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Sat, Feb 23rd 2013, 11:52 GMT

This is a very fixable behaviour and yes you are right -it is a dominant behaviour he is exhibiting. When my Siberian was 9 weeks old he had the EXACT same issue with his resource guarding. On top of that he had food aggression. I spoke with serval behaviourists who all assured me this a dominance issue I was having. I had NEVER experienced this with any of my previous Siberians so it was very new to me. After 6 weeks of obedience training I noticed a HUGE improvement. . I did extensive training with "drop it" and "leave it" commands. It took about 2 months until he would fully leave something that he knew he was not allowed to have. Occasionally he will still growl but allows me to take what he has away. Your guy is older and it may take a little more work but it is something that with work can be fixed! Good luck! :)

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Thu, Dec 27th 2012, 01:52 GMT

I agree with Obi. This is called resource guarding and it can be worked on. They had good suggestions on where to start. I totally disagree with Vinnie -- no behaviorist would agree with that either.

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Kolbe
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Wed, Dec 26th 2012, 19:13 GMT

The fact is, once a dog bites the hand that feeds it, it will always believe it is more powerful and will always be dangerous towards that person.

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Vinnie

Wed, Dec 26th 2012, 15:14 GMT

i would have to agree with obi. he is a jedi after all. lol. there are lots of fairly decent videos on resource guarding on you tube. idk for sure about the book obi mentioned. huskies and the other northern breeds do keep life interesting. trading for a special toy for the object also works well. try using a treat ball with some treats or peanut butter in it. he should learn quick that if he drops something on command he gets an awesome treat. good luck

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Charlie Brown Cocoa Puffs
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Mon, Dec 24th 2012, 23:59 GMT

Wow, I am sorry you are having such trouble with his resource guarding. I do not know of a behaviorist around you. I don't think dominance is really the key here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omxz1YAyc4w Have you tried trading him something even better? Example: a toy he loves or a tasty treat. I would suggest the book "MINE" by Jean Donaldson.

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Obi
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