and I did not notice. I did notice that the male whippet was whining (he is very anxious, always has been) and leaning on me, seeming to be worried about me. Perhaps the JRT stepped on a sticker. A fight began between them and the whippet was losing, of course. I have broken up fights in years past, bitten only once many years ago.
My question is: what are the advantages/disadvantages of taking hold of the losing or winning dog? It seems that perturbing our terrier in any way turns up his intensity, especially takiing hold of the collar. Pulling them apart makes the injuries worse, because he, being part pit bull, does not let go! Grabbing the losing dog, which is what I did this time, makes the injuries worse by giving the winning dog free rein until he is subdued.
I wonder about using my thumb at the hinge of the jaw, pushing the skin into the biting teeth to open the mouth. I realize there is some risk of the terrier getting loose and biting me, but I think I could avoid that.
Just to conclude, I want to say that I have brought in a behavioral consultant for dogs and am following a protocol of introducing more structure, very similar to Cesar's, with followup day to day from her as needed. We reintroduced the dogs with the terrier leashed just a few days after the injury, and it was perfect, polite and very calm. The whippet actually seemed ecstatic to have the pack together again. I think the two of them are really buddies after the five years.
It's possible that this will happen again in spite of me working on myself to pay attention. When it does I will intervene - I would just like the best method. It was very hard to hear the whippet's cries while I worked on subduing the terrier.
Thanks!
my dog is a rottwieler and is aggresive with his food when u push it's head away and it does not like to be smacked and he will jump on u and bite your arms (not where it bleeds). i tried to turn around but he still didn't stop jumping. please give me some tips on how to stop this................
HELP... I have a 6 year old minature Rat Terrier who keeps going potty in the house. I crate him during the day, but when I am home in the evenings and in the middle of the night he will sneek off to a part of the house where I can not see him and go potty! I never catch him until afterward, so I do not know how to correct him. I am at my wits-end... I love my dog, but I do not know what to do about the potty issues he has. Can anyone help!?!
My male maltese and shitzu mix is a very agressive dog and becomes esspcially agressive while sleeping, or being held by someone else. He often shows his teeth and also snaps at family members when we want to pet him while he is sleeping. Bones also make him very agressive and protective. I believe it is because the family babied our dog too much and now we want him to be loving. He barks at almost everyone he see's outside and does not allow strangers to pet him. IF YOU CAN HELP MSG ME ASAP. All we want is a dog that is kind to everyone at all times.
We have a mini Dachshound, Bentley he is 5 months old, and I was wondering if maybe his age is wrong. Over Christmas he had lost a tooth,(I'm sure not his first?), I would of thought by now he would of lost all hid teeth. And also he has started sucking on his toys, while sucking he falls a sleep. I've never had a dog do this, and I have been around dogs all my life. What would be making Bentley do this? And is it harmful?
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