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too little for WWF?
Rudy and Lucy enjoy a rousing session of WWF in my living room. Well,
they have, until Marcie's arrival. Now, she's kind of in the way. Not only am I not 100% comfortable with 3 dogs in the mix (and Lucy clearly is not), but I'm afraid that the 2 larger dogs will injure her unintentionally. Am I being overprotective or just sane? -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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too little for WWF?
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Janet Boss wrote: Am I being overprotective or just sane? I don't think so. I tend to worry about escalation, too, but I've got a breed notably deficient in self-control. Anyway, I've had dogs injured while playing (mine run flat-out, body slam each other, wrestle, and jump over each other) and would have real reservations about a youngster playing with more than one adult. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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too little for WWF?
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Janet Boss wrote: Lucy seems to know it isn't a good idea and stops her wrestle with Rudy if Marcie tries to join in. Good Lucy! I think that one-on-one works okay because the older dog will adjust his or her play style to the youngster, but those group pile-ons can go awry pretty easily. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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too little for WWF?
On Jan 18, 4:30*pm, Janet Boss
wrote: *Rudy and Lucy enjoy a rousing session of WWF in my living room. *Well, they have, until Marcie's arrival. *Now, she's kind of in the way. *Not only am I not 100% comfortable with 3 dogs in the mix (and Lucy clearly is not), but I'm afraid that the 2 larger dogs will injure her unintentionally. *Am I being overprotective or just sane? -- Janet Bosswww.bestfriendsdogobedience.com I don't think so, not at Marcie's tender age. Our Teddymonster is now 6 months and 16 pounds, and his favorite toys are Gene and Stan. The Beaver Brothers often gang up on him and play Eat the Puppy, and I keep a very close eye on them. Every once in a while, it looks as though the Butthead Brothers are getting a bit carried away, and invariably, just as I caution them to settle down, Teddy will do something such as launch himself off a chair and land on Stan's head. The other day he actually landed on Gene's back, apparently by accident; Gene bucked him off, and Ted landed on his feet. But Teddy's older and bigger, and apparently dumber. One thing that's kind of funny is that when I do come into the room (as opposed to watching from another room, when they're not aware), Gene and/or Stan will stop playing and look sort of guilty. Maybe not guilty, I don't want to anthropomorphize, but as though they expect to be reprimanded. Either they're so used to getting yelled at that they expect it (just kidding, although they are a handful and a half), or dogs have a very strong instinct that they should not hurt puppies. Mustang Sally |
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too little for WWF?
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sighthounds & siberians wrote: Teddy will do something such as launch himself off a chair and land on Stan's head. The other day he actually landed on Gene's back, apparently by accident; Gene bucked him off, and Ted landed on his feet. I realize that you're not that much of a technology aficionado, but if you're not going to do it then somebody else has to step up, do the right thing, and videotape all this. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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too little for WWF?
Janet Boss wrote:
Rudy and Lucy enjoy a rousing session of WWF in my living room. Well, they have, until Marcie's arrival. Now, she's kind of in the way. Not only am I not 100% comfortable with 3 dogs in the mix (and Lucy clearly is not), but I'm afraid that the 2 larger dogs will injure her unintentionally. Am I being overprotective or just sane? Both, maybe. When Scully was 15 months old, 8 week old Zane came home. Their play was wild and rowdy. One day I looked out into the back yard and saw Scully sitting down and gnawing on something. It turned out to be Zane's head. He was laying in a shallow depression that had been scooped out and maintained by Connor, and Scully was sitting on top of him, chewing on any parts that protruded. Of course I chased her off and made sure that all his pieces were intact. On spite of this I saw the same "puppy in the hole" scenario reenacted several times, leading me to the conclusion that either this was some sort of mutually agreeable game, or that Zane was a really slow learner. |
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too little for WWF?
On Jan 18, 5:24*pm, (Melinda Shore) wrote:
In article , sighthounds & siberians wrote: Teddy will do something such as launch himself off a chair and land on Stan's head. The other day he actually landed on Gene's back, apparently by accident; Gene bucked him off, and Ted landed on his feet. I realize that you're not that much of a technology aficionado, but if you're not going to do it then somebody else has to step up, do the right thing, and videotape all this. Yes, you're right; there was a discussion about that today. DH is quite a geek, and we do have the technology, if you'll pardon the expression. I'll get him right on that! Another very funny thing that didn't get on film was when Teddy was playing tug-of-war with Raisin, Renee's blind dachshund. Raisin, being a dachshund, Will Not Let Go For Anything (even food, and he's a little piggy), and Teddy has dragged him across the room a couple of times. Really, I've got to stop wasting this puppyhood. Mustang Sally |
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too little for WWF?
Janet Boss wrote:
Rudy and Lucy enjoy a rousing session of WWF in my living room. Well, they have, until Marcie's arrival. Now, she's kind of in the way. Not only am I not 100% comfortable with 3 dogs in the mix (and Lucy clearly is not), but I'm afraid that the 2 larger dogs will injure her unintentionally. Am I being overprotective or just sane? Just curious, what's WWF? -- Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. |
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too little for WWF?
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, "sighthounds & siberians" wrote: But Teddy's older and bigger, and apparently dumber. older maybe. Marcie probably weighs in the neighborhood of 20-22# now. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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