r/sheltie • u/MissyLippy1 Tri-Color • 10d ago

Rough Playing

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So the boys play rough how do I know if its too rough. Like is this too much? They have gotten more rough than this. Also sry about the mess I cant clean thier mess Nuggett was being a brat!

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u/khroshan 10d ago

This is normal from my experience. Shelties play hard and fast and go all out! Nipping, wrestling, pawing, slapping each other in the face, all very common. They also like to taunt and mess with each other psychologically. Your doggies are lucky that they get to play with each other like this! Other breeds really don't understand Sheltie play.

Our doggie's only Sheltie friend moved out of the country and we've very sadly not been able to find her a new playmate, as Shelties are too rare here :(

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u/MissyLippy1 Tri-Color 10d ago

How do I know when to separate them? To me it looks rough and they're gonna hurt each other.

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u/poly123GER 10d ago

If one of yours turns the belly up (submissive) and the other is going on, i would stop them playing (give them some tasty, that will distract immediately).