Dog aggressive over toys at playtime? Solutions for resource guarding.

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Kobe gets very aggressive towards other dogs during the play time, if they try to take his stick or ball. He will show his teeth and eventually attack the dog. I'm really worried about him at this point, is there any solution or training I can give him for him not to be like that anymore? Thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 9 months old

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Resource guarding over toys or other items is very common in groups of dogs, and is even considered to be fairly normal behavior by many trainers. Most dogs don't like to share valued possessions with other dogs! This is a very difficult thing to address successfully through training, so in most cases the simplest option is to simply keep toys, sticks, etc. picked up and put away when groups of dogs are playing to avoid any issues :)

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