| Thanks, that's pretty interesting. Like I said Micky doesn't tolerate much monkey business although they do interact to a degree. Buster certainly does teach her how to play though. I've read that males are more tolerant of puppies at a young age and this seems to be true in my limited experience. It is interesting how the play has evolved though. When Betti was 8-12/13 weeks Buster used to lay on his back and let her jump and crawl all over him. He also used to let her hang on his lip and the most he would do is whine loudly, as if to let her know that isn't fun. Now, Betti is almost 20 weeks and he no longer rolls onto his back although he will let her climb onto his back and bite at his ears (not as often thought). Mostly he will stay above her now. She also no longer bites his lip. It has, IMO, been a great help in teaching her not to mouth humans (we've also been diligent in re-direction) and in having a "soft" mouth. I have seen her push his button a couple of times and she doesn't seem to go back there again LOL. It is interesting to see all of the theory and pack dynamics, etc. that I have read about being played out in front of me.  |