Any suggestions on how to make my puppy less aggressive when she’s eating?
We have a 4 month old mini Schnauzer puppy who is extremely aggressive with her food. We have an older dog (a Schnoodle who is one year old), and we feed him first — to let him know he is the alpha-dog. But Ellie, the little dog, flips out when we put his food out. We have to hold her down to make sure she doesn’t go after Shooter’s food. When we finally put her food out, she attacks it! And then we have to hold her again while Shooter finishes his food (he is a super slow eater, but he is just slow/laid back in general).
Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to make her less aggressive with her food? We are going to start her in puppy training very soon — do you think that could help with the aggressiveness?
I agree with everyone you need a trainer. I do have a tip for you. Don’t feed the older one first, feed them at the same time but first you must pretend you are eating the food, and they must see you do it. This makes you the alpha, and puts them on equal ground. The alpha always eats first, and she may be challenging Shooters authority. If you are the alpha, she may be more settled with him.
alpha dog training video