Originally Posted by
zeus
Most definitely from his earlier years. I am sure he fought for food, and probably about everything. With Caleb, our first Pekingese, we used to mess with him telling him we were going to get his treats or food. It made him very protective. Lesson learned on our part. With Gage we made sure not to make that mistake. We can rub him while he is eating, and he doesn't even seem to know we are there.
Helix may never grow out of it fully. He may get a little less protective, but if it happened in his informative years it may be harder to break 100%. Just keep on loving that little boy.