Boo was 5 yrs old when we got Gracie Ruth at 3 months of age. We let them work through most things, but kept a close eye on them. Puppies can be such bullies sometimes. Boo, at first, always had the furniture he could jump up on when he got tired of G. But once she learned how to get up there he really didn't have a place to go to get away. I would watch Boo's body language and just always made sure that if he was done playing that I redirected G to other activities. I feel it's the same principle as potty training, don't set them up to fail. I didn't want G's playing to get to the point that Boo thought he had no option but to snap or fight. Boo has the patience of Job with G and Yogi and I work hard to be sure he understands how special he is to me and that he can say No in the right way, and I will make sure the puppies listen and learn. |