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Old 11-17-2014, 09:55 AM   #4
Maximo
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Darling babies! Hard to believe such cuties can make such trouble. Lorraine has lots of experience, and I second her expert advice.

I have brothers from different litters. Occasionally their wrestling gets out of hand. I raise my voice and bellow "nooo!" to make them stop and pay attention to me. This way I don't have to physically intervene and potentially get hurt. Sometimes I add clapping my hands or stomping on the floor.

Obedience and trick training helps. Any activity that fosters togetherness and constructive activity helps. When I have to break up the wrestling, I immediately make them perform a few tricks together like sit, down, shake hands.

Usually it is boredom and pent up energy that leads to the naughty moments. Sometimes there is a little jealousy over attention. As Lorraine wrote, try to pinpoint what sets off the attacks.
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