Curious what you guys find appropriate vs. too much in regard to roughhousing? We have two dogs in the household right now, a little over 1yo male Great Dane & a 7mo female Doberman. They do like one another (cuddle up in one bed to sleep, eat side by side peacefully, enthusiastically greet one another after periods of separation, race/chase with good back & forth of roles, etc.), the dobie just seems to have a much more aggressive style of play than the Dane.
He has about 10”/100lbs on her, so while I do care about him, I can’t say I’m too worried about him being harmed. For all of the snarly bitey-face & forelimb grappling, she’s never broken skin (nor otherwise hurt him), so does seem to be exercising restraint. Of course zero tolerance for aggression toward people, in play or seriousness, & it has never been an issue.
None of our previous dogs (non-dobies) really roughhoused with one another, not due to all that much that we did, just wasn’t their style I guess. So, do you guys let yours play rough? Always? Never? Conditionally? Shut it down at some particular action/point? Thanks in advance for any input you guys might have
He has about 10”/100lbs on her, so while I do care about him, I can’t say I’m too worried about him being harmed. For all of the snarly bitey-face & forelimb grappling, she’s never broken skin (nor otherwise hurt him), so does seem to be exercising restraint. Of course zero tolerance for aggression toward people, in play or seriousness, & it has never been an issue.
None of our previous dogs (non-dobies) really roughhoused with one another, not due to all that much that we did, just wasn’t their style I guess. So, do you guys let yours play rough? Always? Never? Conditionally? Shut it down at some particular action/point? Thanks in advance for any input you guys might have
