Reasons for Pet Aggression

[heading style=”2″ color=”#996633″ style_color=”##996633″]Resource Guarding[/heading]

Most animals are quite territorial and are very likely to become aggressive when they are guarding a resource such as their food, another animal, a toy, or even you – their person. If you have a particularly “responsible” dog, you may need to be more aware of this predisposition. For example, a herding dog may grow frustrated when things are not in the order they prefer and could deliver a nip to put them back in order. (Read more about this in the article, “Herding Cats”). Most animals will guard and protect their food and toys, particularly if you have children or other animals in the house.