That’s not toy anxiety it’s actual resource guarding. If you have to take the toy you should trade him something of equal or greater value like another toy or a special treat only used for that. Many articles I have read on resource guarding says having a lot of what they guard might help too. He must have not had a lot of toys or they possibly got taken away often. A trainer or behavioralist might be a good option. Alpha is not actually what we think it is and the original theory has been debunked. In most cases the oldest is what would technically be considered alpha. Humping is a dominance thing but not necessarily in the alpha way you think. You need to build them as a pack and do pack things together like walks and even training to sit and such. Sammy should always be the first to receive things because he was there first so he should be handed his treat before Zeus, he should be given his dinner bowl first and so on. Snapping is just a warning which isn’t necessarily terrible it is them setting their boundaries the issue is if they actually start biting each other. Them setting boundaries with each other is ok. The only thing that worked with any of mine with humping is a squirt bottle with water and squirt them and say no or to completely pick one up and remove them. It will take awhile for them to get used to each other.
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