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Old December 23rd 03, 02:01 AM
NGCamacho
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Default Adult dog, new pup, What is normal play?

Hi.

We have a five yr. old female beagle, and we just added an 8 wk old male
pup to our happy family. Tink (the female) is a well behaved, loving dog.
Your typical beagle, she's a gem. She knows her place is at the bottom of
the pack and we have never had any dominance problems with her. We have
always been a one dog family (bigger dogs in the past) so we have no
experience with multiples.

What should we expect in terms of play between Tink and Scout. How rough
can it get, and what /when should we intervene and stop it . Our vet said
that as long as they don't hurt each other, bristle or bar their teeth we
should not worry much. But that really doesn't help my "new mom" jitters.
As of yet we have not determined who should be alpha between the two of them
and would appreciate any advice you can give us. Our goal is to establish
a happy ³pack² of two, for the time being. I cannot rule out adopting or
buying another beagle in the future. They have stolen my heart as a breed.

TIA,

Nora, Tinkerbelle and Scout.

 




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