jreach72
Well-Known Member
10 month old Lab/Mix (Bear) and almost 5 full month old OEM (Payton) play a lot and seem to truly enjoy each other enjoy playing. Question is when is playing moving from play to aggression? My lab from day one played the dominance card and was corrected for it each time. Once he stopped being so dominate they moved to the play stage. They would run chase each other (swapping off who chases who) and rolling around mouthing each other. I have never heard a yelp and it has never gotten "violent" but recently both dogs will occasionally begin growling when they are playing, I immediately give the come command and they both stop and run to me. Question is, are they still playing or is it moving beyond play to dominate aggression?
I had a wolf/husky (a rescue, we were told it was just a husky..it wasn't) mix and a husky before and they fought to the point we had to give up the rescue dog because it got so violent...so I have experience with violent aggression and that is possibly skewing my view. I want them to play and have fun but at the same time I want to ensure I am setting proper boundaries.
Thoughts?
I had a wolf/husky (a rescue, we were told it was just a husky..it wasn't) mix and a husky before and they fought to the point we had to give up the rescue dog because it got so violent...so I have experience with violent aggression and that is possibly skewing my view. I want them to play and have fun but at the same time I want to ensure I am setting proper boundaries.
Thoughts?