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My beagle has suddenly started resource guarding random stuff. What should I do to get this behavior to stop? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'll start off by saying that he has a bad past life. He was obviously abused by his previous owners and straight up abandoned in the woods. He has bad anxiety that he is on Prozac for, and it seems to be helping for the most part.

Lately he has been grabbing random shit and snapping and growling when someone tries to take it. He'll grab the stuff off tables and counters to chew, so it's not like he's finding random stuff on the floor.

Last night he grabbed tape off of a table and when my sister tried to take it, he bit her hand. It wasn't hard and barely left a mark, but it is still incredibly concerning. I was the victim of a severe dog attack as a child, so any aggression is not okay. I don't want to have to get rid of him because he's my baby boy and I love him so much.

I have no idea how to stop this behavior. I've never had a dog act like this. It started in August and has gotten worse in the past month because our living conditions changed. I broke my ankle/leg and I'm laid up for a while at my parents' place.

Do y'all have any suggestions?

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ah. There is no punishment built in here, unless you consider removing attention to be punishment. It's positive reinforcement when they do something right, the happy words and pets. Ignoring them sometimes to convince them you are ok and so are they, not reassuring them. Odd, sure, but not at all mean. They don't seem ruined, I probably just am not explaining it right. Certainly not kicking them, what the heck?

[–] Devi@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

never use hands to correct them only voice or leash.

Lead pops are a punishment.

Maintain a 2 foot bubble when eating or working from home, don’t let them cuddle up to me.

As is not cuddling them.