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My 2 year old Scottie and I arrived at the dog park and he shortly began to play chase with a 60ish pound Huskie. He then ran up and jumped up on the picnic table I was at and the Huskie followed. The huskie then put his Jaws on the Scottie's neck. He did not bite down or growl and when I said "No" he released and let go. My Scottie was not frightened but I suggested to the owner of the Husky that that was probably not appropriate behavior. The Huslkie was not overly aggresive -but a little rough. But then so is my Scottie. My suggestion did not go over well with the Husk owner. Was I close to right? Robert Albert & Charlie in Sarasota |
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| Its hard to tell if the other dog was being aggressive or just playing. When Max plays with other dogs, they always go for the neck on each other, but they don't bite down. Once in a while one dog will go too far but trust me they let each other know. Alot depends on age too. Some dogs are more agressive or rough, but I doubt he was trying to hurt your scottie. No one can ever be put to blame unless of course he was actually hurting your dog, but its always good to let other owners know if you feel otherwise. I don't have a whold lot of experience in this, but from what I do have, its just playing...... |
| Hard to say since there was a bit of a size issue here. I noticed at our dog park last week that the big dog owners don't like having to watch out for the little guys. You may have gotten that vibe from the husky owner. Personally, I've watched many small dogs kick the bigger dogs butts quite consistently! And my response is always the same...pull for the little guy! |
| It does sound like just playing. Dogs will let the other one know when one has gone too far. As long as your Scottie's tail (or nub as the case may be) was still up and he wasn't scared, just watch them and make sure it doesn't escalate. All dogs play differently and I think sometimes it looks a lot worse than it is too. My 75 lb. Bearded Collie/Briard is a mouther and she loves the little dogs the best. It looks like she's going for their throats but it's just her way of engaging play. The first time I saw her do it I took off like a shot to stop her and then I realized that she didn't mean any harm and the little dog returned the same action to her. I might've asked the owner if that was how the dog always played or if you should be worried. You have every right to ask particularly when there is a size issue like that. You're just being a good owner for being concerned. |
| It sounds like just playing, the husky most certainly could have hurt a little scottie if it wanted to, but didn't. |
| Hi all-
I'm new to the list. We recently brought home two Sheepie puppies. Two brothers from the same litter. They will be 3 months old on April 24th Solomon is quite a few pounds heavier than Samson. I worry about their aggressive behavior with eachother, and what appears to be trying to herd eachother around the back yard. Is this normal for now?  |
| As far as the herding, it's normal for now and later! I've got 2 herders and they do it to each other all the time. You should only be concerned if they try to do it to you.
Are they really being aggresive or just playing really hard? Sometimes it sounds a lot worse than it really is. My 2 sound like they're killing each other but no one gets hurt and everyone's happy-- they're always going back for more! |
Sounds like normal sheepies to me. I have littermates also and Beau has always been bigger than Luke, they used to play rough but never hurt each other. It only sounds like they are trying to kill each other  Herding is something they do naturally. |
You have two boys: Solomon and Sampson? Oh my  ! Life will be very active at your house. Watch for dominance issues to come up, one will want to be the dominat sibling. Hopefully this will be a quiet transformation, but sometimes it is not. Have you thought about neutering yet?
In the mean time, enjoy the fun.......sheepies can play rough. I don't know if I mentioned how my first sheepie used chase down our St. Bernard, flip him, and then grab hold of his scruff and shake! He outweighed her by 40 lbs, but loved his sister, she could do no wrong. Harry plays with Glacier who is not a sheepie, but a big dense Pyr. Harry just bounces off her when they play bump chest, but keeps coming back for more....barking the whole time with sheer joy. |
| Hi Robert,
While I wasnt' there to observe first hand the interaction between your dog and the Husky it doesn't sound like it was agressive behavior on the Huskies part. I'm the stewart of the offleash dog park near my home. Although I don't use it as frequently as I once did, I did for an entire year visit several times a day with two of my dogs. All breeds play differently and sometimes it causes concern to the other dogs owners. Old English Sheepdogs herd other dogs for example. Those that don't know the breed characteristic fear their dogs are being "run down", but this is the way they play. They chase things that run. Huskies on the other hand , do the throat grabbing thing - again completely normal for that breed. Shephards do it as well and while it may look awful if there are no accompanying growly agressive noises then it's normal too. You can tell often growlie play noises are different from the aggressive ones when dogs are play fighting. They also get into the "play stance" previously. Front legs spread apart and down, rump in the air and sometimes they move side to side. Means come play with me in doggie language and is universal amongst all breeds. My dogs (herders) would often play with Huskies and shephards and would also do the throat thing when playing with this breed but not with other breeds if they were play fighting. The dog immediately ceased when you told him not to which shows he is obedient and listens to humans. I think the size difference concerned you but often whom is the Alpha has nothing to do with size. Hope that helped you with your question Marianne and the boys |
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