How do I stop my dog from being jealous of toys?
Whitney Cole
2025-06-14 08:16:03
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Don't give one pet more attention than another. Help your dog feel safe and relaxed in their crate so they see it as their own safe space. Give cats a space to call their own as well. Feed pets separately to avoid conflict during mealtimes. Give your pets the same amount of treats. When you arrive home, make sure you don’t give one pet more attention than the other, or wait a bit to give attention. Have at least two of all toys and beds, but remove food-based toys unless supervised. Catch your pets being good. Give them attention and praise when they are acting calm and not showing jealous behaviors. Sometimes, just like people, they can feel insecure, they need individual attention, lots of cuddling, and activities to keep them busy and to keep them from being bored.
Daniella D'Amore
2025-06-02 08:14:30
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One thing I always drill my dogs with is the come-and-release. The dog is playing, having fun, and I call the dog to me. When the dog comes, they get special extra-good treat, lots of praise...and then released to go back to doing what they were doing. That way, coming when called is win-win for the dog. If you do this a lot - and I do mean a LOT - the dog will come to expect that coming to you is always a good thing. Make sure that every single time you call him, he finds it rewarding to come. Choose his very favorite most special treat, and use it exclusively for his recall. He doesn't get that special thing any other time. Every single time, even when he's just in the yard or on leash, that he comes to you when you call, he gets this very special treat and lots of praise.
Toby Rempel
2025-06-02 07:45:42
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To prevent dogs from being possessive over toys, use the same approach as you would for stopping resource guarding in dogs. I wanted to share some tips to help the dog learn to share his toys with other dogs using positive reinforcement. If you have multiple dogs and some jealousy issues, a good dog training tip is to teach your dogs to leave the room, but use different cues for each dog. This way if you see one dog getting stiff or showing other signs of guarding behavior, you can tell the other dog to leave the room. The other dog had the item, Rex received a reward when the other dog approached the object or took it. When working on this lesson, remember to keep training sessions short and consistent. Practicing this with a jealous dog multiple times a week will improve the way they view other dogs sharing their toys. It’s important to teach the dog that when the other dog gets the object, Rex will get a treat.
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