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.

bailee is 3.6 pounds,not quite four but my bf likes to play semi rough,he nevers does nething to outragous just kinda growls at her and gets her real excited lol...she also is pretty rough when she plays wit my stepmoms maltipoo,this makes me a bit nervous so i am never more than an arms reach away...she seems to love it though lol...you must be very watchful,these lil guys are quite fragile

Glad I am not the only one who has a furbaby that likes to be roughed up. When I play with her she looks at me like" your kiddding right? thats all you got? LoL She seems to enjoy it so I guess I will continue to let the DH and Marley continue to rough house.

Zeke loves to tug and play rough. Zack on the other hand just wants to cuddle and be loved but will "entertain" Zeke for a few minutes. They are not small at 13.5 and 11.5 lbs. How big is Marley? Sounds like "hubby" knows that there are limits to how far he can go, especially if she is a smaller yorkie and vet bills for injuries can get expensive in a hurry. Make sure you look at quarantine regs long before your transfer dates.

My brother is the same way with my Suzi ! However, he knows his limits. Suzi is close to 8 lbs though, and he never crosses the line with her, just gets her all nutty, and hyped up... She goes back for more too. When my brother is here Suzi ignores me! It's all fun and games to her, and I trust him. She listens to him better then me as well. I know that Suzi is in good hands , and he was the one who taught her the word NO. .

She is 3.1 lbs of fury LoL

I wonder if some yorkie are sturdier than others. Thor has fallen off the bed, I've accidentally rolled over on him while I'm sleeping and he occasionally gets stepped on. It's never affected him in the slightest. The other day he ran into a metal door frame while looking back at me, and I had visions of poor Suri who broke her neck doing the very same thing. He didn't even notice.

That's not to say he's indestructible. We've met some tough little yorkies in the park, and they trip over him when they try to play. He does not like that one bit.

I know , poor sweet suri comes to mind when ever she starts running around the house like a mad woman. I can't help but almost have a heart attack when she runs into things but she just acts like it does not even phase her.RIP precious Suri :lovewings

I know what your both talking about. Since reading some of the horror stories on freak accidents here I'm much more parinoid of her getting hurt. Rox is 5 lbs. and she jumps up on and off of the bed in a big hurry at times and gets pretty clumsy when she's in her big fired hurry. I didn't really used to worry about most of it untill some of the stories I read here. It's has made me be more cautious and I have an even more watchful eye over her.

What's a DH? IMO? I keep thinking DH (darn husband LOL) I am going to die laughing if thats what it really is.

I play rough with all my furry kids (especially with foster babies). I know when they have enough or what's too rough with who. I think for the fosters its good incase they go where there are younger (not toddlers) kids. I don't really pin them thou.

My 3 year old yorkie 9-10lb can easily jump on the kitchen counter. My bed is also on risers and I'm constantly cringing when he jumps for a toy on the floor from my bed. My bed is 3ft off the floor.

DH is "dear husband" but I'm sure "darn" would fit sometimes, too!

My husband plays semi-rough with ours but she loves it and never does her tail wag faster than when she sees him coming in the room. She thinks he is a toy, I think!

We are careful but I don't want to coddle her to the point that we take all the life spirit out of her. It's that part mischief/part rebel that makes her so much fun. She has just the right amount of spirited mischief to make her interesting!

(IMO means "in my opinion" if you were asking about that also.)

haha thanks ... that totally makes sense. Man I've been on yorkie talk for HOURS... I'm losing it (I totally knew what IMO was, just brain dead LOL) thanks again!

Aww I totally understand, I just to think the same way with hubby and Phoebe (my first yorkie) but after watching close it was just me been very protective, hubby is very careful with the girls, they just like to bug the crap out of daddy:rolleyes: