Cooperative Play

Cooperative play emphasizes building a relationship with your dog through predictable exchanges aka Win-Wins! This helps to avoid aggression or over-excitement when playing and can help to create a great Drop/Trade behavior.

The game is simple: If you bring me what you have, I’ll give you what I have, and repeat!

View and download a copy of our Cooperative Play Handout here.

Additional Resources

• View RealPet Behavior’s 2 Ball Fetch Guide
• View KikoPup’s YouTube Video on How to Train Drop It
• View Marge Roger’s YouTube Vido on How to Play 2 Ball Fetch
• If your dog displays any resource-guarding behaviors or aggression around toys and objects, read our article Intro to Resource Guarding