Question - Older dog nipped younger one
Like the overly nervous mother I am, I took her to the Vet and they said it was a superficial wound, claned it out, did not stitch. They shaved the hair around it too to clean it. And they gave us some medication Simplicef - which I never heard of. Is this behavior normal with two dogs? She actually didn't even seem to mind and keep running and egging him on to chase her. I was out there the whole time with them and only noticed the mark as I was petting her and getting the snow balls out of the fur. Now I feel terrible  |
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| where was the bite? (head, back, leg?) |
| Accidental it caused a wound, probably the older one letting the younger one know, Your annoying the **** out of me or just putting them in their place. Unfortunately contact with the tooth was made at the time.
I would not worry too much about it, it happens with more then one dog on a romp together. I would be concerned if they are like that normally in the house etc but if it is just a one off that happened then no need for concern.  |
lisaoes wrote: Accidental it caused a wound, probably the older one letting the younger one know, Your annoying the **** out of me or just putting them in their place. Unfortunately contact with the tooth was made at the time.
I would not worry too much about it, it happens with more then one dog on a romp together. I would be concerned if they are like that normally in the house etc but if it is just a one off that happened then no need for concern. I agree with Lisa...we have had our share of nips... We have also had our share of dogs that hated eachother. Little nips is just keeping the youngster in line! |
| I agree with everyone here...
Pearl is very alpha and let's face it, she is OLD.....If sweet...  Heart aggrevates her too much, Pearl will snip...Pearl NEVER growls...she just lunges like a viper...  , so, needless to say, Heart now has an instinct on just how far she can go...With Coz, however,,,,Heart know he is ALL bark and NO bite, so she torments him mercilessly......
So....welcome to our world!!!!! I am sure they both will learn how to deal with each other!!!! Good Luck!!!! |
lisaoes wrote: Accidental it caused a wound, probably the older one letting the younger one know, Your annoying the **** out of me or just putting them in their place. Unfortunately contact with the tooth was made at the time.
I would not worry too much about it, it happens with more then one dog on a romp together. I would be concerned if they are like that normally in the house etc but if it is just a one off that happened then no need for concern. Good advice and I aslo agree with this. Stewart |
| The nip was on the upper thigh. I think he was aiming for the butt but she is so fast!
They have been and usually do get along fine. They hang out together in the house, sleep together and love the" chase me" game outside. Usually when one stops running the other does too. They smell each other a bit and then its off to the races again! I noticed he does bark at her and bite at her while she is running but never this hard to leave a mark. I might add usually she is in full coat but just this week got a shorty haircut and I'm wondering if the fact she has so much less fur made her feel the nip more than usual? She is okay now and they left the puncture open but they said no running for ten days  Not sure why and not sure if we can hold out that long! |
| Yeah, it definitely sounds like an accident/bad luck. Mine play really hard together and sometimes, when I go over their bodies when grooming, I'l find scabs of all shapes and sizes under the hair. Other times, I can believe they don't injure each other more.
Actually, that move that you described sounds exactly like the garage game that Clyde and Owen play. Owen runs behind the garage and Clyde waits in front and tries to anticipate what side Owen will come from. Owen comes blasting out and tries to get past Clyde and Clyde takes a nip at him on the way through, Owen runs behind the garage again and they start the game over again. It usually ends with a chase into the yard area and a hard wrestle. It's better than watching TV. |
| Yep! Thats; the game! Only Bella runs around this very large collection of shrubs we have and Bowie waits wondering which side she will come out of. Then they chase a while and eventually they both do the round and round chasing each other around the bushes! Looks hysterical...
Glad to know I don't have a problem on my hands. But I do hate looking at the wound. Wish they didn't shave around it  |
| I agree, it's probably just an accidental nip. My dogs do it too. Asterisk loves to grab Wendel's ears and tug. So once in a while, he'll grab the fluff of her neck and an abrasion happens. I usually never notice till I go to groom and find an old scab on Asterisk's neck or by Wendel's ear. |
| I am constantly finding scabs on Langley. They play chase in the yard. She likes to grab on while he runs by. I don't find any deep wounds just little ones. So I am not too worried. They play hard at times. |
| Not to be the negative voice, and it could be the lack of coat confused the other dog, but I ave always understood that dogs will "free bite" other dogs on the head, they consider that acceptable. A dog that bites on the body or the leg is usually not playing. Not that I'd be worried - but I would watch for a pattern to see if there is a behvior issue. |
kerry wrote: Not to be the negative voice, and it could be the lack of coat confused the other dog, but I ave always understood that dogs will "free bite" other dogs on the head, they consider that acceptable. A dog that bites on the body or the leg is usually not playing. Not that I'd be worried - but I would watch for a pattern to see if there is a behvior issue.
I have never heard that....I am not disagreeing just interested. If we ever have issues it is a nip to the ear typically. I honestly never thought where a dog bit was a sign of something... Again, I am not being arguementative, I had no idea... |
I never assume anyone on this forum is being argumentive 
But I first heard about this theory at a suzanne clothier clinic, and read it elsewhere since (althoguh it all could go back to suzanne - who knows. Accordingly, dog's give headbites as a social statement. Bites to the head, although unsettling to humans will not likely cause damage to a dog. A bite to the belly can be life threatening and to a leg or shoulder can immobilize the opponent and make him vulnerable to a deadly bite. ANother issue to be aware of is the depth of the bite - or the bite inhibition. |
| Thanks Kerry..
That does make sense.. I guess I am on the "face defense" With the deaf dogs I have a huge fear of the eyes being bit. I have seen with deaf dogs compared to hearing dogs they seem to not shield their eyes, as most dogs would. They can't hear so, they keep those eyes wide open! Murphy nipped Kissy on her eye one day and I fell apart. The vet was convinced somebody was dying for me to freak over a bite...she was fine! I guess that is a whole different situation... |
| I thought I read something about where a dog bites when playing as well and that's what prompted me to write the post. It did concern me a bit as I am fairly new to owning two dogs at once and I am the perpetual worrier. The vet claimed the wound was superficial and nothing to worry about but...
How would I prevent this from happening again? Short of not allowing them to play? |
| I think you just do what is natural with a puppy - you always watch them. That way you can see if there is a behavioral issue or it was random. |
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