Something to look out for? WYSIWYG. While interviewing puppies for a friend, we noticed a little bitch play fighting with the others some would ignore her and try to get away others would engage her. The breeder stated that she was the bully of the group. I advised against her but the buyer wanted a high spirited pup at 8 weeks.

WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get - Now @4.5 months the puppy wants to play fight every dogs she is around after she gets to know them.

In a socailization session she is always trying to play fight with my female Rottie/Pit. The Rott is the animal aggressive dog of my pack, but she won't hurt the puppy (watched from the inside). After the puppy initates play, the adult bitch will grab the puppy pin it and stands over her.

But as soon as she releases the puppy, she on the Rott again, usually she will play with puppy.

Until she gets on her nerves, puppies have relentless energy. When she gets tried the Rott will retire into her dog house. With puppy stands outside barking, she is ignored. And goes off to smell the grass.

Now for some reason unless the Male GSD initate play, the puppy doesn't play this way with him. She may snap at him but she won't engage or make contact. Obviously theres has been a introduction to the grounds rules.

Question could this be a potential problem for the little puppy or is the pack order firm enough that she won't get hurt? How closely should this be watched. She been around them off and on for about a month.

She seems to love being with them, at times I can't say the same for them. :rolleyes: <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

As a kid growing up I remember some neighbors that had 2 GSD's. One an adult female, then they got an 8 week old puppy. The two dogs were left together during the day and one day when my neighbors got home they found the adult female and attacked the puppy and he was now blind in one eye. As the younger dog grew up they were fine together. I would certainly supervise all activities of puppy's and adults together.

John, I'll take note of that this puppy is pretty much a nuiance, sometimes. But so far they tolerate her antics. My girl friend watched her get tossed twice, and come back for more. She thought that was funny and cute. I am going to start watching this and I am going to keep a better watch after your warning.

I think this socailization has help when walking in the park or on street, she will ignore other dogs (she mimmicks the adult dogs).

So if watched there can be a benifit to this relationship. Now if I can get her to down with the rest of the dogs, she'd be on track, (She is a wild child when their in the down). <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Thanks.

4.5 month old puppy's don't do long downs. Best you can hope for is a minute or two. Even that would seem an eternity for such a young dog. Long downs are boring and there is always something much more interesting going on! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

John 1-2 minutes would be a good start, how about 20-30 seconds is the norm for this puppy, she seems energized and hardly ever stands still.

And with any distraction she just won't do a down, now she will sit with the group.

Natasha will definitely have to be trained separately and worked on distraction on step at a time.

Calling them to work from a down by name or by pointing one at a time is a long way off with her.

Its almost like having a foreign student in the house you have to find a way to communicate. Breaking down the discipline in the house, hey we eat with knives & forks in this households.
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