They aren't fighting, they are playing. That is how puppies play.
Unless one is actually injuring the other, let them at it.
Unless one is actually injuring the other, let them at it.
play has nothing to do with establishing dominance but is rehersal and learning dog social skill.they need to establish which is the dominant male
Lottie did it without any encouragement but I have noticed that if I (or anyone else) stand quite close to her, facing her head, she instantly hops up on her rear.Sophie, I love your video of sitting up Lottie! I am trying to get Nitro to sit up, but he has entirely too much fun jumping for his treats!
I'm not telling you my address in case you come round and steal my Bassets when I'm out!!!OMG how gorgeous are they!! lol at the comments - what is your address![]()
Part of play fighting is learning bite inhibition ie how hard to bite. You do however need to teach the dogs that human skin is more fragile than doggie skin and the ear scrapes also indicate that they are each more tolleratant of rough play than typical so you may need to be more dillegent in teaching bite inhibitionI got a nice bite on my arm as well![]()
Keep in mind as with just about anything in life training a dog to Sit Pretty, sit up whatevery you want to call it is not without risk. After teach her basset my mother embarked on teach this to Toughy. Being the agility dog extrodiare that he was on his frist attempt he fell over backward. He never forgave my mom and from that day forward failed to listen to her, Yes he was extremely good at holding life long grudges as well,Sophie, I love your video of sitting up Lottie! I am trying to get Nitro to sit up, but he has entirely too much fun jumping for his treats!