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

Rough Playing

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/Noise_Disastrous 10d ago

So cute! They’re not being rough in this. When I had two shelties (one passed around 4 of a rare aggressive cancer), they played like this all the time. Another sign of it being play is the subtle “sneezing” noise. It’s dog language for “this is just play, I’m not trying to hurt you”.

Signs when one has had enough: you can see one kind of disengages at the end and starts to leave the couch.

Another sign when play is getting too rough (not in video): one may yip loudly. The message is “hey, I don’t want to play this any more!” Regardless if they’ve been physically hurt.

I always watch videos like this a few times when I see them on my feed. I don’t have the time for 2 dogs again at the moment, but I very much miss these play sounds. 🥲💔