Net_Kitten Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 Hi Everybody, Im a new poster at the site, though Ive read here quite a bit over a period of time. Im pretty active at a stepfamily forum as a moderator, so I probably wont be one to post often but ya never know :wink: My situation is this.. I have a 1 1/2 year old very active doberman, her name is Chloe but I call her skitzo clo (fits, trust me!) We have a new rottie puppy named Gracie (12 weeks old), I just adore rotts and have owned a few over my lifetime. My male was put down over a year ago and I was thrilled to get another. My rotties nature is very gentle but the doberman is really high strung and seems to constantly be romping with her. At times they get entirely to carried away and its really starting to wear on my nerves. Its just anytime the doberman is in the room shes wanting to romp. I understand they are puppies, but what can I do to break this up a little? The doberman totally loses her hearing when the rottie is around. My other concern is, the rottie is so good natured and after romping with the doberman she begins growling and getting rather rough in her play, lunging at the doberman and really being assertive back. Should I let this concern me? I guess my fear is shes going to become more aggressive in nature with this constant type of play. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. Quote
pyrless Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 Hi! well your household sounds ordinary to me-i have a year-old Pyr and a two year old elkhound mix and they play very similarly, it sounds like, to your dogs (the elkie being the instigator!) The best thing I have found is to separate them when it gets out of control or you get annoyed-there is no reason that you have to put up with that 24-7. Just crate one or both of them, take one for a walk, play with one in the yard while someone else plays with the other inside...things like that. My Pyr holds her ground when playing and does growl but alot of that is play-growling and dog-dog communication. She is still sweet as pie to other dogs and people. Good luck-hope this helps! Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 nice to meet :) as I have three now grown up step-daughters, I now know who to contact next time I have any trouble Quote
Net_Kitten Posted August 13, 2004 Author Posted August 13, 2004 Thanks for the welcome! Pretty much the advice of seperating them is what Im attempting to do. One goes in the bedroom for a while, and the other out here, and then they switch. They do spend a good bit of time playing but there is only so much one person with a open floor plan can take :drinking: As far as the stepdaughters, you might want to check out our site sometime. We have a super group of people who have btdt in about every situation you can think of. We'd love to have you if you ever feel the need. Just drop me a line and I could give you the url Thanks again for the welcome and advice! Quote
pyrless Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 i definitely feel your pain! :lol: good luck-it does get better as they get older, and i know that is not much help right now... Quote
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