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My sweet pitty

I have an 2 year female old huskey, and last summer I got a male pit, they have been each other this whole time. How my pitty isnt wanting to let the huskey eat when he eats. I am alittle worried
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675347 tn?1365460645
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Totally in agreement with LMNO. I know -my little dog Misty thinks she's alpha as far as our visiting friend Jet is concerned. If I give them both a treat, because he eats much slower than she does, she will move in on his treats after she's wolfed hers down in 10 secs flat! He will just let her bully him!
She only stops doing that when I move in between them, and show them who really is in charge around the place! (of course I am fair but firm with her, never mean)
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I completely agree with LMNO.  My pit needs and loves rules; so much that if I don't make them he will.  Of course all the rules he comes up with are to his advantage so it's up to me to make sure it is my rules that are enforced.  Most dogs, but especially pits, have an innate sense of fairness.  As long as the rules are fair I have no trouble enforcing them.
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Have you tried putting them in different rooms when it's feeding time?

It sounds like your Pit is trying to become the Alpha in the house, and is exercising his power by taking over your Husky's food bowl.

What you REALLY need to do, is put YOUR foot down and let you pit know that YOU are the Alpha, and not him. Stand between them and whenever your pit starts to make a move towards your Husky's bowl, snap at him and steer him away and back towards his own area.

My 6 dogs each have their own 'designated' feeding spot in my kitchen, and none of them stray far from their own personal 'spot'. If they do, I'm the first person there to tell them "NO", but as it rarely happens, it's all good.

Do you feed them in the exact same place each feeding? Would it be difficult to watch them while they're eating, so you can control when your Pit starts to wander towards your Husky's feeding area?

I'm not telling you or advising you to necessarily punish your Pit, but you need to let him know that YOU are the boss, and that what YOU say goes.

My 2 cents.

LMNOI
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