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How to train your dog to not hog their food

Teaching them to share means it'll always be there.

Teaching them to share means it'll always be there.

How to train your dog to not hog their food with a technique called resource guarding

6 years ago
Duration 2:11
Teaching them to share means it'll always be there.

Resource guarding (or hogging one's food) is a habit that can form in puppies and can continue into adulthood, potentially leading to dangerous aggression, unless it's suppressed early. Danielle Hodges from Follow the Leader Dog Training shows us how to stop this behaviour with a little bit of trickery using higher value treats.