We seem to be having some issue with Philo and we could really use some suggetions.
Philo has never been food aggressive toward humans, she lets us put our hands in her bowl
and pick it up no problem. She does have food aggression with other dogs though. We don't have other
animals so that is not an everyday problem. The problem is this....on occasion because she eats socks,
underwear and other items she will vomit days after the incident. From the first time she has ever
vomited she has been and is VERY aggressive toward the vomit and wants to eat it.....yuck...sorry.
Usually when she is sick we have put her in her kennel just to confine the vomit and leave her be.
When we know she has eaten something that will come up later we put on her leash and just pull her away
as soon as she pukes. Any ideas how to stop this behavior?
Second problem is this.....today I went to call her inside and she is digging up a plant in the back yard...
big no no. I could not get her attention by calling her and when we approached her or tried to grab she
growls, snarls and lunged at us much like the puking problem. Our trainer told us to completely ingnore
Philo for 2 days (put her in her kennel and provide the basics food and water) let her out to pee on
a leash, don't talk to her and then on the 2nd day intergrate her back into the family only using commands.
Clearly she thinks these items are hers and hers alone and this is a dominance issue. Any suggestions on
how to handle this? Currently we are doing the kennel thing.
Philo has never been food aggressive toward humans, she lets us put our hands in her bowl
and pick it up no problem. She does have food aggression with other dogs though. We don't have other
animals so that is not an everyday problem. The problem is this....on occasion because she eats socks,
underwear and other items she will vomit days after the incident. From the first time she has ever
vomited she has been and is VERY aggressive toward the vomit and wants to eat it.....yuck...sorry.
Usually when she is sick we have put her in her kennel just to confine the vomit and leave her be.
When we know she has eaten something that will come up later we put on her leash and just pull her away
as soon as she pukes. Any ideas how to stop this behavior?
Second problem is this.....today I went to call her inside and she is digging up a plant in the back yard...
big no no. I could not get her attention by calling her and when we approached her or tried to grab she
growls, snarls and lunged at us much like the puking problem. Our trainer told us to completely ingnore
Philo for 2 days (put her in her kennel and provide the basics food and water) let her out to pee on
a leash, don't talk to her and then on the 2nd day intergrate her back into the family only using commands.
Clearly she thinks these items are hers and hers alone and this is a dominance issue. Any suggestions on
how to handle this? Currently we are doing the kennel thing.