http://www.dogster.com/answers/question/dog_gets_protective_over_random_items_then_gets_nasty_when_we_try_and_move_item-68646 Item could be anything, could be anything in the room, she'll sit next to it & guard it, any interfearance she'll show her teeth & will jump to bite. Yorkshire Terrier. She can be lovely, then all of a sudden she'll get protective. en-us Copyright Dogster 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:43:19 GMT Sun, May 19th 2013, 12:43 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dogster.com dogsters@dogster.com dogsters@dogster.com http://www.dogster.com/answers/question/dog_gets_protective_over_random_items_then_gets_nasty_when_we_try_and_move_item-68646#answer-179470 It is called resource guarding. I recommend the book called "MINE" by Jean Donaldson.

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