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Hyper Howie meets a friend (Patreon)

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2023-03-12 01:43:43
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Today I posted a video on Instagram showing Howie’s reaction to meeting the new family member. I thought I’d share the full version here. I’d love to know your thoughts on his body language when he starts becoming protective of the opossum.

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Anonymous

I’m not an expert but yes, that felt like resource guarding to me.

Anonymous

Looks like resource guarding. Definitely wants Moose to back off

Anonymous

I loved this. Thank you for sharing your lives with us!

Anonymous

Is it safe for Howie to lick the new opossum's infected ear? (Both in terms of Howie swallowing the bacteria or adding bacteria of his own from his mouth?)

Anonymous

What is the difference between him being protective/resource guarding? Like, he sees the possum as a resource? What does that mean?

Juniperfoxx
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Most dogs are not naturally protective and usually protection is not exhibited along with this kind of nervous/excited energy. He could be guarding the opossum for a number of reasons so I can’t exactly say why, but to simplify-he sees the possum as something valuable to him. Howie does not resource guard with people, but he does get aggressive with the other dogs in terms of food and treats and has attacked Moose over food. That body language mimics the body language he shows in the video which leads me to believe it’s not endearing protection, but a behavioral issue. The problem with this is that this kind of behavior almost always escalates, so it’s important to catch it early especially in cases when an animal is guarding another animal or person because it can ultimately lead to full on aggression.

Anonymous

It kind of looks like he's mimicking your actions. When you would hold him back and try to stop him from swatting. It's like he learned how to protect the possum from you. But I'm not sure if that's something dogs actually do. Either way he's super cute!

Anonymous

You are so amazing and all of these animals are so lucky to be in your care.

Anonymous

I don’t believe it was resource guarding. It looks like Howie understands that the possum is not well and wants to keep it safe.

Marie

I don't know.... It could go either way but I am leaning towards him sensing the possum is injured and wanting to protect it, if only because he was chastised by both you and Moose. Has he been neutered yet?

Anonymous

This is the sweetest video! I’m so glad he did so well! Especially for his young age! He’s almost giving like a therapy/service dog vibe towards the opossum ♥️