I think a lot of it depends on the dogs temperment. Scooter's best friend is a standard poodle named Roscoe. He is my parents dog so it was very important to me that they get along. Lucky for us, Roscoe is the sweetest big guy we know (he would not hurt a fly). Scooter is almost two and met Roscoe about a month after I got him when we went home for Thanksgiving. We watched them like crazy together because we were staying at my parents house. Long story short, they have now spent numerous vacations together and know exactly how to play with each other. Roscoe will lay on the ground so that he and Scooter are the same size. They will play tug-a-war and wrestle (I think Scooter can be rougher than Roscoe). We throw toys in the back yard and they take turns catching them. We no longer worry about them being together. They even nap together which is SO cute!
If you teach them from the beginning to be gentle with each other, you shouldn't have a problem. If they snap at each other and want to cause injury, that would be a totally different story. |