English Bulldog

[BlueCoyote 0]

check this guy out

 

are they supposed to do that??

some part of me says no.... but then another part of me isnt surprised in the slightest. however both of my own bulldogs dont act this way..... at least not towards a human.. towards each other they're like hippo's shoving each other around over a bone but its never bloody and the bitch always wins because the dog lets her..... but they especially dont act this way towards me and my husband..

Edited January 24, 2008 by BlueCoyote

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

Well the dog is protecting his food. I would probably do the same if I was a dog. I wouldnt want a dumb human staring at me with a camera. It is very threatening to the dog. That was only a warning bite. In my opinion leave the dog alone while its with food. We should show no interest in the dogs food once we have given it to them. Also then we must enforce the same rules applying our own food. The dog should show no interest while we have food, begging, staring or jumping is not to be tolerated.

Fair play to the bulldog!

[Guest Frank]

A wild wolf pack, will have a alpha male and feamale. They get to eat first and then the lesser memebers of the pack.

As we are ment to be Alpha in our pack, we should be able to take the bone ect off out dogs, without any come back, to let them growl ect at you, is letting them be boss basicly.

From a pup, i make sure they know who is boss.

[Hob&Jill 258]

They just laugh :blink:

[leegreen 2,173]

Yes they should be tought to not do that. I have a Bull/Greyhound pup that tryed something like that over a pigeon leg it only done it once, didn't have to tell it of much, they learn quickly. Now if that full grown Bull dog did that to me I would have kicked it so fu-king hard the fecking mutant c--t, I certainly wouldnt be laughing.

[Tyla 3,179]

Well the dog is protecting his food. I would probably do the same if I was a dog. I wouldnt want a dumb human staring at me with a camera. It is very threatening to the dog. That was only a warning bite. In my opinion leave the dog alone while its with food. We should show no interest in the dogs food once we have given it to them. Also then we must enforce the same rules applying our own food. The dog should show no interest while we have food, begging, staring or jumping is not to be tolerated.

Fair play to the bulldog!

 

i disagree. My dogs sit and wait before eating, go to bed while we eat and wouldnt bat an eyelid if i took the food out of their mouths. i am in charge and they know it, that dog is badly trained and unsure of its place in the pack which leads to bad behaviour. it all goes back to pack etiquette, you wouldnt expect the alpha animal to tolerate that so why should i?

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

A good point Frank.

But I find that taking the food can prevoke a retaliation if you are not fully seen as a leader.

So beware. It is unwise to unreasonably prevoke the dog in that way.

This lady with the camera wasnt doing much to show her dominance, by crouching down and staring at the dog.

Really stupid.

The dog misunderstood it as a threat to his food, and his actions worked; his snap made her move away and he was left with the food.

She should not have interfered with him, unless it was necessary.

Some dog owners should get a good book on dog psychology.

[MATTI 34]

The poor c**t's probably so uncomfortable no wonder it's snappy, it's a disgrace the way this breed is going, it's only stood there with that chew and panting like fook

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

are they supposed to do that??

 

Any breed will do that, if there is a bad owner caring for it.

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

Yes they should be tought to not do that. I have a Bull/Greyhound pup that tryed something like that over a pigeon leg it only done it once, didn't have to tell it of much, they learn quickly. Now if that full grown Bull dog did that to me I would have kicked it so fu-king hard the fecking mutant c--t, I certainly wouldnt be laughing.

 

Seriously, when a mature dog has it in its head that he is more dominant, it takes a little more work than kicking him to make him think differently.

 

It can be a fulltime job, until he fully submits to you. Violence and prevoking dont help.

Its more about your personal attitude toward the dog and the way you carry yourself while in its presence.

[Guest Frank]

A good point Frank.

But I find that taking the food can prevoke a retaliation if you are not fully seen as a leader.

 

Thats why , its very important to install that when they are pups, thay have to know where they stand.

I had a saluki cross once.... ....That did just this, as i got her when she was 2. She did not know here place in the pack, as id say she was passed about, so guarded her bones and food like a tiger with cubs!!!

I will not tolerate any dog doing that to me. Im the leader, they will respect me, just like the lesser members of the pack respecting a Alpha male or feamale.

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

A good point Frank.

But I find that taking the food can prevoke a retaliation if you are not fully seen as a leader.

 

Thats why , its very important to install that when they are pups, thay have to know where they stand.

I had a saluki cross once.... ....That did just this, as i got her when she was 2. She did not know here place in the pack, as id say she was passed about, so guarded her bones and food like a tiger with cubs!!!

I will not tolerate any dog doing that to me. Im the leader, they will respect me, just like the lesser members of the pack respecting a Alpha male or feamale.

 

When they are pups is the best time. But watch out for the teenage years because they will test you!

A higher rank means more benefits.

[Guest john2007oliver]

Yes they should be tought to not do that. I have a Bull/Greyhound pup that tryed something like that over a pigeon leg it only done it once, didn't have to tell it of much, they learn quickly. Now if that full grown Bull dog did that to me I would have kicked it so fu-king hard the fecking mutant c--t, I certainly wouldnt be laughing.

 

Seriously, when a mature dog has it in its head that he is more dominant, it takes a little more work than kicking him to make him think differently.

 

It can be a fulltime job, until he fully submits to you. Violence and prevoking dont help.

Its more about your personal attitude toward the dog and the way you carry yourself while in its presence.

 

 

Well how are you ment to get the opportunity in a "controlled" situation if you don't provoke it? End of the day if a dog done this to me it would get put in its place and i would go out my way to give it the opportunity to do it again and again until it understood it is not acceptable. I would rather get bitten or snapped at while im expecting it than when im not. Wouldn't oyu?

[BlueCoyote 0]

i understand that dogs (some) have a severe case of "MINE!" and dont like people mucking around them while eating..... however..... as i said before... my own dogs dont do this and i didnt acquire them as pups. wish i had due to some other temperament/personality defects.. but food aggression is NOT one of them!!

i am a fool for taking pictures and filming my dogs, especially while eating. there is just something really cool about watching a big bulldog chow down on a big meaty leg bone. mine just chew away, crunch bones, lick their chops and ask for more..

 

i've only had one dog my entire life that had food aggression. he was a chow/shepherd/husky mix.. mom was purebred chow.. had a litter of ten pups and since i was a kid i didnt know much about selecting the right puppy to raise.. i got the biggest baddest alpha pup in the pack! but i didnt know that at the time. the reason i mention this dog is the reason why i think its very important to be able to take food from the dog no matter what.. when this pup was 8 months old he got hold of some bad food.. and nearly took my arm off when i tried to take it away. the boy nextdoor came over once during feeding time and thought it was funny to hear the puppy growl when he got too close.. despite my warning he kept doing it.. and the dog slashed his brand new soccer cleats right off his feet! his mom was P*SSED to say the least.. the same dog also slashed my hand from palm to wrist in his haste to eat all the chicken i was handing out to the other dogs.... i ran into the house screaming(i was only 9 years old!) dripping blood everywhere thinking i was dying.... my older brother went outside and beat the dog for doing that.. no didnt solve anything, but my brother was just being typical and over protective. i was lucky he didnt just kill the dog. instead he took him to the pound a few months later.

 

so... having said all that.. yes i believe its natural for dogs to do this if they feel like they must fight for food. i also believe you should, for the most part, leave them alone while they eat but not BECAUSE they might bite... simply because its just polite. but if the event arises that you have to take food away for what ever reason... say your dog drags up a nasty diaper from the trash and is chowing down.. you need to be able to intervene. thats your right as alpha. and then there are the safety issues..... especially if you have children or other animals. sure in a perfect world adults mind their kids and they never get hurt by dogs........... but thats only in a perfect world. the least you can do for your children's safety is ensure your dog isnt going to rip their faces off over a piece of steak or dry kibble!!

 

the thing that bothered me most about this bulldog was he gave no warnings.. which is why the vid is titled "Bulldog Surprise"

Edited January 25, 2008 by BlueCoyote

[Kay 3,709]

A good point Frank.

But I find that taking the food can prevoke a retaliation if you are not fully seen as a leader.

 

Thats why , its very important to install that when they are pups, thay have to know where they stand.

I had a saluki cross once.... ....That did just this, as i got her when she was 2. She did not know here place in the pack, as id say she was passed about, so guarded her bones and food like a tiger with cubs!!!

I will not tolerate any dog doing that to me. Im the leader, they will respect me, just like the lesser members of the pack respecting a Alpha male or feamale.

 

I agree Frank first thing i do with a pup is make sure i can put my hands in the food dish while the dogs eating, in my opinion its my food & the dog eats it when i say it can & not untill