puppy guarding (uncountable)
- In various sports, playground games, etc.: to spend the entire game defending a certain objective and thus prevent the normal progression of play.
- Synonyms: monkey guarding, babysitting
In capture the flag, a player might get accused of puppy guarding if they are constantly standing on top of their own flag.
1996 July 16, Arthur Sankey, quoting JRo...@idsoftware.com, “11 Quake Monster Ideas!!”, in rec.games.computer.quake.editing[1] (Usenet):I really like this idea. It would also help in DM by making it harder for people to sit in one spot the whole time. No puppy guarding...
2003, Allen Kurzweil, Leon and the Spitting Image, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN, page 34: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.
2015, Stacy Claflin, Seaside Heartbeats, →ISBN, page 149:"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."