dog play

[CJ]

a new puppy golden retreiver was added to my family last week and i am
suprised at how rough play gets with my other year and a half old golden
retreiver.... should i be intervening with this behaviour? there is some
growling, but it doen't seem very serious, an occasional yelp from either
dog, but no snarling or staring. there is a lot of open mouth play, and they
show their teeth, which i am particularly worried about.... they take turns
lying on their backs, 4 paws up in the air, and it seems as though they
thoroughly enjoy it.... when one of them rests the other pokes until they
get up and play some more. is this normal behaviour? or should i stop it
immediately? thanks :)

[Shadow Walker]

Depends on how old the new puppy is. Puppies learn bite control by playing
with their litter mates or pears. The loud yip indicates someone got too
rough. If this causes them to separate an then start playing again this is
ok as long as there is no blood, no one is holding on refusing to let go,
attacking the other and aggressive head shacking while holding onto the
other dog. If one puppy is trying to rest then separate them for awhile so
they can rest and not get on each others nerves. The resting puppy could get
aggravated about being harassed into playing and nip or bite the other puppy
to get the other puppy to leave them alone. After a while the younger
puppies energy will level out as they get older, have fun with them and keep
asking questions.

Post by CJ
a new puppy golden retreiver was added to my family last week and i am
suprised at how rough play gets with my other year and a half old golden
retreiver.... should i be intervening with this behaviour? there is some
growling, but it doen't seem very serious, an occasional yelp from either
dog, but no snarling or staring. there is a lot of open mouth play, and
they show their teeth, which i am particularly worried about.... they take
turns lying on their backs, 4 paws up in the air, and it seems as though
they thoroughly enjoy it.... when one of them rests the other pokes until
they get up and play some more. is this normal behaviour? or should i stop
it immediately? thanks :)

[CJ]

thanks!

Post by Shadow Walker
Depends on how old the new puppy is. Puppies learn bite control by playing
with their litter mates or pears. The loud yip indicates someone got too
rough. If this causes them to separate an then start playing again this is
ok as long as there is no blood, no one is holding on refusing to let go,
attacking the other and aggressive head shacking while holding onto the
other dog. If one puppy is trying to rest then separate them for awhile so
they can rest and not get on each others nerves. The resting puppy could
get aggravated about being harassed into playing and nip or bite the other
puppy to get the other puppy to leave them alone. After a while the
younger puppies energy will level out as they get older, have fun with
them and keep asking questions.

Post by CJ
a new puppy golden retreiver was added to my family last week and i am
suprised at how rough play gets with my other year and a half old golden
retreiver.... should i be intervening with this behaviour? there is some
growling, but it doen't seem very serious, an occasional yelp from either
dog, but no snarling or staring. there is a lot of open mouth play, and
they show their teeth, which i am particularly worried about.... they take
turns lying on their backs, 4 paws up in the air, and it seems as though
they thoroughly enjoy it.... when one of them rests the other pokes until
they get up and play some more. is this normal behaviour? or should i stop
it immediately? thanks :)