I definitely believe it's a dominance behavior with Jeter, he's definitely an alpha male. DaVinci has never been an alpha and is a pretty mellow guy, he's always been more of a lap dog. I noticed that when my neighbor 's dog came running over to play with Jeter before she could get the leash on her he immediately took a very submissive posture and put his head down, laid down and rolled onto his back. He's not at all scared of her and he loves to play with her, she's quite big compared to him and so gentle with him. She's used to playing with her son's 3 lb female Yorkie. Funny thing is when she's on a leash he is not at all submissive. |