Comments on: How to Stop Your Puppy or Dog Growling When Eating

By: Sammie@LabSiteHQ

Sammie@LabSiteHQ — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:47 +0000

In reply to Biswadip. Hi there. Getting plenty of exercise and mental stimulation can definitely help reduce destructive behavior, but won't necessarily prevent it altogether. Almost all Labrador pups love to chew, regardless of how well they are exercised!

By: Biswadip

Biswadip — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:45:51 +0000

Does lack of sufficient regular exercise initiates destructive behaviour in young pups?

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 18:33:37 +0000

In reply to Tabby. As I'm fed up with people complaining about pronouns. He/She it really doesn't matter. You can either take the advice or go somewhere else.

By: Amelia Thompson

Amelia Thompson — Wed, 12 May 2021 13:58:22 +0000

Food aggression in dogs is very persistent. Since it is based on very ancient instincts for the protection of the obtained food. And it is often difficult to correct. It is very common in adult abandoned or lost dogs. Who knew what hunger is. The food bowl guard is independent of the size of the adult dog. And this can be encountered both among small breeds and large ones. Therefore, you need to be ready for this and treat it with understanding. Indeed, in a pack, and your family is a pack for a small puppy, this behavior is considered the norm. This is a kind of growing upstage. The puppy thus tries to understand at what hierarchical level he stands. And is it possible to rise higher? After all, the leader has all the best, and all the tasty pieces belong to him.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 02:23:54 +0000

In reply to Tabby.

Seems like you don’t read anything else from the website. They are very good about equally switching between he and she pronouns. For reference: https://www.thelabradorsite.com/feeding-your-labrador-puppy/

By: Marissa

Marissa — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:31:59 +0000

In reply to John Duffy. This is the same issue I am having. Mine growls only if I touch him, not the bowl.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:46:14 +0000

So fed up with the assumed “he” pronoun. It’s the 21st century.

By: Katelyn

Katelyn — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:28:05 +0000

I took my puppy from a dog foster home about a year ago. I love him to bits; he has a great personality, and I feel that he loves our family so much. BUT, whenever I take him for a walks, we have problems. He hates other dogs and sometimes even growls at us. My husband and I were thinking about taking him to ‘doggy school’, but then again, it’s extremely expensive, and the nearest ‘doggy school’ is far away from us. Maybe you have some advice? THANK YOU!!!!

By: John Duffy

John Duffy — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 10:31:44 +0000

Very useful in understanding the causes. Unfortunately, the solution will not work for us. The dog, although not the youngest, is our sixth (the pack has grown from 2 to 6 over 12 years, all rescue dogs).

This latest dog is about 3 and really nice natured but, in the past few days, has started growling over food and, whilst all the dogs know their own food bowls and would not touch one of the others’ until they have finished eating, to feed one, as described, would not work.

Strangely, I can touch the bowl and he is fine. He growls if I touch him.

The useful thing is to know that kindness rather than discipline is the answer.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 03:47:59 +0000

I have a lab pup that is now 17 months old. His resource guarding seems to have gotten worse over time. He will eat from my hand happily. When I put fur in a bowl or now even on the floor is is very hit or miss. Often gets VERY aggressive. It’s like a switch in hsi head flips back and forth. Growling, then wagging his tail happily and sitting. Very scary. I have tried throwing a treat from a distance but it doesn’t always keep the growling down. I probably have not been consistent enough but I have been working at this for months. I am sure it vaires by dog, but what is a typical time to turn around a dogs behavior. We have grandkids and I am concerned. He also guards certain treats and just recently got aggressvie when i touched his feet to trim them. Ears back, growls, etc