Dizzle
Well-Known Member
How do you deal with food aggression? Basically at the moment when I am out of the stable he has his ears forward, as soon as I open the door and place the food in he has his ears back and will snap and snake his head and throw in the odd leap/lunge. If I stand too close to the door whilst he is eating I also get a warning. As soon as dinner is over hes as happy as larry again.
What can I do to make eating a happier experience for the both of us?
I have to confess there was an incident about 10 days ago where I fed him and had to remove his feed after a couple of mouthfuls and its got worse since then, so to be honest I can see his reasoning by making sure I leave the bucket and then stay away. How can I help to build his trust up in me that I am not going to take his dinner?
Hes not too bad with the haynet although he was getting crabby with me last night as it took a while to tie it up and he stressed if I was between him and the net (silly b*gger shouldnt have moved then!). Any ideas?
What can I do to make eating a happier experience for the both of us?
I have to confess there was an incident about 10 days ago where I fed him and had to remove his feed after a couple of mouthfuls and its got worse since then, so to be honest I can see his reasoning by making sure I leave the bucket and then stay away. How can I help to build his trust up in me that I am not going to take his dinner?
Hes not too bad with the haynet although he was getting crabby with me last night as it took a while to tie it up and he stressed if I was between him and the net (silly b*gger shouldnt have moved then!). Any ideas?