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Diane Stepple
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Date Posted: 14:12:23 04/06/06 Thu
In reply to:
Kim
's message, "Very unpredictable little boy!" on 06:22:28 03/29/06 Wed
>Hi,
Hi Kim,
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.
Well I guess he would, that is no surprise, poor little fellow.
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.
First thing you should do is feed him either in his kennel, or seperate him in a room where no one is and close the door while he eats, soon as he is done remove the food dish and let him out in your house again. This is a very serious problem and he is only doing it because he had to go without food and he is scared some one will steal the food he now has, so he has to be fed ALONE, with no one around to make him think they will steal the food.
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.
Then meals for people must be at the kitchen table and when it is time to eat the pke is blocked from the kitchen till the meal is over. I the children have snacks while they watch TV in the front room then the peke must be blocked from the frontroom. I am sorry this sounds so harsh, but there is no easy answer, mentally he has a severe problem that may never be fixed, but precautions can be taken to avoid anyone being bitten.
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.
Then do not allow him on the furniture.
He also bites if
>he is sleeping on something of the kids (blankets,
>pillows, beds) and they approach him.
Again do not allow him on furniture wether it is beds or chesterfields or chairs.
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.
Yes it certainly has and he may never get over it.
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,
explained above, and also do not "free feed" him (meaning leaving a bowl of food out for him all the time. Make his meals a 15 minute feeding time, once he has eaten the bowl is taken away till the next feeding. Free feeding pekes should never be done as it encourages aggressivness or poor eating habits.
and
>that they will not hurt him by walking near him?
>Also, he is not neutured, could the surgery help in
>his aggression?
Yes it certainly will help, I would get him neutered as soon as possible.
>Thank you in advance for any advice,
Hope this has been of some help, if you have any other questions please feel free to email me at anytime.
Diane
>Kim
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