Message #580469

[desertdog1]

Maybe I didn't elaborate enough...The dog only gets chitty when I try to doctor his face area, I can handle or touch the face area otherwise with no problems. When he was a tiny pup he growled at me once when eating,  I smacked him,  picked up his bowl and he never did it again. I can pick up hs bowl while he's eating no problem.  The other day there was another dog standing next to him and  for some reason I picked up his bowl, yelled at him and he retreated 3-4 feet and breifly bared his teeth, no growiling.  He's very possesive about food or bones around other dogs. He minds very well in every other way...