| Here's another real life story. 10 week old puppy that has spent early weeks with a very tolerant mom moves into new home with 2 older Rotts. The older dogs accept the kid but have no where near the tolerance for "sass" that mom had. Puppy charges up to older dog and tries to grab her chew toy. Older dog lets out thunderous roar, grabs pup by neck and pins her to the ground, continuing the growling for about 10 seconds while pup screams. Older dog lets pup up and the kid scurries away. When pup returns she assumes submissive stance and tries to lick old dog's mouth. Old dog continues to growl and pup eventually leaves her alone, having learned respect for "the big one". This too is normal dog behavior. A firm physical correction is appropriate in certain situations."Mouthing" is one problem, a biting "challenge" is another. |