Member Dominic
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5 mo Husky/Pomeranian cross with a very husky temperament, size and markings. We’re trying to document him growing up as well as practising some photography while we’re at it.
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> I don’t see much practical reason to need to be able to reach in with your hands and remove something from the dog.
I’m mostly concerned about him nipping at uneducated kids/adults/animals who ignore his warning signs. It’s a far-off concern but if I can do anything to not have to worry about it in the future, especially since he loves people so much at the moment.
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This was an interesting video. A good reminder that not all dogs are the same. Mofu is nowhere near as bad as the dog in the video (he will only nip when you actually grip the thing he wants so I don’t think we got him this bad). I agree 100% with the video that it’s a trust issue between us and Mofu (confidence that we won’t actually take things away from him, without paying him with something better in return) and that’s exactly what we’re looking to improve.
I had no idea it could be related to genetics.
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That’s super appreciated.
We have continued with hand-feeding for the past two weeks with Mofu and we can now take the food bowl away (to refill) without protest. In retrospect, the mistake we made is that we got to this stage before and we stopped hand feeding. We’ll continue for several more months now to make sure the behaviour is deep inside him.
In terms of chews, all chews are shared with him at the moment. He can chew on them (with permission) in our laps and we’re frequently asking for his ‘look-at-me/eyes’ while he’s chewing. If he ignores the command we temporarily remove the treat and let him continue once he’s looked at us. The goal is to be able to take his attention away from anything mid-chewing. We’re also re-training ‘out’ to improve it (started from basics) to help with the chews.