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PART 2 Now, second, you say she showered him with love and toys? Well guess what? Despite your high and mighty 'dogs shouldn't own things' speech, you've fucking spoiled your dog, and now he thinks hes the leader. They don't understand 'oh, this person is giving me all these lovely things, I'm so grateful, Ill do anything they say', they just think 'hey, look, some nifty toy has appeared on my bed! How cool! It's mine! I must protect it with my life!' You have to make sure your dog understands the gift is coming from her, and never give him too many at once.
And finally, if a dog's growling and acting defensive of something, you NEVER try and force it from him. That shouldn't suggest you shouldn't discipline him, of course, but you're a fucking retard if you stick anything attached to you anywhere near that dog's mouth. I couldn't give you a textbook explanation on what you SHOULD do, since it varies from dog to dog, but you should really have been training him in this the second you got him. Here's a bit of an article online that explains it well. This is a VERY important thing to teach your dog from and early age, or as early as you get them, so they know not to be aggressive about food or toys:
>Practice taking objects from him, toys, food, etc. Start by trading the object for a yummy treat. Then give back the object back to him. Get him used to your hands around his food bowl. Start by adding yummy treats while he is eating. Work up to removing his food bowl while eating to add the treats, then replacing the bowl for him to resume eating. You can eventually work up to actually slipping your hand in to remove food while he is eating.
Here's the whole guide. It's pretty good: http://www.snowdogs.com.au/Reference/Training/tabid/71/Default.aspx
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