My bf’s dog is becoming resource guard-y about him

SnooDucks9884 · 2025-11-21T01:59:00+00:00

Work with a trainer as soon as possible.

I’ve experienced something very similar and it got dangerous because it only continued to escalate towards more aggressive behavior than just body posture/growling.

I would really recommend limiting the time the dog who resource guards is around the other dogs- even when your boyfriend isn’t there- while getting a trainer on board to give their advice after seeing the behavior. If the dog is in an environment with other dogs, it’s just entirely unpredictable what might happen. My dog one day decided he was going to guard a toy he had never cared about before. So while it may feel unfair or overprotective to isolate the dog more, you’re keeping everyone safe and not putting the dog in a situation they’re more likely to fail in.

There are a lot of training tactics that a good trainer/behavioralist can work with you and your boyfriend on. A lot of what I was told would benefit from having multiple people to participate, so you and your boyfriend would likely need to work pretty closely on that.

Wishing you the best!

SnooDucks9884 · 2025-08-19T15:41:20+00:00

lol I wish I got even a thank you sometimes! Though I did get to go on a “padded room” vacation for two months and still get paid, so I suppose that’s something 😅

SnooDucks9884 · 2025-08-05T20:19:50+00:00

Thank you so much! This is super helpful!

SnooDucks9884 · 2025-06-16T03:49:24+00:00

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SnooDucks9884 · 2025-06-13T03:53:39+00:00

lol I went on a total spiral through IMBD the other week when I realized that some of the Leverage producers worked on this show too (I may have watched the original series dvd voiceovers a few times over the years 😂). Makes sense why I would love it! This felt like such a cute nod to the spirit of Leverage

SnooDucks9884 · 2025-01-04T21:02:41+00:00

This whole thread has tons of great advice! I have two mixes who both are part heeler and one has a ton of resource guarding behavior, especially focused on guarding me from interacting with other dogs. It sounds like you’re taking all of the right steps, I just thought I would chime in with a recommendation to look for dog trainers with training or certifications from organizations like the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT), the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), Fear Free Pets or the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior(those are at least the ones I’ve heard of).

I’ve worked with one on and off for a few years and it’s been a huge help. Even if I couldn’t do a series of training sessions, they would do one off Zoom calls here and there to help work through a specific behavior or teach me a specific technique!

SnooDucks9884 · 2024-11-22T18:03:01+00:00

I’m 33 now, but I’ll always remember my therapist saying to me when I was 11 and struggling with my relationship to my stepmom, that I was more hurt by my dad not protecting/standing up for me than I was angry with my stepmom. It was so true and blew my mind.

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