eating first
fyi
my dog had serious alpha issues and i, like you arlene, could not logistically eat before my dog. However, it seemed to work out okay if i fed her immediately after walking her and making her "sit", "wait" and then "watch me" with her food in the bowl. Then I puttered around in the kitchen a bit before releasing her to eat. this was good enough to establish myself as alpha for Libby.
but i also like Shelley's idea of pretending to eat or nibbling a cracker idea too. i think that probably will work also.
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