Rubby & Her Toy

Hi,

Ruby has her own toy and it is a tennis ball.

We used to bounced it on the floor and she would bark like crazy.

When she catches it with her mouth, she would guard it and growl at you. We dare not snatch it from her and would have to distract her from the ball to get it back.

Recently, in her new dog pen, we decided to let her keep her toy the whole day.

I think she senses that we are not taking it back so she will just guard it or even let it off her guard. I would take it and bounce it inside her pen to play with her.

And if I want to take it from her, I would hold her collar and pull her away from the ball as I think she will still snap at me but she has stopped growling though.

David