[RKDinOKC]

My first dog, Penny was great. She wouldn't take ANYTHING from someone unless I said it was okay. She could be offered her favorite treat and wouldn't take it unless she looked at me and I said okay. However, once you did give it to her, then by golly it was hers and you better leave it alone. She never bit anyone over it, but she sure growled and snapped.

Was able to always keep food in her bowl and she never over ate. In fact, as a puppy if you could see the bottom of the bowl with food still in it, she would bring the bowl to be filled up. When we ate she was lay down an politely wait for you to give her your last bite and to slick up your plate. Only then would she eat from her bowl. AND don't anyone bother her while she is eating. Once she walked off, bowl empty or not, you could do what you wanted and she didn't care. It was like, "I'm eating, LEAVE ME ALONE!"

If she would have been but in the pound they would have labeled her as a mean dog and put her down because she growled at being bothered while eating.

I used it as an advantage to train her to snarl and growl when I made a fist. Really handy. If I wanted her to look mean all I had to do was make a fist.

Pepper, she doesn't care. I can bother her up to taking food out of her mouth and no reaction.