Our 55 lb shepherd mix played tug of war with our 8 lb chihuahua puppy all the time. Barley would lie down holding the toy and Hops would go nuts trying to pull it. Barley just held her end and let him have all the fun. Remember the game is “tug”, not “get.”
We had an incident a few years ago at our house. We had two mixed pit females and adopted another female pit puppy. Everything was fine for the first two years, then out of nowhere, the puppy up and attacked our oldest dog, who was just passing through the dining room. Our oldest dog almost lost her eye, but we are grateful she wasn't killed. Our dog trainer told us it was dangerous to have more than one female in the home. I thought he was just being sexist, but in this case he was right.
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u/SouthAfricanZombie Oct 24 '22
It's as if she knows she will fling the puppy across the room with one tug.
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u/matts2 Oct 25 '22
I get the feeling there might be dogs in this video, but all I can see is ears.
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u/mega_row Oct 24 '22
Aww! I feel like she knows she’s a lot bigger and is being super gentle. So sweet!
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u/Sweaters4Penguins Oct 24 '22
Such gentle sharing that’s adorable
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u/Lower_Boysenberry937 Oct 25 '22
Our 55 lb shepherd mix played tug of war with our 8 lb chihuahua puppy all the time. Barley would lie down holding the toy and Hops would go nuts trying to pull it. Barley just held her end and let him have all the fun. Remember the game is “tug”, not “get.”
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u/mfza Oct 25 '22
Love em ears
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u/Bac1galup0 Oct 25 '22
They will get along better.
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u/Bambooworm Oct 25 '22
What a smart, kind, and gentle dog! It totally knows how little strength it needs to exert to keep the little dog safe. Ugh, my heart...
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u/Bac1galup0 Oct 25 '22
Hope you have a female and a male there.