re: Dog just snapped at daughter

It’ s a tough situation you’re in.They can be broken from resource guarding but if your daughter is always going to be fearful around the dog he will sense it and won’t see her as a alpha.

I have a 2 1/2 y o female Redbone house dog and she went through the resource guarding thing,she would get something she wasn’t supposed to have and would growl if the wife or I went to take it away.My first instinct was to beat the hell out of her but I refrained from it and did the trading thing,give her a treat and take what she wasn’t supposed to have.

Last year it hasn’t been a problem,she got over it.

We don’t have any small children,our youngest grandson is 9 y o and she has never shown any aggression towards him.She loves him more than anybody,if he’s here she’s stuck to him like Velcro.

He has strict instructions not to mess with her if she’s eating though.I’ve picked up her food bowl when she’s eating and it doesn’t bother her.I don’t think she would care if he picked up her food bowl but I don’t see any reason to find out.

Some shitty dog owners in this thread, sweet Jesus.

There was a previous interaction to cause concern, and the solution was to send the kid in a second time?

Bringing a new large breed puppy into a family is a process of training the entire family. Monitoring interactions, etc.

Guaranteed, there were a 100 warning signs the pup was possessive.

Additionally, I currently have a 6 month year old golden. Thing could maybe draw blood if it tried it's best.

Hilarious that people are actually suggesting to euthanize the animal.

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How many dawgs have you trained

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Every one I've ever owned...because they ALL need training of one sort or the other.

But everyone should listen to the guy who calls a puppy an aggressive dog for a first time snap when a small human comes near his toy.

ETA: Children also need some training about pets and how to handle them...let's not forget that.

Well you haven’t trained him properly for the first six months. Jumping up and slapping the dog then throwing out the door isn’t going to solve the issue either.

None of the fake tough guys who tell you to “show the dog who is boss” are giving good advice. Hire a dog trainer if you want to keep it or get rid of it. You likely aren’t capable of fixing it now.

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None of the fake tough guys who tell you to “show the dog who is boss” are giving good advice

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What do you think is step one for a trainer? Establish who's in charge.

You're just paying someone else to do it. You never really learn to read and train dogs unless you do it yourself a few times. It's incredibly rewarding and paying someone else to do it is robbing both you and the dog of one of life's great little pleasures.

Desensitize him by having you, your wife and daughter rub the dog behind the ears when he is eating. When he growls, correct him and take the food away until he begs for it.

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Dad instinct kicked in...

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On second thought after reading this, it sounds like Dad can't control his instincts, yet the dog is suppose to control his. Your dog is becoming a product of his environment. For the dog's sake, find him a new home.

Why don’t you spend some time with the dog and train it.

Water dog and walk with wick are the two must reads if you're going to train your own dog.

It's super rewarding and every outdoorsman should do it.

Well, Ahole, first of all the dog came at me like Cujo. Remember that movie? And I am 75 YO and a female. I tried all the nice things like trading for things he likes better That worked a little bit. The thing that worked best was the broom. The broom only comes out when he is guarding my bed and not letting me in it.

He worships me otherwise. He just has the one weird compulsion to go find something to treasure for awhile.

I have had many working dogs GSDs, Mals, dobes and now rotts in my life and did a lot of training and this dog by far is the toughest dog I ever worked.