Loaf Bread, Dog, My Hand

[Shelteez2]

Coco and my hand tangled when I tried to get loaf of bread away from him.
I ran into this problem when he was a very young puppy but didnt have to have stitches.

Well today I forgot that you should just let them eat it and clean up mess later.
3 stitches and one swollen hand and big fat ER bill to come later. The antibiotic I'm taking is like $2.50 a tablet (generic).

When will I ever learn?????

Ummm I'm sorry but you should be able to take away whatever your dog has whenever you want. What if he had something poisonous?
It's never too late to train him to give you something on your command. Start with something that isn't too high value for him, and trade him for something really yummy... then give him back the original item.
The trade up game is a very valuable game to have in your pocket for occasions such as what you described. You can eventually put a word on it, like drop it, or give, or spit etc.
Sorry you had to have stiches. That sucks.