Rough play
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Rough play
So Harley has lots of friends in the park now which is great, and he plays wonderfully with everyone. But there's a few who he loves wrestling with, which is great - although one particular dog they end up getting super rough and I feel like Harley gets fed up - he's had a few cuts now, sometimes his mouth/tongue gets cut too. He starts baring his teeth and we pull them away from each other and let them calm down and usually we're all walking as a group so we can begin walking again and they're fine again. I was just wondering if we're doing right by intervening! Any thoughts or advice on 'rough play' etc would be wonderful.
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Re: Rough play
It sounds to me like you're judging it about right. If one or the other is getting injuries then it's probably going a touch too far, for no other reason than that bite wounds are very prone to infection.
Rather than pulling them apart, which risks tearing and can also make a dog want to go forwards more, I'd teach them both 'enough', said in a nice cheery voice, which gets a yummy treat for each dog when they do. To start off with you might need to waft treats under noses, and possibly guide them apart with your bodies/hands, but they should soon learn that 'enough' means come over here and get a treat.
Excellent news that he's so dog friendly, you've set him up well there.
Rather than pulling them apart, which risks tearing and can also make a dog want to go forwards more, I'd teach them both 'enough', said in a nice cheery voice, which gets a yummy treat for each dog when they do. To start off with you might need to waft treats under noses, and possibly guide them apart with your bodies/hands, but they should soon learn that 'enough' means come over here and get a treat.
Excellent news that he's so dog friendly, you've set him up well there.
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Re: Rough play
LizP wrote:It sounds to me like you're judging it about right. If one or the other is getting injuries then it's probably going a touch too far, for no other reason than that bite wounds are very prone to infection.
Rather than pulling them apart, which risks tearing and can also make a dog want to go forwards more, I'd teach them both 'enough', said in a nice cheery voice, which gets a yummy treat for each dog when they do. To start off with you might need to waft treats under noses, and possibly guide them apart with your bodies/hands, but they should soon learn that 'enough' means come over here and get a treat.
Excellent news that he's so dog friendly, you've set him up well there.
I agree. A can of pet corrector may also help
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