we have 2pups they play together but it gets quite aggresive after a while will they settle in time?

Question

.misty is a 9 month old doctored female northern inuit and koda is a 12week old siberian husky male unnuetered.both are freindly dogs and the female even gets on with our cat felix.

Answer 1

Alot of dogs like to play rough. It's a natural thing for them. Just make sure it doesn't get too out of hand.

Answer 2

We have 2 dogs also, both females around the same age, 3 years old: a 6 lb. chihuahua and an 11 lb. terrier mix. The chihuahua was here first, and then we adopted the terrier mix about a year ago. The first 2 weeks were hairy with them both trying to be the Alpha dog, but when they realized I WAS THE ALPHA DOG, they stopped and became fast friends. Sometimes one will be sleeping and be awoken by the other one to play and vice-versa. My husband and I get the biggest kick and enjoyment from watching them interact, i.e. they love to chase each other all around the house @ about 50 mph -seriously! Other times they play with a tennis ball back and forth with each other, it's amazing - we often joke and say we have World Class soccer right in our very own home! They can also play softly by just rolling around the bed, and the list goes on ... they are so adorable. But there are moments (very few) that they can get a little carried away, nothing vicious or harmful - They are always in the same room as I am, so when that rare occurrence happens, and I can hear and see them like that, I just separate them. And then a few minutes later, they are snuggling and sleeping together like little angels!

Just always keep a close eye on them like I do, otherwise I think within time they won't be as aggressive. You might consider neutering your husky male -- that should help, too.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Depends what you mean by aggressive. Our three dogs play together and if you didn't know them it would be quite scary - the amount of noise they make and the flashing teeth etc, but they all love it. The dogs will let you know if it is too rough as they will yelp and try to escape form the play. It is quite obvious when it stops being a game and starts to be a fight. I would just keep an eye on the playing, and if you feel that the play is getting to the stage that they are going ot hurt each other then you could step in and stop it, but unless they are hurting each other or getting distressed, I would let them play - they think its a lot of fun.

Answer 4

The play fighting is natural for dogs. it's their way of asserting themselves.

However, a strong NO every now and then to let them know they have gone too far will then establish you as the dominant leader of their "pack".

We have an 11 y.o Chihuahua & 3 y.o Papillion )both male). The younger tries to play with the older loads of times and, because of the age difference the older tries to kick the crap out of it, coz like most olduns he wants to sit and relax a lot.

A strong NO and send them both to their relative corners for a few minutes usually diffuses the tension and they are fine afterwards and don't fight each other.

You need to be firm if you separate them and make them stay in their own space until you think they have calmed down. They will soon know their boundaries and, hopefully not fight as much

Answer 5

With the breeds of your two dogs, and the fact they are male and female, I wouldn't worry too much. It shouldn't get too serious, but there are no guarantees...! As your dogs grow and you come to know them, things will be clearer to you.

More serious problems can usually be seen in female/female combinations, or male/male.

As others posters have mentioned, if they seem to get too serious in front of you, be sure to make a BIG dramatic stink (dogs speak a very simple, but DRAMATIC language) and let them know where you draw the boundaries--train them in short!

But make sure it is truly serious. As someone else mentioned, dogs can get very "roudy" while playing, particularily while puppies and trying to figure out who is "top dog", so it's important to learn to differentiate between serious agression and regular doggy style--as foreign as it is to us humans. This is an important point as I have been with sensititve training clients (human) who cannot handle even mock aggression coming from thier dogs, and they get very upset when their dogs are displaying what is obviously just playful dog ways--not true aggression.

Answer 6

Its normal behaviour,and even though it looks aggresive at times its still play,if it was a fight one or both dogs would be crying out in pain and there would be alot more noise.They will settle down together,but they will always play even into old age,you should see my two lol.

Answer 7

these husky type dogs can have a bit of a temper on them. It is important you are pack leader and establish that. When you walk in, all fighting should (ideally) stop, as they this is not dominance, as one is female and will be dominant over the small male anyway

Answer 8

alot of dogs when they play they look like they are fighting ,, if you dont hear any barking or crying then thire fine ,, if its too jumpy and noisy then you might need to take them to the backyard or something like that ,, to avoid that take them for a run in the morning or afternoon so they wont have as much anergy for the day

Answer 9

Try reading Jan Fennel's book's about dog behaviour...they have really help me understand why my dogs do what they do .I have put in to practise her ideas and its amazing to see it working .Don't intervene in your dogs playing unless one dog is actually injured and usually a dog wont go that far.Bitches are usually dominant over males also she is probably trying to tell him who is boss...dogs do this through body language and play.If you jump in making a fuss the dogs will simply think you are joining in.

Answer 10

It depends. I personally think you MUST teach them. My puppy/dog ate out of the garbage until I taught my dog that was wrong she would have continued. You MUST teach them or they won't know what's acceptable and not acceptable. We also brought my dog to my aunts and they have a lab and mines a German Shepard they would play fight, but sometimes they would get overly nasty with food/bones etc... and we had to keep an eye on them.

*** Think of them as your childrean and you must teach them right from wrong. I know it sounds odd, but think about how some dogs become so viloelent it's usually the owners fault***