In various sports, playground games, etc.: to spend the entire game defending a certain objective and thus prevent the normal progression of play.
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In capture the flag, a player might get accused of puppy guarding if they are constantly standing on top of their own flag.
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Once play begins there will be no re-calls, no re-re- calls, no replays, no redos, no puppy guarding, and no time-outs—unless authorized by me.
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2003, Allen Kurzweil, Leon and the Spitting Image, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN, page 34:
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"No puppy guarding," Ryder complained. "Go back to the slide." / Brayden burst out laughing. "I haven't heard 'puppy guarding' in years. I can't believe kids still use it."