I'm not saying big dogs and little dogs shouldn't play.
The whole 'predator drift' thing scared me because the whole article was about dogs that had gotten along all their lives and suddenly, for no reason, the big dog attacked the little one. Maybe it was because the little one was wriggling around and a light bulb went off in the larger dogs head - like hey! that looks like a rat! And I'm supposed to kill rats!
No one really knows why this can happen with dogs that have lived together peacefully for years. There was no conclusion in the article about why. I wish I could find it.
It scared me because there is a ten lb size difference in my two dogs.
I don't mean to scare anyone else! But something we all should be aware of ~ it had nothing to do with training. Just a fluke.
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