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07-17-2006, 09:13 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danville CA
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| Yorkie Playing or Fighting... Need Advice! Hi! We just added to our family by welcoming a second male yorkie to our family. Now we have two boys Cosmo & Caddie. We just got Caddie this past Thursday and Cosmo is trying to adjust to him and vice versa. Initially Cosmo would not touch his food or water bottle if Caddie touched it even for a second lil jealous boy is finally coming around. They have been playing in spurts here and there but this morning they were both really at it chasing each other climbing over each other which seemed like they were having fun and playing until I heard Cosmo squeal. Apparently Caddie had pulled his hair and this happened twice. Now I'm not sure if they are playing or fighting. How can you tell if they are playing or if they fighting and trying to hurt eachother? I'm rather confused and would love to get some advice from all of you. Any other suggestions to help me along with adjusting the two to eachother would be greatly appreciated as well. I look forward to hearing from you guys. Thanks in advance. |
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07-17-2006, 09:32 AM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA
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| Dont' Worry I have two boys Remmy who is 3 and Chance who is 8months. Both of mine will play together and they are rough. They both chase each other around the house...they can be enteraining to watch. But they both scream and make noises. Usually when you hear that high pitched squeal one is telling the other enough and as long as they back off and leave each other alone it is fine. Usually the squealing sounds much worse and no one is hurt. Just keep an eye out...you will know if they are really fighting. But with my boys they seperate themselves I don't have to get involved. I always say "be nice". Remmy will makes loud squealing noises even when Chance is not around him. I think he is saying "don't mess with my toy!"
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07-17-2006, 10:03 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London
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| When dogs are truly fighting, there will be alot of growling, snarling, and snapping. Sounds like yours are "just playing". Even so, though, you want to make sure that one isn't getting hurt.
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07-17-2006, 10:08 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: us
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| I don't think they are truly fighting. I just added my second yorkie female to our home about 4 weeks ago and they do the same thing. I think its just an accident. I have heard them both squeal and it usually is that hair was pulled. When one squeals the other stops and the squealer gets up and thier at it again. I think its all just rough mishaps in fun play!! However I don't leave them alone unsupervised! |
07-17-2006, 10:31 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danville CA
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| Thanks! Thanks for all the wonderful and helpful advice. Definitely puts me a little at ease but I am also wondering what do all of you do when you leave the house? Do you seperate them? Do you keep them apart the entire time you are gone? I'm not sure what to do but one thing is for sure I definitely do not want them hurting eachother. Now i'm truly concerned and worried since I'm at work today so I am not there to supervise their play and both of them are home alone. I thought they would be fine around eachother and would just play with eachother. I hope when I get home both of them are doing fine. We did leave them alone with eachother for some time over the weekend and when we got back home everything seemed okay. Cosmo is 13 months old and Caddie is 17 months old. What do you guys suggest I do... |
07-17-2006, 10:34 AM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA
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| Do You Crate Train Sorry I don't have alot of advise there. Both of my boys have thier own crate so I do keep them seperate when we are not home.
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07-17-2006, 10:38 AM | #7 |
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| I dont separate my two. They are a year and a half old
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07-17-2006, 12:32 PM | #8 |
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| I seperate my 2 because they are new to one another. Baby is a sweetheart, but I don't want to take the chance of things going to far when I am away. I am a stay at home mother, but when I do leave the puppy is crated. Baby stays in my bedroom to sleep in her bed. The bathroom door is opened and there is fresh water and food for her there. Your older dog is still fairly young. Baby is going to be 3 years old and when she wants to stop playing she likes to be able to get away from the puppy. Baby is also used to being alone. I think you should go with what you feel is right. I'd rather be safe than sorry. |
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