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Old 07-24-2019, 01:41 PM   #1
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This is a question really for multiple pup family home. What is the proper way to handle a toy situation. Do you let them just take toys from each other? If one has a toy and they growl a bit in the slightly more aggressive way do you just allow them to do that? Do you let them fight over it? Now when I say fight I don’t mean get aggressive to where they are biting each other but just the aggressive growl. Is there a time I should involve myself or just let them handle it? The biggest issue is the two youngest Penny and Ollie. Both Callie and Joey just give up their toys. None of them growl when a human takes it it’s just a dog on dog thing.
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Beau, who is almost 13, has a favorite toy from the time he was a puppy (multiple replacements over the years). The other two leave him alone. Tyrone, who is almost twice Gus' size, and three months older, thinks that every toy in the house is his...and for most of his first year, Gus would relinquish toys to Ty and stop playing. We finally assigned one toy "Gus' toy", and would admonish Tyrone whenever he took it from Gus. It took several months of telling Tyrone to "drop it", but he did learn, and respected that toy. Gus got more confident, and started playing fetch with his toy. He now has more than one favorite (they change from time to time). Ty will still try to take whatever Gus is playing with, and carry it over to the area where their food bowls are. (He also stashes his own toys by the food bowls). For the most part he will "drop it" if we catch him in the act, but at least Gus has gained the confidence to fully engage in play now rather than giving up. Unfortunately we are now working on curbing Gus' "temper tantrum barking" when he tries to alert us that Tyrone has stolen his toy, lol! Never a dull moment.
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Beau, who is almost 13, has a favorite toy from the time he was a puppy (multiple replacements over the years). The other two leave him alone. Tyrone, who is almost twice Gus' size, and three months older, thinks that every toy in the house is his...and for most of his first year, Gus would relinquish toys to Ty and stop playing. We finally assigned one toy "Gus' toy", and would admonish Tyrone whenever he took it from Gus. It took several months of telling Tyrone to "drop it", but he did learn, and respected that toy. Gus got more confident, and started playing fetch with his toy. He now has more than one favorite (they change from time to time). Ty will still try to take whatever Gus is playing with, and carry it over to the area where their food bowls are. (He also stashes his own toys by the food bowls). For the most part he will "drop it" if we catch him in the act, but at least Gus has gained the confidence to fully engage in play now rather than giving up. Unfortunately we are now working on curbing Gus' "temper tantrum barking" when he tries to alert us that Tyrone has stolen his toy, lol! Never a dull moment.
Ollie as the baby was spoiled by Penny and Joey because if he wanted a toy as a puppy they would give it too him. When Joey would try to teach him it’s not ok to take things Penny would get involved to pretty much tell Joey not to do that so now Ollie thinks he should get every toy. If Penny gets grumpy with him he will come running to me like uhhh mom she won’t give me the toy. It’s like toddlers lol.
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Ollie as the baby was spoiled by Penny and Joey because if he wanted a toy as a puppy they would give it too him. When Joey would try to teach him it’s not ok to take things Penny would get involved to pretty much tell Joey not to do that so now Ollie thinks he should get every toy. If Penny gets grumpy with him he will come running to me like uhhh mom she won’t give me the toy. It’s like toddlers lol.
Having had three children in four years, I totally agree...these little ones are just like toddlers!
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Stealing each other's toys is just a normal as stealing each other's food to canines -
'anytime you can and still survive' is how dogs operate! Dogs are natural scavingers, a survival skill, and take what, where and when they can! If said toy's(or food's) current 'owner' gives it up readily, that's nature's hierarchy at work, painful as it is to watch but victim often turns burglar and gets his own back as soon as he can successfully work it. If there are any resource possession challenges and rebuttals, demurrals, same thing. As long as it doesn't come to vicious attacks, which a hard look, sharp, loud, stern word from you or standing up should fix in their tracks BEFORE they occur, it's just what dogs do.(If a stern word/standing up doesn't stop it, you are not yet leader of your pack!) Anytime one dog is injured/sick, it's not a bad idea to separate him during eating/toy playing as the others tend to use that weak state to bully him out of his share as far as canine-ly possible. And remove resources when you cannot monitor the situation.
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Ollie as the baby was spoiled by Penny and Joey because if he wanted a toy as a puppy they would give it too him. When Joey would try to teach him it’s not ok to take things Penny would get involved to pretty much tell Joey not to do that so now Ollie thinks he should get every toy. If Penny gets grumpy with him he will come running to me like uhhh mom she won’t give me the toy. It’s like toddlers lol.
When I had my pack of 3 girls I went through the same thing, Schnae was the baby, what ever she wanted my 2 older girls let her have it, she was the baby and the older ones babied her. When Schnae became 3 yo she thought everything was hers, if the 2 older ones were playing with a toy she would strut over and take it from them just because she could. I put a stop to that, if I saw Schnae heading towards the older ones that were playing I would call her back and give her another toy, it took a while for Schnae to learn she was not the boss, I was. They are just like toddlers lol.
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And remove resources when you cannot monitor the situation.
We give the boys "special" chewing treats when we have to spend all day doing yardwork, etc. We are in and out of the home, and have the chance to monitor them as we work, as they line up by the glass sliding doors which run the length of the house. We also leave the doors open, with a baby gate, so they can see and hear us. They scramble for awhile when we hand out the goodies, and will drop their own treat, and snatch another, until they settle down and decide which one they want(or decide that it is more important to watch lizards, or squirrels, etc.). If we move beyond sight lines though, we remove them...you never know, and better to be safe than sorry!
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I wish I had multiple yorkie toy issues. Bon Bon has three other dogs in the house. The smallest is a 40 pound, 4 month old bernedoodle, The largest is an 80 pound, three year old chocolate lab.

They can't share toys. A ball that is small enough for Bon Bon, is a choking hazard for the other dogs. A toy that the other dogs carry around is bigger than his head, not to mention his mouth. He can't carry it anywhere. A squeaky toy that is small enough that he can make it squeak will last minutes with the other dogs before it won't squeak, needs repair, washing, or replacement. I gave up shopping for them, it's just money down the drain.
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I don't have multiple dogs but I do have a cat and a dog that do play. Every now and then, Duchess gets aggressive. I know the sound of Duchess aggressive growl versus her playful growl, if that make sense. When Duchess gets excited she can get a little aggressive with my cat. When I hear her, I will intervene. It doesn't happen often but every now fortunately
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i wish i had multiple yorkie toy issues. Bon bon has three other dogs in the house. The smallest is a 40 pound, 4 month old bernedoodle, the largest is an 80 pound, three year old chocolate lab.

They can't share toys. A ball that is small enough for bon bon, is a choking hazard for the other dogs. A toy that the other dogs carry around is bigger than his head, not to mention his mouth. He can't carry it anywhere. A squeaky toy that is small enough that he can make it squeak will last minutes with the other dogs before it won't squeak, needs repair, washing, or replacement. I gave up shopping for them, it's just money down the drain.

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Stealing each other's toys is just a normal as stealing each other's food to canines -
'anytime you can and still survive' is how dogs operate! Dogs are natural scavingers, a survival skill, and take what, where and when they can! If said toy's(or food's) current 'owner' gives it up readily, that's nature's hierarchy at work, painful as it is to watch but victim often turns burglar and gets his own back as soon as he can successfully work it. If there are any resource possession challenges and rebuttals, demurrals, same thing. As long as it doesn't come to vicious attacks, which a hard look, sharp, loud, stern word from you or standing up should fix in their tracks BEFORE they occur, it's just what dogs do.(If a stern word/standing up doesn't stop it, you are not yet leader of your pack!) Anytime one dog is injured/sick, it's not a bad idea to separate him during eating/toy playing as the others tend to use that weak state to bully him out of his share as far as canine-ly possible. And remove resources when you cannot monitor the situation.
There is no food aggression what so ever they will even eat from the same dish it’s the darn toys lol. I get what you are saying. Luckily it doesn’t ever get vicious thankfully but if it gets to out of control for me I just take the toy and put it up and eventually when no one is looking slide it back into the toy box. I’m lucky I guess because they all get a long very well.
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There is no food aggression what so ever they will even eat from the same dish it’s the darn toys lol. I get what you are saying. Luckily it doesn’t ever get vicious thankfully but if it gets to out of control for me I just take the toy and put it up and eventually when no one is looking slide it back into the toy box. I’m lucky I guess because they all get a long very well.
Sounds like a pretty typical group of well-behaved pets who just can’t resist natural, normal canine scavenging when they get a chance. Tibbe has never tried to steal food off my plate when I’m eating while sitting on the den couch, watching a tv program, get up, leave and return. Yet today after grocery shopping, I left a couple sacks by the living room door until I could get the rest put away. Sat down on the couch to drink some tea, heard a repetitious crinkling noise, walked into the living room to check it out and there he was, tugging a loaf of Oroweat bread as big as he is half way across the floor!
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There is no food aggression what so ever they will even eat from the same dish it’s the darn toys lol. I get what you are saying. Luckily it doesn’t ever get vicious thankfully but if it gets to out of control for me I just take the toy and put it up and eventually when no one is looking slide it back into the toy box. I’m lucky I guess because they all get a long very well.
We free feed, but in the morning we give shreds of boiled chicken breast as a topping to start their day. They each have their own bowls, and receive their breakfast in order...oldest to youngest. My husband or I will stand by them and give them "the look" if they try to steal chicken from Beau, who at 13 takes a bit longer, but they mostly will wait without bothering him. THE MINUTE everyone's chicken is finished, they each dart around to the other two bowls to make sure that their is not something more interesting there. Other than that, they will eat throughout the day from whichever bowl(s) meet their fancy, often sharing the same bowl. Luckily no food aggression at all. But, as Taylor said, toys, oh my, all bets are off...and there are frequently small piles of toys where one of the boys has started a "stash".
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Sounds like a pretty typical group of well-behaved pets who just can’t resist natural, normal canine scavenging when they get a chance. Tibbe has never tried to steal food off my plate when I’m eating while sitting on the den couch, watching a tv program, get up, leave and return. Yet today after grocery shopping, I left a couple sacks by the living room door until I could get the rest put away. Sat down on the couch to drink some tea, heard a repetitious crinkling noise, walked into the living room to check it out and there he was, tugging a loaf of Oroweat bread as big as he is half way across the floor!
I wonder if Penny as the alpha in my pack occasionally takes Ollie’s toys to show him that she is boss? I know stealing is bad but is can be pretty funny, once Penny took and was dragging a sack of potato’s lol.
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We free feed, but in the morning we give shreds of boiled chicken breast as a topping to start their day. They each have their own bowls, and receive their breakfast in order...oldest to youngest. My husband or I will stand by them and give them "the look" if they try to steal chicken from Beau, who at 13 takes a bit longer, but they mostly will wait without bothering him. THE MINUTE everyone's chicken is finished, they each dart around to the other two bowls to make sure that their is not something more interesting there. Other than that, they will eat throughout the day from whichever bowl(s) meet their fancy, often sharing the same bowl. Luckily no food aggression at all. But, as Taylor said, toys, oh my, all bets are off...and there are frequently small piles of toys where one of the boys has started a "stash".
We feed like that. I have a tray like bowl that always has food in it but they get a little chicken in the am and pm. I started that to get Callie to eat for her medicine and it just kinda stayed that way.
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