Help! My Puppy Is A Bully And Plays Too Rough #159
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 17 June 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
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It’s important to realize when a puppy might not be interacting appropriately with another puppy or dog. Some puppies can be bullies, play far too roughly, or be overly exuberant and unable to read the room. We’re covering the steps you can take to help a puppy with appropriate interactions and what to know about puppy play.
In the episode you'll hear:
• What I learned from a Jack Russel Terrier puppy and Border Collie puppy in the 90s.
• How puppies learn when they are playing with littermates and that young puppies can show calming signals.
• The reasons that puppies might be bullies including when they leave the litter.
• About my experiences with Buzz and his discomfort with other dogs.
• How Tater-Salad had an inappropriate play style when he came to live with us.
• What to look for when you take your puppy to a play and socialization class.
• When to use a positive interrupter to help your pup with appropriate interactions.
• In the episode, you’ll hear What to do if you have a softer puppy who is getting pushed around.
• About puppies who badger your adult dog and what to do.
• That most adult dogs have a limited time where they give a puppy a “free pass”, but others have zerotolerance.
• Ways to help exuberant puppies who have not yet learned to read the room.
• How to set up your environment for success and safety for puppies and adult dogs.
Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 157: Dog Body Language: Understanding Canine Communication Signals And Emotions - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/157/
2. Podcast Episode 158: Stop Your Dog’s Unwanted Behaviors With This Positive Interrupter - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/158/
3. Blog Post: Socializing the Singleton Puppy: Swagger’s Big Adventures - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/02/socializing-the-singleton-puppy-a-swaggers-big-adventures/
4. Book: Shaping Success by Susan Garrett - https://dogsthat.com/product/shaping-success-2/
5. YouTube Playlist: Behavior Chains in Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy36FqDOVAwoHy87MhW
6. Podcast Episode 72: Preventing Dog Aggression: Introducing Dogs or Puppies with Project Togetherness - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/72/
7. Podcast Episode 30: Why Dog Crates Are Not Dog Cages - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/30/
8. YouTube Playlist: Living with Multiple Dogs Tips with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy36FqDOVAwoHy87MhWFUxVd
9. Recallers - https://recallers.com/
10. Podcast Episode 32: 20 Easy Ways to Exercise Your Dog at Home - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/32/
11. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/0kbDlNIxtn4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I've a news flash for you. Some puppies are just bullies. I'm not talking about the cute little |
| 0:04.8 | bull terrier type bullies. Of course, they are cute and they are bullies. I'm talking about your |
| 0:10.4 | basic school playground, push you down in the mud, steal your lunch money kind of bullies. Some |
| 0:16.8 | puppies are just that. Today, we're going to talk about why it's important that you realize |
| 0:22.8 | this and what you can do about it. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog. I'm going to start this podcast with |
| 0:38.9 | the story. In the mid-90s, I had a Jack Russell named Twister who I bred and she had one puppy. |
| 0:46.9 | Now, one puppy is horrific. One terrier puppy in my mind is really bad. Why? Because puppies learn from litter mates. They |
| 0:56.6 | learned social cues. They learned so much. And so coincidentally, a friend of mine at the same time, |
| 1:04.7 | the same day had a litter of seven border collie puppies. And Sally, shout out to Sally, was kind enough to let me borrow |
| 1:13.7 | one of those puppies and allow little baby wink to have a litter mate. Now, as they grew up, |
| 1:20.4 | they started to interact and about three weeks of ages when you'll see puppies attempt to play |
| 1:26.9 | with another puppy. Now, |
| 1:28.4 | by this point, the Border Collie puppy weighed almost twice as much as the little Jack Russell puppy. |
| 1:34.1 | And here's how that first interaction went. Border Collie puppy kind of stomps over and plops two |
| 1:40.5 | paws on the little Jack Russell puppy. And Jack Russell puppy does nothing. |
| 1:46.1 | And this is when I really got interested in the nonverbal communication between dogs. |
| 1:50.3 | Because I saw what I referred to in podcast episode number 157, the signs of the coming signals |
| 1:59.3 | or signs of stress that this Jack Russell at three and a half weeks |
| 2:04.3 | old showed the Border Collie puppy. Things like freezing, turning his head away, and yawning. |
| 2:11.4 | This little Jack Russell puppy did that to the Border Collie anytime the Border Collie would come |
| 2:16.2 | and smash him in the head |
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