As someone once wisely said, you should be able to take away her food, her toy, her puppy....If one of my dogs growled at me FOR ANY REASON, I would do more than pinch their nose. Syd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 1/10/2007 10:51:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx writes: Concern #2...you can create some mighty good food aggression problems by taking away your pup's food. Why should I correct my dog if he growls at me? I took HIS food! I gave it to him and then took it away, and it's only fair that he tell me that that's not right. Growling is a dog's warning system, and if you take that away, they go right to biting. Who's fault is it? YOURS! SYD MAILBERG 23910 SE 276TH ST MAPLE VALLEY, WA 98038 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================