Staffy and Golden Retriever - the BFFs

Best Friends Forever !!!!

this is the first time i have owned a dog myself and new to all experiences, to me sometimes in this video it looks more then just play, if howie was like that with another dog i think i would panic he was going to rip the other dogs throat out, i guess i just need to relax a little more but how do you tell when its going too far?

Well, maybe we can hear other opinions here in this post but the way I normally monitor it is by watching the reaction of the other dog. They would would show signals if they are not liking it, they would either start trying to run away slught or they would do small crying sounds or just start avoiding your dog.
if the other dog is liking/enjoining the play then it means he trusts your dog.

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Loved this clip

It is all about body language. Sometimes you have to be careful that games don't get out of hand but Niko is such a well socialised dog and you can see how relaxed he is