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Originally Posted by brunie's mom  They play non-stop because you have 2 puppies. 
It would have been much better to wait till your Lab.x was at least 2-3 years old and fully trained before you brought in another puppy to the home.
Let them play for short amounts of time, but do keep them seperated. There is a good chance of your puppy getting hurt also playing with a bigger dog. Also you want the puppy to bond with you, not with your dog.
Spend time alone training each dog...and once you are in classes...he will start learning how to work with distractions around.
Gina |
Thanks, and I agree that having the younger lab mix and the Rott puppy is not ideal. But we knew the work it would take going into it and we dedicate alot of time to our dogs. The lab mix is very much a mix, only 25Lb. Looks just like a lab only very small, so I am not worried about the size issue since the pup is almost as big as the lab at this point.
What you stated to do is how I have been hadling it so far. I let them play for 15 min or so and if they don't stop on their own then they get seperated (lab in the back yard and puppy inside with me). Getting in an extra walk a day has helpd as well.
So let them play but just monitor? Any other suggestions?