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Puppies rough play
Our 2 puppies get very rough when they play
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dhigg68

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Posted: 11:06:28 PM 3/20/2008

We just added an 9 week old female lab/pit puppy to our family.
She gets along well with our 7 month old male shih-tzu (neutered).
They play together often, but sometimes the play can get pretty rough and one of them will yelp like they got hurt; no injuries so far, but I'm concerned that the rough play could get really out of hand and one of them could wind up getting hurt.

Does anyone have any recommendations as how to break up the play sessions when it gets too rough? Somtimes it's not possible to seperate them.
Thanks in advance!

gunny

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Posted: 10:26:16 PM 3/22/2008

A common mistake by the human is thinking the dogs are to dumb to govern themselves, so they break up play. This is how dogs learn not to be to hard on each other. they play, one yelps, this is how they learn to tone it down. leave them be.

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rainbowzoo622

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Posted: 9:18:49 PM 3/23/2008

Ditto to gunny's reply. This is how puppies learn bite inhibition - how hard is too hard to bite - and is completely normal play. There is no need to get involved unless the other dog does not loosen his grip. Also, if your puppy ever puts his mouth on you, you should make the same high pitch yelping sound and stop play. This will teach him that biting you even in play isn't permitted, no matter how softly.

bodean121

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Posted: 11:18:55 PM 3/23/2008

i added a another male american bulldog puppy to keep my other one company and they cannot be kept together they get so rough that ones face is jewed up, bleeding ect they start out playful but get mad and it esculates, so some cannot play especially as puppies.

ruffian

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Posted: 11:33:08 PM 3/23/2008

Do you now have 2 male American Bulldogs??

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dhigg68

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Posted: 8:09:35 PM 3/25/2008

Thanks to all for your replies. I posted my question a few days ago, and since then, things have gotten better. They still play rough, but I have observed them do exactly what you said...when one yelps, the other backs off.
Also, when I think they are getting too rough, it helps to get out the leashes and go for a walk. They thoroughly enjoy their walks and return home happy and tired.

sue

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Posted: 11:06:05 AM 4/1/2008

We have to keep in mind that the 9 week old is going through a huge learning stage.
I think small play sessions are allowed, and then they should be split up, or change the game, make a bone time, or you play with them.
They should never just be left to their own devices, if one of them yelps the other should be backing off, if this isn't happening, a time out should be given to the bully of the two.
The time out only has to be a minute or two and then let them continue to play.

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jr1012

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Posted: 9:53:02 PM 4/8/2008

what if the dogs are older and still play rough? just wondering, would you still let them be?

sue

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Posted: 9:10:54 PM 4/24/2008

If the dogs are adults its hard to say without watching them play.
The point of this is that puppies learn to back off when they play to rough with another puppy, becasue one of them yelps, a puppy that is considered a bully is the one that needs the time out.
A bully is a puppy or dog that enjoys that yelp and pushes to hard even after the other dog gets upset.
Without time outs early in life, they enjoy being a bully.

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