pups playing with adults?
My adult is quite careful of my pup (12 weeks) - loves him - but I'm still wondering what advice is out there. Judy & Mick |
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| Puppies playing with adults is critical for the pup's learning. That's how they learn their manners. If the pup needs to be corrected, the adult does so quickly.......sounds awful, but no harm. The pup will back off or roll over, "Ooops, sorry." If the pup does it again, same deal. Eventually an adult will tire of the pesky kid and walk away, if the pup follows, the adult quickly says, "No!"
How fortunate your pup has a 4 legged adult to teach it how to be a dog. We get involved and mess the pup up. If your adult dog is well trained, the pup will learn by watching......which will make your instruction for the pup to go easier. of course there are cases of where the adult doesn't want the puppy around, period, but if they are playing, then it's probably not an issue. |
| "Puppies playing with adults is critical for the pup's learning. That's how they learn their manners. "
Thanks for this response - do you limit HOW they play. My guy wants to play chase with the puppy - he runs with a toy - wants pup to chase him. He can get going really fast and swings around to pass by pup. Should I perhaps limit the area they play in to keep things slower/calmer or allow small sessions and then break it up? What have you done? Judy |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zBVNctUPj8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQoRnB5hqA8&NR=1 |
To me, the issue is more the pup playing with the adult. There's not a second we're not feeling sorry for the adult that has to put up with the pup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mostly because we understand the adult dog's pain.  |
SheepieBoss wrote: Puppies playing with adults is critical for the pup's learning. That's how they learn their manners. If the pup needs to be corrected, the adult does so quickly.......sounds awful, but no harm. The pup will back off or roll over, "Ooops, sorry." If the pup does it again, same deal. Eventually an adult will tire of the pesky kid and walk away, if the pup follows, the adult quickly says, "No!"
How fortunate your pup has a 4 legged adult to teach it how to be a dog. We get involved and mess the pup up. If your adult dog is well trained, the pup will learn by watching......which will make your instruction for the pup to go easier. of course there are cases of where the adult doesn't want the puppy around, period, but if they are playing, then it's probably not an issue. I so wish you were around when my husband gets puppies - he never lets them near the older dogs. It makes for a lot more training  |
Saltydog wrote: "Puppies playing with adults is critical for the pup's learning. That's how they learn their manners. "
Thanks for this response - do you limit HOW they play. My guy wants to play chase with the puppy - he runs with a toy - wants pup to chase him. He can get going really fast and swings around to pass by pup. Should I perhaps limit the area they play in to keep things slower/calmer or allow small sessions and then break it up? What have you done? Judy I didn't limit mine and Maggie would do the same thing but the puppy learned to sit down, cut corners, go under the table, etc. Made for loads of fun to watch. And occasionally Maggie would lie down and roll over for him too which let me know that there were no hard feelings. Now I have such a good puppy who gets along great with other dogs and I am so glad that Maggie give him lessons. She does to him all the various things that the trainer said I should do like hover over him to indicate that's mine and make him give something up (treat or toy). He has definitely learned the sliding scale of dog response -- hard look, slight lip curl, hover over, lunge/growl, etc. -- and he has never been hurt. I would let your adult dog do what she needs to do. That way, she won't be tense about it and you will end up with a dog who understands dogs. |
| It sounds like you won't have any problems. This is what we do...
Always supervise outdoors because adults can be too fast paced. If a particular game proves to be too rough, remove the toy or make the play area smaller so they can't get as much speed. Find a toy or thing they can play with more calmly. If you have multiple adults, allow adults to play outside together first to wear off some of the energy, then bring the puppy out after the adults are more tired. Try to encourage more gentle play. I believe in getting puppies into the pack because that's where they're going to have to live. Begin teaching respect and limits as soon as they arrive- http://oesusa.com/index.326.jpg (puppy at 14 weeks, after 3 weeks with us ). Sometimes crating the puppy during down times helps because it allows the adults to have some peace and quiet... puppies can often be very obnoxious. I've found some adults don't particularly care to play with a young puppy but have a ball with them once they're a month or two older. Congratulations on your new puppy! You are in for soooo much fun! Enjoy~  |
| Although I agree with everyone I will add one caution. My dog was almost 100 pounds when we brough the new pup home and she was only about 12 pounds. When chasing each other, we watched closely so the bigger one wouldn't step on her by accident. We also limit the space outside for playing so no accidents there either. I think I read somewhere until a puppy is about half the size of the older one, or about four or five months old, playing and running should be supervised.
I also did not leave them alone together until I was absolutely sure things would be okay. If your dog has a high prey drive particularly you should be careful when playing with young puppies or smaller dogs. Mine are now 100 pounds and 70 pounds respectively and get along just wonderfully - although you don't want to get in their way when they are chasing each other |
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