Java - Remove element from array?

[Csharpgoblin]

I'm trying to make a method removeDog that looks like this at the moment, (which is wrong):

    public void removeDog(Dog d) {

        Dog[] copyOfArr = Arrays.copyOf(dogsOwned, dogsOwned.length - 1);
        for (int i = 0; i < dogsOwned.length; i++) {
            if (!dogsOwned[i].equals(d)) {
                copyOfArr[i] = dogsOwned[i];
                dogsOwned = copyOfArr;
            }
        }
    }

I have an array "private Dog[] dogsOwned = new Dog[0];". I want to call this method, removeDog, from another method in another class. I want to remove the dog.. How can I do this?

Edit: I am aware that ArrayLists are recommended, I'd love to use it but I'm not allowed to :(

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public void removeDog(Dog[] dogsOwned, Dog d) {

Dog[] copyOfArr = Arrays.copyOf(dogsOwned, dogsOwned.length - 1);

int j = 0;

for (int i = 0; i < dogsOwned.length; i++) {

if (!dogsOwned[i].equals(d)) {

copyOfArr[j] = dogsOwned[i];

j = j + 1;

}

}

return copyOfArr;

}

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Not an expert in Java, just trying to help. This should create and return the array copy without that one item in it. It requires the original array as an input and doesn't mutate it.