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12-24-2005, 07:51 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ms
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| Rough Play I have a 5 1/2 year old Shih Tzu named Bear, my Yorkie is 9 weeks named Gizmo. They have just started playing together in the last few days, but I am concerned about how rough they play. Bear is about 18-20 pounds and Gizmo is about 1 1/2 pound. I always sit on the floor by them when they play, Bear nips at Gizmo, which doesn't seem to hurt him, he never yelps like he is hurt or any thing, then Gizmo turns around and bites Bear. Is this normal, I have never had 2 dogs at one time. I know this is there way of playing, but they seem to get so rough and with the size difference, I am scared Bear is going to hurt Gizmo. Should I be worried? |
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12-24-2005, 09:48 PM | #2 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Waretown, NJ
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| Hi, I just registered to this group and was about to post about a similar issue. My sister just received an eight-month-old Yorkie female after she was cared for by me and my family for the past month (the dog was a Christmas gift for my sister and my niece). Tonight, as soon as they brought the Yorkie home, she saw my sister's dog, a 15-year-old American Eskimo (small white sled dog), barked and jumped on her to play with her. The American Eskimo was scared and the Yorkie just kept on chasing her and running under her and so on until the American Eskimo started to nip at the Yorkie. This is when my sister separated the two of them. My question is if this issue has been discussed at length here before. That is, where an existing dog doesn't like the new baby Yorkie brought into the home. Is there a way to help the two dogs compromise--to train the Yorkie to stop chasing the other older dog and to show the older dog the Yorkie is just trying to play? **The American Eskimo is not familiar interacting with other dogs--this, I feel, is a big part of the problem.** Thanks for reading and Merry Christmas : ) -Tom Roach, NJ |
12-25-2005, 08:30 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | That seems pretty normal. Most yorkies respond that way, as do the older dogs. After a while they start warming up to each other. good luck!
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12-25-2005, 08:41 AM | #4 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hesperia, CA
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| You have to remember that Yorkie spelled backwards is Rottweiler!! At least to them it is. Usually, they play pretty rough with each other before they are placed in their forever homes. So they just "assume" that other dogs are going to play with them just like their siblings did. They don't understand that the other dog is 25 pounds bigger. They just wanna play. Just make sure the bigger guy doesn't get too rough and they'll be fine. Pretty soon, the Yorkie will have the other one trained. Suz
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12-25-2005, 09:09 AM | #5 | |
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When you introduce new dogs to each other you have to take it very slow and watch their body language. Unfortuntetly, many a young dog has died because all it takes is 2 seconds for the big dog to grab the little one and shake it and break its neck. Now having said this it can be done and many members have big and small and they live very well together. As noted by the attached thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...light=big+dogs Usually big dogs know they are dealing with babies but in your sisters case you are also dealing with an older dog who might not tolerate this little one as noted by your comments. Your sister did the right thing by stepping in and separating the two. When I bring in a new dog into the pack I first place the new dog in an excercise pen so everyone can walk around and sniff each other and mark the pen but they are separate from harm with the pen and I always do this outside. Once the pack is done and starts going off to do their thing then I let the new one out of the pen and watch for the least little signs of a problem. Do not assume all dogs like each other as they don't just like human's. My best advice for your sister is to go very slow and do not allow the baby to bug the older dog. Always be ready to move in a New York Second if you can see the older dog is very uncomfortable. I would not allow the baby to run after the older dog in the house because if she corners the older dog she will react. I think if your sister holds the baby and lets the older dog sniff it will be safer for everyone. I would also setup an excercise pen in the family gathering room so everyone gets used to each other over a number of days. Good Luck with the new adventure.
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12-26-2005, 07:50 AM | #6 | |
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Tommie - in answer to your questions: yes & yes. Yes, it's normal play, but, yes, you do need to worry about it some. Very good advice from LivingDustMops, as always! It's well worth reading twice. | |
12-26-2005, 08:36 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ms
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| Just wanted to let everyone know they are doing pretty good. I think Gizmo is starting to put Bear in his place. Bear gets so exicited I think he may have a heart attack. But they are seeming to get alone fine. I still sit on the floor with them when they are playing rough, just to keep both of them calmed down some. Gizmo is standing under Bears neck. The dark brown is a stuffed toy. Last edited by Tommie; 12-26-2005 at 08:38 PM. Reason: Picture |
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