I desperately need some advice. I'm new to this forum and hope it will help!
We have a 6 month old male rhodesian ridgeback named Max. We brought him home aged 10 weeks and he has been a brilliant puppy so far. But a couple of days ago we brought home a new puppy, a 9 week old female ridgeback named Mia. Yes I know, we probably should've just bought two puppies of the same age at the same time, but lesson learned.
Max and Mia have been working each other out, and sometimes they will play together quite relaxed or just sit together. Max does a LOT of sniffing of her rear and has started mouthing her neck and legs. She gives him what for by barking at him, and for the most part it is not rough, just play, from what I can tell.
But today I watched Max take Mia by the neck (skin and fur, not whole neck!!!) and practically drag her until I went out an intervened. That worries me, and I wonder whether what I thought was just play could be something more negative.
I understand they need to work out who's going to be dominant, and she is very strong willed for a young pup. Max is quite a relaxed puppy but he doesn't want to submit either.
Is this relationship going to work, or is the mouthing of the neck and legs, and the dragging today, a sign of problems????
