Hi
It has been a while since I last wrote a post on here. Yogi is now a proud 7 month and a huge handful :wink:
However I have got some concerns regarding him playing with other dogs or puppies. He loves to play no problem with that but it seems to me that sometimes he just gets carried away and overexcited. He has played with a couple of younger and smaller puppies lately and he is very rough with them. They mostly end up lying underneath his belly and just trying to push him away. However Yogi just keeps biting their ears and neck etc.
One of the dog owners said that he started turning really nasty even though there was no noise (growling, yelp or bark). He was playing with a little cocker spaniel puppy not too long after that and when she yelped cause he stood on her he jumped up and ran away and didn't start playing again until she initiated it.
When he was at puppy classes the nurse told us that puppy play can become quiet noisy but they are harmless. They normally let each other know when it has gone too far. When it becomes very rough though I do take Yogi to one side until he is calmer again but is there anything else I can do so that he doesn't get over excited in the first play.
I think some dog owners are worried when they see him in the park therefore I don't let him off the leash unless it is one of his usual play mates.
It has been a while since I last wrote a post on here. Yogi is now a proud 7 month and a huge handful :wink:
However I have got some concerns regarding him playing with other dogs or puppies. He loves to play no problem with that but it seems to me that sometimes he just gets carried away and overexcited. He has played with a couple of younger and smaller puppies lately and he is very rough with them. They mostly end up lying underneath his belly and just trying to push him away. However Yogi just keeps biting their ears and neck etc.
One of the dog owners said that he started turning really nasty even though there was no noise (growling, yelp or bark). He was playing with a little cocker spaniel puppy not too long after that and when she yelped cause he stood on her he jumped up and ran away and didn't start playing again until she initiated it.
When he was at puppy classes the nurse told us that puppy play can become quiet noisy but they are harmless. They normally let each other know when it has gone too far. When it becomes very rough though I do take Yogi to one side until he is calmer again but is there anything else I can do so that he doesn't get over excited in the first play.
I think some dog owners are worried when they see him in the park therefore I don't let him off the leash unless it is one of his usual play mates.