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Moderating play
I have just adopted a 1 year old female cane corso. I already own a 1 year old male who is trained, thanks to this website! They are both very friendly and I have followed Robert’s advice regarding living with multiple dogs. They only have limited play time together. Is there a way I can moderate the play? My male is huge and sometimes plays too rough and dominant with the new female. How should corrections be used in these circumstances? The female does not correct him herself. Thanks in advance!
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Does he know easy? I tell them easy when I think things are going in the too rough direction… for example my 100lb 4 year old shaking a toy with a 30lb 15 week puppy attached to it. I tell her easy and she knows to dial it down a bit. Then there are behaviors that I do not want, and those I stop. For example at the end of this clip the rottie is picking up the leg of the pitbull in her jaw. The pit does not like that. So I told them hey and they broke up and went into their 3 separate ways. I do not want the pup to pick up on that behavior. As Robert says, you just do it. Maybe someone has a different idea, but I do not think that tools like leashes, collars, etc would be helpful. If they did not break up I would just get in there and put my hands on the dog, probably hold them by the scruff of their neck, not pulling the dog is important as it can cause damage to what they have in their mouth. That last part, breaking up a dog entanglement, Robert went over this in a couple of YouTube videos. They were probably chats, so I do not have a link for those. https://youtu.be/Skk0FvMg_do
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Thanks for your reply! I use easy as my command for him to walk on a lose leash. I could obviously choose another word. How did you teach this to your dog I.e. how did you get them to associate easy with being more calm during play?
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We taught easy for taking treats, but we/they generalized to mean less intense.
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Thanks, I’ll teach him gentle when taking treats and see if it carries over!
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Thank you so much for your reply! I’ll look for the videos 😁
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In some of the Bound Angels videos, Robert shows how to use a clatter stick to remind dogs to play nicely. It is NOT used to hit the dogs, but to separate them or startle them. I don’t have links to them, but you can find them on the Bound Angel site in the videos on group play.
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