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Dogs and water bowl aggression?
I have a 8 month old Akita, he is a wonderful dog very well behaved, but for some reason he is water bowl aggressive. He will attack the dog that goes to the water bowl, he is fine at a dog park, but at the other dogs house or at our house he will attack them. The first time it happened we we're at our house on the deck. I didn't know what to do cause he was fairly young, and I wasn't sure who started it. But this past weekend, we we're at a friends house and i know he started it. Its just becoming a problem its only happened twice but what happens isn't nice its bad. I don't konw why he would be water bowl aggressive i've never heard or seen this before in my life. He doesn't do it in his house just at other peoples house or outside i don't get it. Please some advice would be nice, and no snotty comments please. Thanks to all the advice in advance. :)
Silly i posted this in fish by accident lol
Also should mention, I am a dog training, a dog groomer, and for the last 24 years i have owned 6 akitas... i've never had this problem, i've never done anything for this problem to occur, and to be honest it happened out of no where i was just asking if anyone had seen this, even as being a dog trainer for so many year i've never heard of water bowl aggression. He is not food bowl aggressive at all. so training classes not the problem lol, very well behaved especially for a 8 month old. Also in the middle of this the other dog did bite me. i just want to know is there a reason dogs do this?
5 Answers
- 5 years ago
The owner of the dog needs to know how to "operate" the dog, same way you can get into a car that's in perfect running order but if you don't know how to drive you won't have much luck making the car go anywhere. If the owner doesn't know how to maintain the training, the dog will soon become untrained again. Read more here https://tr.im/QQTDF
People seem to think that once a dog is trained, that's it. Not true. You must reinforce the dog's training every single day in some way. It's best if the owner and the dog go together to get trained. As a professional trainer once said to me "We can train any dog in 2 days. It takes longer to train the owners
- RosalieLv 710 years ago
LOL - well, it is a water problem :-)
On the very serious side, this is a dangerous situation, and Akitas are a LOT of dog.
You' d do best to keep him out of a situation (like out of anyone else's house) where he does it.
In addition, you should ask your veterinarian to refer you to a canine behaviorist who is experienced with this breed, or at least big seirous dogs.
This is a pack order issue, and your dog needs to believe that it is not his decision to make. A dangerous proposition to argue with this animal - and you may or may not be successful in overcoming the behavior. Please be careful, and respect the danger that is imminent with him. It may be genetic, and it may be that this dog is not suitable as a pet. But above be careful, so not put anyone in a risky situation, and don't experiment.
- KyleeLv 45 years ago
If Daffney shows no concern then it just shows that Daffney gets along well enough with Delila to let her eat out of her bowl. There is no health problem with this. My dog lets other animals out of his food bowl. There is absolutely NO problem with this.
- MarianneLv 710 years ago
What you are seeing is a case of "resource guarding". Here is how to fix it';
