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Kim
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Date Posted: 06:22:28 03/29/06 Wed
Hi, I have a beautiful male peke named Gizmo. He is approx. 11 months old. We rescued him from neglect about 6 months ago, he was being kept in a bathroom of an apartment, his owners had broken up and moved out, when he was found he ha no food or water. He is a very healthy boy now but suprise, suprise he has a serious case of food aggression. He actually attacks people for coming any where near him while eating, they do not even have to be coming toward him just entering the room with him is enough to set him off. He will run at them and lunge. When he "attacks" he draws blood everytime. We have children, they are aware of how to treat animals and have never tried to touch any dog while eating but Gizmo will come to them while they are eating and attack them to steal their food. He will also bite if he feels "backed into a corner". By this I mean if he is on the couch and a child tries to sit on the couch I think he feels like he can't get away and will attack. He also bites if he is sleeping on something of the kids (blankets, pillows, beds) and they approach him.In the time that we have had him he has never been hit or hurt in any way, he has always had food and tons of love but I am worried that the damage done to him in his early months has scarred him very deeply. He will not bite or lunge at me, I am able to move food away from him if needed and can always call him off if he is biting someone, he is NEVER left alone with ANYONE, because I am the only one that he will listen to. How do I get him to see that the shildren do not want his food, and that they will not hurt him by walking near him? Also, he is not neutured, could the surgery help in his aggression?
Thank you in advance for any advice,
Kim
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