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2008-02-05 - Dog growls at me

Sometimes when I feed my dog, he growls at me. What does this mean?

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Vet´s advice

2008-02-06

Dogs instinctively protect their food dishes and will growl if someone tries to come near. But for most of us, this is unwanted behaviour (for example, if a clueless child walks by too closely). I recommend, therefore, reaching for your dog's dish from a young age. If the dog is upset by this and growls, take the dish away from him, and after a few seconds, offer him some food only from your hand so that he can get used to the fact that you don't want to take his food - on the contrary - you're the one who feeds him, but he needs to respect that sometimes you give him something, and sometimes you take....

MVDr. Jan Šíma


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MVDr. Jan Šíma

veterinarian


Ing. Martin Kváš

specialist in nutrition