Well, can I put my 2 penneth in, due to this thread, Ive changed my attitude, and it works !!! what I do is split my pups meal into 2, give her lets say a chicken wing, let her be as protective over it as she wants, casually walk upto her and saying her name, get as close as you can to her, and toss the other part of her meal to her, Ive done this over the last 2 Weeks or since this thread started, and I can now take food off her, Im still swapping with the other part of the meal, but she now associates, me coming near her with yep you guessed it....more food! sorry to say but I was wrong, I t