Resource Guarding a Pet Parent: Why Dogs Guard People From Other Dogs or Family Members
Resource Guarding a Family Member or Pet Parent: Understanding When a Dog Guards Access to a Person A dog can resource guard more than food, toys, bones, beds, or stolen objects. In some cases, a dog may guard access to a family member, pet parent, resting location, social interaction, or a preferred person. This can happen when another dog, visitor, child, spouse, partner, or unfamiliar person comes within a certain distance of the individual the dog values. At first, the behavior may be subtle. The dog may become still. The mouth may close. The eyes may harden. The dog may …