So we have had Tucker 2 weeks, and just want to make sure that things dont get out of control because I didnt interfere soon enough or interferred too soon. Towards the end of the video I stopped the video and discouraged the noise as it seemed to be escalating to me.
I did take a few other videos of them playing right before this but I thought I would post this one, since I was unsure of this the most. Here is the link to the video:
http://www.mycorgi.com/video/1150197:Video:941299?xg_source=activity
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Whoops, posted on the video instead of the discussion, so I'll repost!
Looks like play to me. Jack can get really wound when playing and make a lot of noise, and if Maddie doesn't like it she just hops on the couch. I've only intervened if he tries to follow her up when she walks away. It did get a little snarly at the end, but many dogs play that way. I would have seen where it went. If it gets too rough or too real usually one of the dogs will yip really loudly and that stops it. If they "shake it off" (like Lance does at the beginning of the video) that's also a good sign it's play.
Here's a good link that shows two dogs playing (they are actually very gentle compared to how my Corgis play) and then two dogs fighting. Notice the stiffness of the fighting dogs, they way they pause to try to jockey for position but hold themselves stiff when pauses, the hackles, and the tenseness. You can feel the tenseness just watching it.
http://trainingkoopa.blogspot.com/2010/04/puppy-play-vs-puppy-fight...
Jack was charged twice, and Maddie got into a squabble with a female Boston Terrier, and there is NO mistaking that it's a fight. Generally speaking, if you ask yourself "Are they playing or getting out of hand?" the fact that you are asking means it's all still just fine. When two dogs go at it, the tension level rises so high so fast that everyone in the area knows it's a fight.
Hi Nat, I am not so sure towards the end, it is hard to tell without knowing what happens next.
My pack plays much rougher than this, my little one would drag the older one (relaxed) by the neck, sometimes she bit a little too hard, causing my older one to yelp or give a warning bark / bite back. Little quarrel is okay, as long as they have the space to work it out in a timely fashion.
In my opinion, dogs rarely truly "fight", there might be blood from teeth knocking in each other's mouth, nasty growl, lip and ears pull back....etc. But often times it's just a quarrel. The only time I witness a real fight was a corgi biting a poodle's leg, jaws locked on, he kept yanking and would not let go, I had to pry the corgi jaw open to free the poodle, I strongly believe that dogs DON'T MISS in a "real fight", there's no mercy, they will bite to immobilize the opponent and to kill.
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