http://www.frenchbulldogz.org/experts/blog/2008/03/11/training-question-food-fighting-frenchies/ Experienced French Bulldog experts answer your questions on French Bulldog ownership, health, breeding and training. Fri, 16 May 2008 20:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.frenchbulldogz.org/experts/blog/2008/03/11/training-question-food-fighting-frenchies/#comment-4 laura Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:52:12 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldogz.org/experts/blog/2008/03/11/training-question-food-fighting-frenchies/#comment-4 I had similar trouble with my girls while eating, it was food guarding. After long, close/careful observation, I discovered that it wasn't aggression, it was a nervous reaction by the dominant female who would always start it. At first, I tried the loud sudden noise to break it up but it just escalated the behaviour. It was later , after many different approaches to solving it. that i decided to treat it like a nervous reaction. When feeding, I would feed them in an open space, bowls spaced atleast 5 ft apart. When the dominant girl began to guard and growl/nip at the other and shove her away, I comforted her(the aggressor), pet her and told her in a soft voice that it was okay, over and over. It took one week of doing this at each feeding to end the behaviour and five months later they still eat peacefully, no more aggression. I still feed them atleast 5 feet apart. I know it's not the same for everyone. They are both whole females. I believe more research needs to be done about identifying the root of the behaviour. I had similar trouble with my girls while eating, it was food guarding. After long, close/careful observation, I discovered that it wasn’t aggression, it was a nervous reaction by the dominant female who would always start it. At first, I tried the loud sudden noise to break it up but it just escalated the behaviour. It was later , after many different approaches to solving it. that i decided to treat it like a nervous reaction. When feeding, I would feed them in an open space, bowls spaced atleast 5 ft apart. When the dominant girl began to guard and growl/nip at the other and shove her away, I comforted her(the aggressor), pet her and told her in a soft voice that it was okay, over and over. It took one week of doing this at each feeding to end the behaviour and five months later they still eat peacefully, no more aggression. I still feed them atleast 5 feet apart. I know it’s not the same for everyone. They are both whole females. I believe more research needs to be done about identifying the root of the behaviour.

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