What food should I feed my aggressive dog? Can salmon oil help?

Royal Canin's Calm Diet is formulated specifically for this purpose - it contains natural calming agents such as tryptophan and milk thistle to help with anxiety and aggression issues in dogs. You could certainly give this a try, if you like. It shouldn't hurt anything, and it may help. Some of my behavior clients have seen good results with it in the past.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! You may try this though it is unlikely to make a noticeable difference. At least it is not likely to make it worse. The best thing for this is continued training so I’m glad you are already working with a trainer. Best of luck!

I would be happy to help you - feel free to request a consultation if you want to discuss Koda's issues in more detail. For now, I can certainly give you some general information about food aggression and how to treat it :) Food aggression, like other types of resource guarding, occurs because the dog is afraid that you are going to take their food away from them. This doesn't have to be based on any negative experiences in the past - it's a hard-wired, instinctive behavior that is stronger in some dogs than others. Treatment is based on teaching the dog that good things happen when you approach his food bowl, so that over time, this doesn't make her feel threatened anymore. You can start by walking by her and dropping a treat into her food bowl while she is eating. Once she's comfortable with this, you can gradually work up to approaching her, picking up the bowl, adding a special treat of some kind, and giving it back. It's never recommended to punish this behavior, or to bother her or take away her bowl while she is eating, since this only reinforces the idea that bad things happen when you approach her and will make the problem worse over time. The book "Mine!" by Jean Donaldson gives an excellent overview of this issue, along with detailed step-by-step training instructions to address it.

All the brands should contain the same single ingredient: salmon oil. I would recommend getting one, using it for 6 weeks, and then re-evaluate if it is having the change you are wanting to see. A side effect of salmon oil is loose or greasy stools, which can be limited by using less salmon oil.

Happy Thanksgiving! You give give him fish oil tablets which will be a great source of omega-3 for him. For every 30 pounds of body weight, give him 1,000 mg fish oil containing 300 mg of EPA/DHA combined. I hope this helps!

Hi there! Yes, it's find to give a daily supplement of salmon oil to Joey if you wish - this can help to promote healthy skin and joints, and most dogs also enjoy the taste :) Once daily on his food is fine. Different brands of salmon oil have different concentrations, so I can't say how much you should give without being able to see the label of the product you have. If it's a veterinary products, there should be instructions on the label for how much to give each day, depending on Joey's weight.

Hi and thanks for your post this afternoon. The Tomlyn Nutri Supplement is okay, but the salmon oil with the added D3 and Potassium vitamins can be toxic to dogs. Unless your veterinarian has specifically told you to give the D3 and Potassium Supplement, I would advise against it. Regular Salmon Oil without the added D3 and Potassium (just regular plain Salmon or Fish Oil) would be better then the added extra D3 and Potassium. It is okay to give Salmon Oil (or other Fish Oil) with the Tomyln Nutri, just avoid the D3 and Potassium. I hope this helps and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!