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09/20/2012 10:20 AM
Hi, My roommate brought home a tiny jack russell/dachsund 6 week old pup to the house. Nixie is 5 months now and the pup is about the size of her head. We've put crates next to each other so they can get used to each other but Nixie tends to still clamp her jaw around the puppy when they're together and be more aggressive than I would like. Am I just being paranoid? A part of me thinks that she's too young herself to understand her strength but are dogs like that? Would appreciate any advice on the matter. Cheers!

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09/20/2012 12:09 PM
The jaw thing is not aggression. I would believe that you are causing issues rather than preventing them.

"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle

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09/20/2012 10:07 PM
I agree with pixie. Sounds like pretty normal dog behavior. My 65 lb male shorthair played with the pups from Halo's litter from the day of birth on. When they were itty bitty he would bring them toys or just lay with them crawling on him. When they got older and had teeth he would play a little rougher with them and when the pups would bite him or start getting over the top he would put his mouth over them and pin them until they settled down.

Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna) Yellow Rose GSPs "A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato

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09/21/2012 6:43 AM
I agree that it isn't too aggressive... plus a jack russel doxie mix is going to be one feisty dog!

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09/21/2012 8:10 AM
Yeah, I thought I was being too paranoid. Thanks all. Yesterday I had off and so without my roommate I let them play a couple of times and kept my emotions in check. I ignored them most of the time. Seemed to work. Part of me thinks Nixie is just reacting to a new dog in the house too. Trying to get a reaction out of Mom. But there have been a few times that Nix just stampedes into the pup and rolls on her and Bailey yelps so that's where I was thinking Nixie isn't recognizing her strength. Because she seems to want to play, play, play. We have neighbors that let me bring Nix over so she can play rough with the big dogs but she's never played with a small one before. I love watching her with those dogs because she has such gumption. Haha, yes Bailey is definitely already feisty! The people at the adoption place she got her said she wouldn't be too hyper and I was thinking..what are they saying? In general, I don't like small dogs so it's been an adjustment for me too.

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09/21/2012 8:34 AM
you will have so many laughs watching your gsp playing with the little JR/doxie... my dogs best friend is a boston terrier and it is hilarious to watch them play and they play rough! also friends of ours a JR and a chi both females and to watch them play with my two guys is something else... those girls put the boys into their place for sure despite their size!

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09/21/2012 10:19 PM
Don't feel bad for feeling "paranoid", it's tough not to want to be as careful as possible with pups. Bella doesn't know her size and LOVES dogs smaller than her because she's pretty petite in the realm of dogs her breed's size and is usually picked on as a result. I keep a close eye on her and my mom's 3 pound yorkie, not because Bella is aggressive (and the yorkie has NO problem telling Bella when she's into her personal space too much), but because of Bella's size and energy level in comparison, she could easily without being aggressive or too rough accidentally break one of the yorkie's tiny little bones. Just monitor them and keep your emotions in check like you are, that's the best you can do for them.

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