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I play fight with my 7 month old male boxer quite often.. but often think.. is this a good idea?? am I encouraging bad behaviour. Logically.. I figure he'd being doing this in nature with his siblings.
When we play fight.. I wrestle him down... and he'll be growling at me and biting (playfully) at my hands. If I let him have my hand/arm, he won't apply pressure. If he ever does bite or nip too hard.. I'll usually yelp like a puppy would, or give him a firm NO!.. and then ignore him for a short period of time (and this doesn't happen very often) At any point in time while play fighting, I can get him to sit and "be nice".. and then he'll stop and just lick my hand, if I give it to him..
Anyway.. I'd just like to hear some others opinions on this. cheers!
When we play fight.. I wrestle him down... and he'll be growling at me and biting (playfully) at my hands. If I let him have my hand/arm, he won't apply pressure. If he ever does bite or nip too hard.. I'll usually yelp like a puppy would, or give him a firm NO!.. and then ignore him for a short period of time (and this doesn't happen very often) At any point in time while play fighting, I can get him to sit and "be nice".. and then he'll stop and just lick my hand, if I give it to him..
Anyway.. I'd just like to hear some others opinions on this. cheers!