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Lol I have a couple jerks too.
I supervise/manage a lot of it and my crew gets along pretty peacefully, but no doubt wouldn't if not managed. It's honestly just become second nature and I rarely think much about it unless needing to a address a new issue...
For addressing stealing with my guys, I teach meal locations and to settle in specific places. Normally the only time they have valuable stuff is under direct supervision (crated or in separate locations w/o access to each other if unsupervised). When it comes to chews, I send them to their spots (previously trained), hand them out, and watch. I give bonus regards, especially early on, for staying settled. If anyone even thinks about getting up to steal I calmly redirect them right back to their place and chew. Oh! With new dogs I often use ex-pens, tethers, and tab lines to help manage this.
If being a brat and trying to steal a found item from another dog, maybe a stick or something, I normally just call the offender. Reward for the recall. Then redirect them to their own similar item.
For your mealtime issue, maybe try covering her crate to block the visual of the other dogs? If that doesn't work, I would then move to feeding her is a different room entirely.
For waiting turns, I play the name game with multiple dogs and a multiple dog settle (eventually switching between who is working/getting attention).
I supervise/manage a lot of it and my crew gets along pretty peacefully, but no doubt wouldn't if not managed. It's honestly just become second nature and I rarely think much about it unless needing to a address a new issue...
For addressing stealing with my guys, I teach meal locations and to settle in specific places. Normally the only time they have valuable stuff is under direct supervision (crated or in separate locations w/o access to each other if unsupervised). When it comes to chews, I send them to their spots (previously trained), hand them out, and watch. I give bonus regards, especially early on, for staying settled. If anyone even thinks about getting up to steal I calmly redirect them right back to their place and chew. Oh! With new dogs I often use ex-pens, tethers, and tab lines to help manage this.
If being a brat and trying to steal a found item from another dog, maybe a stick or something, I normally just call the offender. Reward for the recall. Then redirect them to their own similar item.
For your mealtime issue, maybe try covering her crate to block the visual of the other dogs? If that doesn't work, I would then move to feeding her is a different room entirely.
For waiting turns, I play the name game with multiple dogs and a multiple dog settle (eventually switching between who is working/getting attention).
