Has anyone heard of predatory drift? I read an article on this and it really scared me. I have Ringo - my 16 lb Westie and Lucy - my 4 lb Yorkie.
Basically this article said that anytime dogs are playing that have a 10-15 lb difference or more, that the larger dog can to into predator mode. Even with dogs that have lived together for years . . . something triggers the larger dog to see it's smaller companion as 'prey'. It happens in a second and can be over in a second.
Just watch the dogs together and make sure everything is ok. It's always the little dog that loses when things go wrong.
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