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resource guarding

Aggression

A curious distance guarding case. Whether it’s a person or a carrot, his response is similar.

Barley is a 15-month-old Cocker Spaniel. He’s a friendly, loving dog much of the time. There are two behaviours, maybe three, that are probably variations of the same thing. Distance guarding of an item This is the first: The lady described how he has left an item within his sight Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 daysMay 22, 2022 ago
Aggression

Evening guarding of his bed or where he is lying.

Why does Cocker Spaniel Ronnie’s guarding of his bed or wherever he’s lying happen mostly in the evening? During the daytime Ronnie is generally active, affectionate and funny. He has a tendency to guard certain resources usually associated with food, but this extends to guarding his personal space as the Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 monthsFebruary 27, 2022 ago
Aggression

It’s his sixth home in his first year. Soft growls escalated to snarling and a couple of bites.

The young man sits on the sofa in the evening, black Labrador Dex the other end of it. The man looks at Dex and they make eye contact. Dex growls. Soft growls For the first few weeks after he took in the now eighteen-month-old Dex six months ago, the dog Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 monthsFebruary 6, 2022 ago
Cocker Spaniel

Fear of the lead? Resource guarding? Things aren’t always exactly what they seem.

Jet is a nine-year-old black Working Cocker Spaniel – much like my own Pickle. There are two things which led to our meeting: Jet’s fear of the lead. He has bitten several times when the man tries to put on his lead. He also resource guards. Questions revealed things weren’t Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 monthsNovember 29, 2021 ago
Aggression

They will encourage willing participation

The seven-month-old Cocker Spaniel may growl and snap when they touch her – when physical contact is somehow imposed upon her. She also can snap when they try to take her harness off. It’s like, when they want to remove her harness, she’s guarding it. She became very angry when Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 monthsNovember 21, 2021 ago
Aggression

Harmony between their two dogs. Ruby is approaching adolescence.

5-month-old Cocker Spaniel Ruby is coming into early season and gaining attitude. She is increasingly growling at their other Cocker – Chester. He’s 18 months old. It’s like she now goads him until he reacts and then, if not interrupted, a fight develops. Most of the time they play and Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 monthsNovember 14, 2021 ago
Aggression

Working Cocker Spaniel needs constant action so makes his own fun

Jarvis Cocker – don’t you love it!  Jarvis is a 17-month-old working Cocker Spaniel. His need for constant action is giving his young gentleman owner some trouble. To quote the young man: ‘He has no fear, took a sock off my nephews foot and swallowed it. Stealing food from table, Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 7 monthsNovember 11, 2021 ago
Aggression

It’s Mine! Another Resource Guarding Cocker Spaniel

Here is another Cocker Spaniel who guards something that she values, ‘It’s Mine!’ My case stories of Cocker Spaniels that resource guard are attracting more. Many spaniels have guarding tendencies in their genes.  I don’t know why. It will be passed down from generation to generation. My own Working Cocker Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 12 monthsJune 15, 2021 ago
Aggression

Positive relationship with their puppy to be built through understanding

Their positive relationship with their puppy is worsening. To quote the man: ‘Every day is a battle where he is taking up our whole lives’. This is so sad. We get a puppy with such wonderful dreams of a loving, positive relationship. The 14-week-old Golden Retriever has only been with Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearMay 18, 2021 ago
Aggression

When Ted resource guards, is it associated with arousal and stress?

Ted picks up an item, parades and resource guards it, not because he wants it. I believe he uses the item to have some kind of control. He uses it to entice the lady or the gentleman to get it off him. The young Cocker Spaniel never resource guards an Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearMay 8, 2021 ago

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