How to protect pet dogs from food? Let the dog sit down before feeding, and keep petting it when it eats, so that it can get used to you being next to it when it eats. When your dog is eating, call it to you and give it a reward, then let it go back to continue eating. When your dog doesn't protect its food, give it a little extra reward.

1. Before feeding, let your dog sit down first. This will help the dog form the awareness that you are the provider and the dominant one of food, which is helpful for dogs with strong dominance. Keep petting your dog while he eats. This way it will get used to having you around when it eats and understand that you won't take away its food.

2. After your dog learns to recall, call it to you when it eats and give it a reward, such as a small snack, chicken or something. Then let it return to the food bowl and continue eating.

3. When the dog does not protect its food, give it some extra rewards, such as delicious snacks, and the dog will slowly understand what the owner means.