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Jean Donaldson has just published a new edition of her book Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs. If you have a dog who guards food, objects, people, or locations, you need this book! Jean joins Zazie and Kristi to discuss what to do if your dog guards food, locations, or other resources.
We talk about:
- Why it was time for a new edition of Mine! and what it was like to write it
- How to decide if your dog needs a regular training plan or a more incremental one to resolve their guarding behaviour
- Why it's a myth that you should be able to take your dog's food away from them
- How we can add food to puppies' bowls to help prevent food guarding
- Why there's not really anything wrong with the personality of a dog who guards resources
- The other behaviour issues that sometimes accompany guarding behaviour
- What it means to be "warmed up" or "cold" in a dog training plan
- Why dog trainers like the spicy dogs
- The Olde English Sheepdog who was a bit of a challenge
- Guarding behaviour in Jean's dog Buffy and Kristi's dogs Archer and Soleil
- When to hire a dog trainer to help with resource guarding
The book Jean recommended to us is The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV by Helen Kastor.
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Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs by Jean Donaldson is available wherever books are sold.
Jean Donaldson is one of the world's top dog trainers, founder of the Academy for Dog Trainers, and author of the seminal book Culture Clash, which was named number one training and behaviour book by The Association of Pet Dog Trainers. In 2017, Jean authored and instructed Dog Training 101 for The Great Courses, another wonderful resource for dog guardians. Her most recent book is the second edition of Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs.
Follow Jean at the Academy for Dog Trainers:
Website: https://academyfordogtrainers.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AcademyforDogTrainers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/academy4dogtrainers/?hl=en
You might also like: Understanding resource guarding in dogs and how to fix it with Lisa Skavienski
About the co-hosts:
Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.
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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat.