KingKong 44 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 this is my new pup hes a old tyme mastiff x hes 14 week old the problem iv got hes having digs at my staff not all the time but now and again is there out i can do to stop this iv got kids hes very friendly with them but is there any chance he could change towards them im not a expert on big breeds any advice or tips would be good kk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Don't know about that breed mate but all pups try it on with an older dog as they are growing up. Trying to get up the pecking order. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 if i had kids,i would have looked well into before getting that breed.it could just be playing,pups can tend to be pretty rough when playing.well until they get bitten back lol ATB with it,im sure there a few lads on here will keep you right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KingKong 44 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 cheers baw just wanting to know if theres anything i can do to stop it now so it doesnt hurt another dog when it gets bigger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KingKong 44 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 cheers scothunter just have to keep an eye on him then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Just mind mate, your kids are part of that pecking order, make sure he knows they are well above him. Maybe let them feed him his dinner etc. don't know how old your kids are though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,256 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 this is my new pup hes a old tyme mastiff x hes 14 week old the problem iv got hes having digs at my staff not all the time but now and again is there out i can do to stop this iv got kids hes very friendly with them but is there any chance he could change towards them im not a expert on big breeds any advice or tips would be good kk pups at that age are programmed through their very nature to make contact with their mouth , if we think about it , its the only facility available to them and imprinted via connection made with the bitch through suckling, the pup is driven to do it reason doesn't come into it , its not about pecking orders or anything like that , manage the pup take the emphasis off the other dog and place it with you through play and tug items, the pup just wants to orally connect with other things in its environment the force to connect is stronger than the social aspect which is fine in the wild but in a home becomes a problem, i wouldn't have expected anything else from a healthy vibrant pup sounds like a good one, take him out and play letting him make connections with you through a tug item, and manage him so he cant get himself into trouble at that age their there own worst enemy if ya get my drift, 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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