We have an 11yo Airedale, and recently began fostering a small Terrier mix female. It's mostly going well, but the foster dog is showing some aggression towards our Airedale around feeding. Yesterday, after they had both finished eating, the Airedale wanted to sniff/lick the bowl of the foster dog, and she growled and snapped at the Airedale.
This doesn't bother our Airedale, who is very stable and knows how to take care of herself. But we would like to be able to let them eat together without drama. Our Airedale was used to living with a male Airedale, who passed about 6 months ago. They were in the habit of eating together and licking each other's bowls afterwards.
I guess this foster girl had to compete with others for food or something. She was surrendered by a family with four dogs.
Yes, I know the usual advice is to feed them separately, which of course we can do. But if possible we would like to modify her behavior somewhat to make feeding time simpler and maybe make things easier for whoever adopts her.
Other than this, she's very sweet and no problem to be with.
So, any tips on how to help them co-exist better around food?
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