Stanley+Stella
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Does anyone on here have a larger dog in addition to your dachshund? We have a 3 1/2 year old boxer/pitt mix, Stella, and a 5 mo. old mini, Stanley. Stella loves Stanley - she even cried when Stanley got his shots at the vet!
Stella is very curious about Stanley. Every movement he makes, she she needs to check in even if that means abruptly getting up off the couch and running towards him just to sniff his nose.
When they play and get running, Stella will hop over him which is fine, but sometimes she gets her nose under him and lifts him up or knocks him over. Also, Stanley - being a ferocious dachshund - will keep going after her even when she has walked away to calm down or just go do something else. She's never mad at him or aggressive AT ALL, but I'm worried that being a boxer/pitt mix she will get too excited and possible hurt him on accident with her size and "boundy-ness". I mean, Stella is 60 lbs to Stanley's 8!
Does anyone have a a similar dog set up? Should I let them continue to duke it out or separate them in those excitable moments?
Thanks!
Stella is very curious about Stanley. Every movement he makes, she she needs to check in even if that means abruptly getting up off the couch and running towards him just to sniff his nose.
When they play and get running, Stella will hop over him which is fine, but sometimes she gets her nose under him and lifts him up or knocks him over. Also, Stanley - being a ferocious dachshund - will keep going after her even when she has walked away to calm down or just go do something else. She's never mad at him or aggressive AT ALL, but I'm worried that being a boxer/pitt mix she will get too excited and possible hurt him on accident with her size and "boundy-ness". I mean, Stella is 60 lbs to Stanley's 8!
Does anyone have a a similar dog set up? Should I let them continue to duke it out or separate them in those excitable moments?
Thanks!
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