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07-24-2019, 01:41 PM | #1 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Multiple dog family and toys 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.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
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07-24-2019, 05:57 PM | #2 |
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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.
__________________ Joy...Mommy to Tyrone and Gus r.i.p. beloved Ozzie and Tucker, and Beauregarde the poodle |
07-24-2019, 06:59 PM | #3 | |
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
07-24-2019, 07:27 PM | #4 | |
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__________________ Joy...Mommy to Tyrone and Gus r.i.p. beloved Ozzie and Tucker, and Beauregarde the poodle | |
07-25-2019, 05:05 AM | #5 |
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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.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis Last edited by yorkietalkjilly; 07-25-2019 at 05:08 AM. |
07-25-2019, 05:45 AM | #6 | |
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07-25-2019, 05:47 AM | #7 |
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| 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!
__________________ Joy...Mommy to Tyrone and Gus r.i.p. beloved Ozzie and Tucker, and Beauregarde the poodle |
07-25-2019, 08:50 AM | #8 |
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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. |
07-25-2019, 10:17 AM | #9 |
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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 |
07-25-2019, 10:18 AM | #10 | |
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07-25-2019, 10:21 AM | #11 | |
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
07-25-2019, 09:18 PM | #12 | |
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__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
07-26-2019, 03:01 AM | #13 | |
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__________________ Joy...Mommy to Tyrone and Gus r.i.p. beloved Ozzie and Tucker, and Beauregarde the poodle | |
07-26-2019, 09:58 AM | #14 | |
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
07-26-2019, 10:11 AM | #15 | |
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
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