Dog Health Questions: People with dog training experience part II?

After that incident with the friend trainer........the other dog's owner and myself decided to let the dogs settle their business together without our interference. Mine is 8 m/o and the other dog is 15 m/o, both neutered and about the same size. My sister in-law and I started meeting at the dog park (neutral territory) in between family visits and we started to see improvement.

It's been a few weeks now, they still always do that grabbing and growling thing first when I get there...my dog being the annoying one of course....then they both chew on their bones laying in the same bed & and drinking in the same bowl.

Can we consider this a case closed?

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The way you described it in your last question, I'd say she punished your dog for playing with your friend's dog.

Play wrestling is how dogs play with each other. Mine do it every day, and they have a blast. Neither of them has EVER been hurt, because it's just play to them. Yes, it looks and sounds like fighting to us, but it honestly isn't. It's very healthy interaction and shouldn't be discouraged.

For the record, I don't believe in the alpha roll. Even the folks who originally came up with it no longer encourage its use (after realizing its negative effects and its uselessness in the long run), especially for something as minor as the issue you described.

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• Yes, they could be playing. But in my last post, I didn't agree with your trainer. It obviously didn't fix the problem in the long run, did it?


• ABSOLUTELY!!!!! That grappling is just because they're young and good friends. Congratulation!!!!!!!!


• Yes, they're "buds" now.


• Gawsh, they are just puppies. They want to PLAY and that sounds like what they are doing. Please concider a different trainer as the one you two have in common sounds like she watches too much tv. Petsmart offers awesome classes and I have taken my dogs through it. I worked as a vet tech for years and even professionals need some help sometimes.
  
  Manners are the best thing you can give your dog...
  
  Enjoy it!


• I don't know what the previous post was about or in reference to but anytime one is discussing an 8 month old and a 15 month old dog, the case will definately not be closed.


• Although I didn't see your last post, it's pretty safe to assume they are just playing. My two dogs always bark/growl and pounce on each other and then snuggle up and take a nap ten minutes later.