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**Gideleb** · 12-26-2011, 09:39 PM

im not so much worried about
the fact she didnt like another dog as i am of her being so young and sounding so mean.... she will play with my cat and they are fine
they get a little to aggressive but my cat usually knows his limits as to when he really hurts Luna.. and another time she was whining
for no reason and i read somewere to lightly wrap your hand around there mouth and say no, so thats wat i did and she did
her vicious growl towards me now that only happened the one time but it worried my husband because he loves her and
doesnt want her to be growling at us

Here's my 2 cents:

It sounds like perhaps the dogs weren't the best of matches. Not every dog gets along with every other dog...puppies included. If you let them play in the future, I would closely monitor the play and intervene when it seems like one is getting annoyed with the other. Don't let the dogs get over-stimulated; but keep in mind, some dogs are very vocal players. YOu have to figure out which it is: vocal or overstimulated.

As far as wrapping your han around the mouth of an excited, stimulated dog...I think it's a bad idea. There is always the possibility that the dog could a. think you are playing, but because it is over-stimulated go at you a bit too rough or b. the dog could be overstimulated in a DA way and when you get in the way you could catch a re-directed bite. Both of which would be entirely owner error but guaranteed you'd find plenty of people at that point who'd want to label the dog HA even though it just behaved in an entirely predictable, doggy way.

As far as the dog growling at you...it didn't just single you out for a growl. The dog was amped up, engaged in play and p[ossibly getting a bit over-stimulated and you just inserted yourself into the equation wrapping your hand around it's mouth. You either got "Hey you wanna play too in rough & tough bully style, prepare to be pummeled" or you got the aftermath of being pissed at the other dog and your dog's brain not registering that you just got in the middle and stuck your hand over it's mouth for no reason that the dog could possibly fathom at that point.

12-26-2011, 09:39 PM	#5
Gideleb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	im not so much worried about the fact she didnt like another dog as i am of her being so young and sounding so mean.... she will play with my cat and they are fine they get a little to aggressive but my cat usually knows his limits as to when he really hurts Luna.. and another time she was whining for no reason and i read somewere to lightly wrap your hand around there mouth and say no, so thats wat i did and she did her vicious growl towards me now that only happened the one time but it worried my husband because he loves her and doesnt want her to be growling at us Here's my 2 cents: It sounds like perhaps the dogs weren't the best of matches. Not every dog gets along with every other dog...puppies included. If you let them play in the future, I would closely monitor the play and intervene when it seems like one is getting annoyed with the other. Don't let the dogs get over-stimulated; but keep in mind, some dogs are very vocal players. YOu have to figure out which it is: vocal or overstimulated. As far as wrapping your han around the mouth of an excited, stimulated dog...I think it's a bad idea. There is always the possibility that the dog could a. think you are playing, but because it is over-stimulated go at you a bit too rough or b. the dog could be overstimulated in a DA way and when you get in the way you could catch a re-directed bite. Both of which would be entirely owner error but guaranteed you'd find plenty of people at that point who'd want to label the dog HA even though it just behaved in an entirely predictable, doggy way. As far as the dog growling at you...it didn't just single you out for a growl. The dog was amped up, engaged in play and p[ossibly getting a bit over-stimulated and you just inserted yourself into the equation wrapping your hand around it's mouth. You either got "Hey you wanna play too in rough & tough bully style, prepare to be pummeled" or you got the aftermath of being pissed at the other dog and your dog's brain not registering that you just got in the middle and stuck your hand over it's mouth for no reason that the dog could possibly fathom at that point.
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