DH plays too rough IMO/ Furbaby LOVES it???
 

Ok so i have a gripe and want to know what you all do with your babies. My DH loves to play with Marley who is going on 9 months now. IMO he is too rough or it appears to be rough, he doesnt understand how protective i am of her. So here is the kick.. Marley LOVES LOVES LOVES when my husband and her are playing and he roughs her up. She goes wild! She runs around the dining room table once jumps at him , he catches her and playfully pins her on the couch or acts like his hand is a snake and he hisses at her and she tries to catch his hand :p there are other things that seem really rough like he will pin her to the couch and not let her get up and she will start flipping and turning tryin to break lose and just when i tell ym DH to stop it , he lets go and she is ready for more!!...she loves jumping on and off of our couch too! its not too high ( about 2 feet tall off the ground ) all this seems to rough for her but she loves it. and i dont want to put a damper on her fun but i dont want her getting hurt. It seems everytime i watch them play i gasp at least 2 or 3 times in fear of her hurting herself.. can anyone tell me how rough you play with your furbabies??:animal-pa

We don't play rough with Missy at all. I am very overprotective since she broke her leg. It made me realize how fragile they are. I guess it all depends on how "sturdy" your baby is, and what you are comfortable with.

DH plays pretty rough with Oscar and Oscar loves it. I use to protest until I realized it was falling on deaf ears. I really think that DH knows what the limits are because he's never even come close the hurting Oscar. Oscar is a larger Yorkie (11 lbs) so I guess he can handle it better than some of the smaller guys...

It probably looks rougher then it is. I'm sure your DH would never hurt your baby on purpose and knows the limits of how small she is. She seems to love it and isn't yelping like anything hurts so he must not be as rough as it looks. I get over protective with Roxie too. I'm always afraid she'll hurt herself more then anyone hurting her because she gets so excited. She thinks she's super woman and can jump off of everything and gets going so fast. Good luck learning to deal with it, I know you hate to spoil their fun and their bond. Have your husband reassure you that he's careful and remind him of how much it costs to have her fixed if she breaks something. Money usually talks! :D

I play with Ellie sort of like that too.
I wouldn't recommend it for every small dog but we do okay with it.
She just isn't as fragile as some.

Well I am a male and Pocket is my dog and I understand what you are saying.I play with Pocket rough, and he weigh's 2 1/2 lbs. He loves it but I know my limits with him. He will jump on my lap when I am sitting on the floor look up at me and grab my pants and if i don't do anything he jumps down and starts kicking his back feet it's funny. One thing I have learned being on this site is to be very careful at all times.

My DH plays rough with both of the dogs....they LOVE it and keep coming back for more. That tells me that it's OK. I wouldn't worry about it.

Like someone else said, it probably looks like rougher plan than it actually is.

My Husband plays rough with chachi who is 11 lbs but not with jewels who is 6 lbs

Oh boy I have this same problem with my bf and I feel like i'm the ruiner (is that a word...lol) of the fun for BOTH of them. I can't help it though! That's my baby and I can't stand by and let something happen to him "accidentally". BF says i'm being too overprotective but I think i'm being a cautious mommy just looking out for the health and well being of my baby! Bailey absolutely LOVES LOVES LOVES it and I feel so bad when I have to stop it. I feel so bad to see the disappointment on both their faces but I just don't want to take a chance... :rolleyes:

I've always read that playing rough with puppies will cause them to become agressive. Here is part of an article on it:

When you play with your puppy and adult dog, you can easily play too rough and in time you will produce a very dominating or an aggressive dog. Problems like food guarding, biting, nipping, and many other problems can be a result when you play with your dog or pup too roughly. Children need to learn not to play rough, pulling on body parts of the dog, or hitting the dog. There is a child conditioning method which will help to condition the dog to minor child behavior such as poking and screaming around the dog. (Click here for the child condition method.) If you play too rough with a submissive dog, the dog may become fearful of you. (Click here for more about fearful dogs.) If you have a pup or dog which is nipping or biting click here. (I'm still working on the fearful and nipping or biting pages.)

You can read the rest of the article here:

PLAYING WITH YOUR PUPPY OR ADULT DOG

Michele :-)

Yup, same here. Chase loves roughhousing with his dad. I get worried sometimes, but he keeps going back for more :p. Mine is a beastly almost 9lbs, though :D.

I think it's good to be cautious. These little ones can get injured very easily. When Missy broke her leg, all she did was pounce off my hand from *maybe* 4" off of the carpeted floor.

Dh use to put her on her back and slide her around and stuff. After Missy's leg was broken, he no longer does it. He said he realizes that all it would take is for her to fall to the side and maybe jar her leg, and that would be it! Another 3,500 dollars down the tube and a hurt dog :thumbdown

See and I just don't want to take that chance!!! When Bailey was a baby, he fell off the bed and started shrieking in pain and from that moment on I knew how fragile he was!!!! :eek:

No rough housing here.... We're dealing with a hurt back and a post-surgery.... they are very fragile. The bigger ones much heartier but still very small.