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07-16-2010, 11:34 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hiawassee, GA
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| Big Dogs & Little Dogs - Help? We have had Kerry Blue Terriers (currently two - 33 and 37 pounds, female and male, mom 5 and son 2, both neutered) for 10 years (not these dogs, obviously). I decided I wanted a tiny dog, so I recently got a Biewer Yorkie puppy, now 15 wks, 3 1/2 pounds. They all get along great. I am currently dog-sitting my son's dogs - an American Eskimo female (8 yrs, 20 pounds) and an American Mastiff (17 weeks, 45 pounds). It's a handful and a half. The adult dogs are easy, but the two puppies terrorize me. Most of the time they get along fine, but if Dozer (the mastiff) gets rambunctious, he could seriously injure Dante (the Biewer). So I'm segregating them a lot, using time outs, etc., to discourage rambunctious behavior on Dozer's part, and provocative behavior on Dante's part (barking at Dozer and then running, for goodness sake!). Does anyone else have experience with very small and very large dogs? Any advice you can offer? Though my son will take his dogs home Monday, I'm sure this won't be the last time I'll be "dog parent" to all 5. |
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07-16-2010, 11:58 AM | #2 |
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| I would definitely be extremely careful. The mastiff could hurt the Biewer guy very easily. We have a lab and a great pyrenees. I have to watch them and monitor them very closely around the little guys, and usually they are not together. The "big dogs" prefer to play outside a lot more, and I use baby gates in the house and at night the big babies are crated to sleep. They are never allowed to be around puppies or a pregnant mama, just too risky. PS--I have a Biewer boy named Dante too! Congrats...the Biewers are addictive and sooo special!!!
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07-16-2010, 12:19 PM | #3 |
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| We have a 9 yr old 32 lb Wheaten terrier and a 1 yr old 6 lb yorkie- the combination is not really the best. Lucy is old and lazy, Ziva is high energy. The occassional argument (over food and who gets to answer the door) is a little scary, we separate them and "time out" in their crates. It is getting a little better lately as we work out the rules ,Ziva needs a little friend to play with... |
07-16-2010, 12:41 PM | #4 |
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| It's different being that you are pet sitting the others. That being the case as others have said I wouldn't leave any of them without supervision. They are just puppies and don't know for themselves that one of them can get hurt innocently just playing. You certainly have your hands full...I would separate them when you can so you can have some peace of mind that no one will get hurt. |
07-16-2010, 01:24 PM | #5 |
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| Stay vigilant with your monitoring. The experiences that they are having now, will shape them in their adult life. Good, or bad! Keep everyone safe, and by no means treat them differently. Make sure everything is kept "fair" (not that dogs really understand fair), but if you baby the biewer, you may inadvertently help it become an ankle bitter, that knows "Mommy will bail me out!"
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07-16-2010, 01:26 PM | #6 |
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| You are nicer than I would be! I would not offer to pet sit my children's big dogs. American Eskimo dogs have a strong prey drive and Mastiff's are just too big to interact safely with a small dog like a Biewer. If it were me, I would just tell your son he has to make other arrangements for his dogs in the future. |
07-16-2010, 01:27 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hiawassee, GA
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| Thanks, everyone, for your encouraging words. Though I am definitely separating Dante (the Biewer) from my Kerries when I have to leave them alone, when I'm home they do well together. Dante barks at Riley (the 2 yr old male) to play, and Riley will let him pull his beard, etc. I keep telling Riley "Gentle!" and he mouths Dante - gently. Dante loves this play and sometimes when Riley gets tired of it, I have to distract Dante (even with a time out) to get him to leave Riley alone. The mastiff puppy is adorable, too - but two puppies, with this disparate sizing, really is a handful! When I get out treats, the mastiff will step on everyone to get his (and theirs). So we're working on sit and wait. Do you ever get to a point you can just leave them all together and not worry about the little one? |
07-16-2010, 04:59 PM | #8 |
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| I think as they grow up together more, they should be fine. It's all about training, socialization, patience and just time. Mastiff's are so super strong but usually are pretty gentle (from what I've read) when they get older. Your son is just going to have to be sure to socialize, socialize, socialize, and train, train, train! I think it's wonderful that the Mastiff is a puppy so he can grow up with your little one. I dogsit a Rottweiler and we introduced him and Jackson when the Rottie was around 14 weeks old. It's wonderful socialization for the both of them. I also dogsit my aunt's Pit Bull and her Siberian Husky, as well as my grandma's huge Lab. They've all been socialized with dogs of all sizes their whole lives so I trust them. Of course, I watch them more carefully and supervise more than I would with two little ones. Your Biewer and the Mastiff are just being puppies, so I think you are totally correct in seperating them, as I'm sure the Mastiff does not know his strength yet. You are right in knowing he can injure your little one. I think you're doing everything right
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07-16-2010, 05:02 PM | #9 |
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| My parent's neighbors have had at least 4 large dogs (either mastiffs or great danes) in their house along with one or two chinese crested and they have always worked. I think like other have suggested, because they are both puppies, observation is needed, but it can work. |
07-16-2010, 05:10 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hiawassee, GA
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| Here is a video of Dante and Dozer playing tug: Hope the link works! |
07-16-2010, 05:24 PM | #11 |
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| I have a boxer and 2 yorkies and a cat in my home and they all do well together. When one of my yorkies was a small puppy I would put the boxer in a down position then let them play. Now that they are both grown I don't have to do this any more. It just takes time and patience. |
07-16-2010, 05:32 PM | #12 | |
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