I've read a few people on here mention that they "hand-feed only" for their dog. In other words, they don't use a food bowl like most people do. They always feed their dogs from their hands.

I'm not talking about fixing food aggression, fear of strangers, rehabilitating a rescue dog, or hand feeding only when the dog is a puppy. The feeding method I'm referring to (or at least to my understanding so far) is always feeding your dog from your hands only and never a bowl, from the time that they are a puppy until they're old, just for the sake of better training.

It sounds like it's a good idea. We all want our dogs to think that the best things in the world come from us. If the dog thinks their food comes from us, and not their food bowl, then they'll pay more attention to us.
user
Is "hand-feeding only" for most of the dog's life a good idea for training? Will this increase the dog's attention on me? What are the pros
assistant
I've read a few people on here mention that they "hand-feed only" for their dog. In other words, they don't use a food bowl like most people do. They always feed their dogs from their hands.

I'm not talking about fixing food aggression, fear of strangers, rehabilitating a rescue dog, or hand feeding only when the dog is a puppy. The feeding method I'm referring to (or at least to my understanding so far) is always feeding your dog from your hands only and never a bowl, from the time that they are a puppy until they're old, just for the sake of better training.

It sounds like it's a good idea. We all want our dogs to think that the best things in the world come from us. If the dog thinks their food comes from us, and not their food bowl, then they'll pay more attention to us.
user
Hand feeding only" is a good idea.
assistant