Brandiandwe Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 We don't play with other breeds. The greys play loud and rough with lots of teeth, snarling and barking. But the real problem is playing chase. With other hounds who can keep up, it's fine and they chase each other, body check then take off again. When other breeds try to play (because despite my warnings, their dogs are 'pretty fast!') the greys gang up on them, let them get a bit ahead, then run them down, roll them and stand over them. Fun for my dogs, not for others, so we don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Samoyeds tend to do a lot of running, bitey face and what we call the 'bear attack' standing on their back legs and slamming each other with their front feet. They also talk a lot. It sounds like they're fighting sometimes they're so vocal. My Havanese plays like a samoyed so other havs tend to give him funny looks when they try to play with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 My GSDS play hard, bitey face, body slamming, lots of vocalisation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hankodie Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 My GSDS play hard, bitey face, body slamming, lots of vocalisation! I remember the first time I saw a pair of GSDs playing, I must admit I was alarmed until the owner reassured me that they were just having a playful wrestle! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hankodie Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 My Havanese plays like a samoyed so other havs tend to give him funny looks when they try to play with him adorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raineth Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Digby does this cute thing to initiate bitey face with Del. He nuzzles her ears and her cheeks, and the bridge of her nose, it looks quite romantic actually. Then he opens his mouth and kind of huffs a bit before launching into full blown bitey face. Out in the yard they take turns chasing each other; with a bit of body slamming in between. Digby also is extremely vocal with very scary sounding growls the whole way through any play session. Quite a few of the neighbours are convinced their fighting from the sounds he makes :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 My GSDS play hard, bitey face, body slamming, lots of vocalisation! I remember the first time I saw a pair of GSDs playing, I must admit I was alarmed until the owner reassured me that they were just having a playful wrestle! :laugh: Yes lots of people think the same! Before we moved, Mollys best friend (another GSD) and her would enthral the dog park with their wrestling and bitey face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajtek Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 My GSDS play hard, bitey face, body slamming, lots of vocalisation! That's how my bullies play :laugh: Today we had an accidental nose nibble. Quite scary for the uninitiated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 My Labs do a ritual that might be called no-tug. Someone picks up a stick or toy and shoves it in someone else's face. If the other dog starts to pull, the initiator moves toward them keeping the tension off. They mostly do bitey face. It's cute as can be when the puppy (now 9.5 weeks) gets involved. Mum rolls over on her back and the pup jumps all over her chest and head as part of the game. Then there is a zoomie chase, generally initiated by play bowing and maybe some eye-ing and belly crawl (like a herding dog). My younger girl likes to play regular non-zoomy chase with other dogs but I often have to restrain her cause she plays hard and nips a little. I've seen dogs get hurt when running chase gets rough. They go through spells of being very loud when they play. These last months they have been mostly near-silent. The noise is a bit chorus like in that granny dog has a deep bass growl and her daughter is more in the alto range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinabean Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Have noticed lately Scout's play style has changed from when he was younger. Used to be he was all paws, ummyarhs [vocalisation], body slams and zoomies with any breed - but recently he played with a guide dog puppy at the vet and he went into a drop position and crawled over to the pup, letting the pup engage play and they ended up doing licky faces together. When he plays with the neighbours Kelpie, he's not as Boxerish with her either, tends to shovel nose her a bit, but he also tends to drop for her as well. Yet when he met another Boxer when out for a walk, he was bouncing on all four paws, paw action and just general Boxer enthusiasm. Guess he can recognise one of his own :laugh: Bruno seems to think that everyone likes to play like a Boxer. Is completely surprised when rejected/ barked at. I hope that as he matures he might learn the art of diplomacy, and moderate his enthusiasm to match others better. It may never happen... In the meantime, he has a bunch of Boxer mates we catch up with regularly. It's very entertaining. Lots of zoomies (complete with wild eyes, flapping jowels and racing ears) , splatting and biffing with paws, body slamming and weird noises. When too exhausted to run anymore, there is the old favourite, lying down bitey-face. Total Slobberfest! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nushie Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Generally Jagers play still is a lot of running and jumping. When he plays with a friends Staffy though it totally changes and he becomes very vocal. She is rather big and Jager has to stand on his back legs and wrap his front paws around her neck to play play face bitey. When we are both down at the park and Jager and the Staffy are playing people always give us weird looks, the noise that Jager makes is so loud, growls and grumbles all over the place and my poor friend gets looks as if to say her dog is attacking Jager, i have to reassure everyone that its Jager and even then half of them dont believe me. Poor Staffy gets a bad wrap and she is playing perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajirin Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Bruno seems to think that everyone likes to play like a Boxer. Is completely surprised when rejected/ barked at. I hope that as he matures he might learn the art of diplomacy, and moderate his enthusiasm to match others better. It may never happen... In the meantime, he has a bunch of Boxer mates we catch up with regularly. It's very entertaining. Lots of zoomies (complete with wild eyes, flapping jowels and racing ears) , splatting and biffing with paws, body slamming and weird noises. When too exhausted to run anymore, there is the old favourite, lying down bitey-face. Total Slobberfest! :laugh: Took Scout years to learn that other dogs like gentle greets and play. Oh to see group Boxer play is a sight to behold The Kelpie next door comes over each day now to play and she does bitey face with him, Scout just does flob mashing [she ends up well slobbered on]. Never thought I'd see a Boxer wear out a Kelpie :laugh: Scout is 7 now [heading closer to 8] and the Kelpie is around 1 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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