Puppy

[piglet]

i have a 9 week old miniture bull terrier pup who likes to bite our 8 year old english masstiff (she is only playing) ,he growls at her but she takes no notice of him ,how do i get her to stop biting at him, he will lay with her if she doesnt bite him,i do stay with them when he is laying down,iam worried that he may bite and if so he will eat her but i do want to get them together ,she has been with us for three weeks now . brutus is not the problem it is piglet. ;)

[caffiend42]

Supervise them together at all times, but Brutus needs to be able to tell Piglet the rules as well. Make sure Brutus has a place to go to that Piglet can't go to, to allow her some alone time if she wants it.

There'll be others along to offer more advice.

What are you doing to ensure that Piglet DOESN'T rule the roost? Piglet needs to know where his place in the family hierarchy is.

ETA: Oops, welcome to DOL. Pics please ;)

ETAA: Brutus is a she?

Edited September 1, 2007 by caffiend42

[Teebs]

Ohh, yes, what she said and yes we NEED photos!! ;)

[Tonymc]

Piglet,its just a Pup being a Pup. Tony

[Poodle wrangler]

Does the mastiff have a place where he's safe from puppy harassment? If not, I'd find him one, but otherwise leave it for them to sort out amongst themselves. The mastiff will teach him manners, but should have a "retreat" so that pup can not push him too far.