ellieangel Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Glad you are feeling better Dal Lee Anne was at fault,you had Cody with you and on a lead. Ellie is ok with other dogs but if a puppy consistantly jumps all over her she will give it a warning snap. You are right,many dogs won't tolerate puppies,especially boisterous ones. Quote
JudyHoffman Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Puppies with older dogs have what is called "puppy license". Most older dogs will allow young pups to "misbehave" and make kind and gentle gestures to correct the dog. Then at about 4 months of age, the pups lose that license and the older dogs begin to "teach" them harder and harsher lessons. Many times with shelter dogs, these lessons are not taught. After recently having a litter of pups, I saw first hand what those pups could in fact get away with. I have 3 other dogs besides the mother of this litter. She consistently correctly them once they opened their eyes and were walking and exploring. The older they got, the harsher the correction from all the dogs. Puppies "need" to be corrected by older dogs ...... it's part of learning and growing. I have rarely seen an older dog kill/hurt a puppy. A great site on dog training (and I believe this also applies to dog with disabilities) is www.shirleychong.com Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Thanks for the site Judy i'm heading over to look at it right now. Quote
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