Comments on: How do I keep my lab puppy from bullying my great dane puppy?

By: H.O.T. Dog

H.O.T. Dog — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:41:42 +0000

They will work this out and this is how dogs play…

Sit back and enjoy it… won’t last forever = but the memories will

Have Fun Kiddo
H.O.T. Dog
Handler Owner Trainer of GSD’s
Member U.S.A & A.W.D.F

By: zenhippiechick

zenhippiechick — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:41:42 +0000

Do they draw blood? They might just be playing! Labs aren’t naturally aggressive. My two dogs play bite using their teeth but they never heard eachother or draw blood…

By: woofwhisperer

woofwhisperer — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:41:42 +0000

First, labs are bred to have ‘soft mouths’. In retrieving, if they didn’t, whatever was brought back would be kinda hard to recognize……My lab mix got attacked by a dog once, and even though she was in horrific pain, she never did damage to the other dog that was mauling her..She bit back, yes, but it was always with ‘soft mouth’….
Also, one of the best ways for puppies to learn ‘bite inhibition’ is in play or play fighting with their litter mates. If, in your ‘gut’, you think it IS only ‘rough-housing’, let them be. Better they take out their boundless puppy energy on each other rather than your fingers or favorite shoe!
Trust your instincts, you will know when it becomes more than rough-housing…or if you are not sure, just ask. Lots of dog people here!!!
(Don’t forget to read up on the stages of teething, just when you think it’s over, another teething stage begins……..and so it goes….)Woof.

Oh, and get them neutered..else a new breed is born-the ‘Daneador’!!

By: Shanna

Shanna — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:41:42 +0000

Trust me, the Great Dane can handle it! The larger dog will let the puppy know when it has pushed too far.
They will work it out on their own.

By: Marcella M

Marcella M — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:41:42 +0000

That is the same thing that used to happen with my 2 bull terriers. The female would also bully the male by attacking his legs and drawing blood. I am a firm believer in time out. When he bites her leg, give him a firm "no" and but him in the crate for about 5-7 mins. This is how I have trained all my dogs, my breeder told me about this trick.