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Hi, We have a 19 month old, old english sheepdog.  Charlie is the most mellow, sweetest dog.  At least was, until we brought home our 9 week old goldendoodle.  We have only had Koda for 3 days but Charlie is resource guarding all toys etc.  He will snip at Koda if Koda has a toy.  Also, this morning Koda was on the couch and Charlie snipped at Koda for no apparent reason.  Any advice would be appreciated.  Most times Charlie ignores Koda, however the odd time they will engage each other in play.

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We had this issue. When Guinness came into our home he claimed all of the toys. Sprocket has always been a sharing dog. He would give a toy to Guinness, Guinness would then claim that toy as his own and get very aggressive if Sprocket would try to take it back. We solved the situation by taking away all of the toys....ALL.... That's important we then went out and bought a tug rope that was large enough for me to hold on to and there was enough rope for them to both grab. I would then initiate a game of tug with Sprocket along with some mock growling, I then, in the same session excitedly invited Guinness to join in. This put the A dominant position on me and takes the argument away from them. This was a nightly ritual for about three weeks with no other toys. Once the positioning in our new pack was set we would slowly introduce some of the older toys back in to the mix. One at a time. So this means no more than one a night. Keeps the level of subjective possession to a minimum, and maintains myself as the A dominant. The total process took about three weeks, with a few issues here and there. Now two years later there is only one toy out of all of the original that we don't bring out. Guinness has an attachment to that one item we can't seem to overcome. However when you consider there is approximately 2 dozen toys in our house with no arguments, that's very good. I would also say we had an unusual added benefit in this process that was quite unexpected. During this time we would always praise both Guinness and Sprocket by saying "Way to Share" or "Good job sharing". Now when we encounter any item based aggression, we only have to say "Share" and the offender will stop and leave the item. In some instances dropping the item in front of the non aggressor. It's very cool. They also negotiate with there toys. If Guinness has a toy that Sprocket wants, often Sprocket will bring a number of items and present them to Guinness. Very often resulting in Guinness taking one of the other toys and leaving the toy he had for Sprocket. This happens in both directions with many different nuances that I won't go into here. It is however fascinating to observe. We also allow some more "dramatic" playing teeth barred and wrestling. (Check out the video on our page) this is all in fun and you will learn when it is escalating to a place it shouldn't be.

Thank you for your response.  I have been controlling the toys and I've noticed a huge improvement.  We still have the odd episode, but for the most part it is getting better. It always helps to read how others have handled the situation. :)

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