Preventing Dogfights At Meal Time

Even dogs who are best friends all day long may
become fighters when it's time to eat. We have
to remember that dogs are just animals and food
is an extremely strong stimulus for many of
them. The instinct for getting as much food as
possible as quickly as possible often results in
fighting among canines at meal time.

If you have two or more dogs, the obvious
solution is to feed them in different places.
This will work just fine if it's a doable option
for you. However, if your house or yard is not
situated in such a way that feeding in several
locations is easy, there are methods you can use
to prevent fighting while feeding your dogs.

One of the first things you have to remember is
to establish a habit of feeding locations. If
you have two or more dogs, always feed them in
the same bowl which is placed in the same
location every day. Do not mix the bowls up and
do not let the dogs feed indifferent or
alternate locations. Each dog must eat in the
same bowl at the same spot every single day.
This is the single most important factor for
maintaining peace at meal time.

It's easier to begin this behavior in the
beginning then to correct it after it's gone on
too long in an undesirable fashion. When feeding
to dogs in different bowls, let's say across the
room from one another, it's important you remain
in the location until each dog is finished while
this training is going on. You must act as the
referee in making sure that a problem dog does
not eat some or all of his or her food and then
travel to the other bowl to consume the rest or
begin a fight. In no situation should dog be
allowed to go to any bowl that is not he is and
he is exact location. This is the biggest
stimulus for causing a fight.

If you have three or more dogs and trying to
teach them to eat in the same bowl in the same
location each day, this becomes more difficult.
It really helps if two of you are able to act as
referees during meal time making sure that nobody
gets out of bounds. If a dog does approach other
dogs bowl and tension is seen between the dogs,
it's important at this time not to rush in and
cause more tension but to simply step in between
the dogs and saying no. In other words use your
body as a shield more so then your hands
grabbing the dogs and physically moving them
away. Oftentimes, simply stepping in front of
the dog when you see his or her intentions of
going to another bowl is enough to distract him
or her and read turn the animal to his proper
location.

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