I hear you. Our beautiful wolfdog (and we haven't shown you pics of her lately, have we?) was at the park yesterday, and a Jack Russell wanted to wrestle her.
Now, I like Jack Russells, had one as a kid, lovely dogs, but they truly have no idea what weight class they're in. That or they don't care. Raksha, on the other hand, has finally grown into the idea that she is a large, powerful dog, and if she's going to wrestle or roughhouse, it should be with other dogs her size.
This Jack, however, would just not let it go. He WANTED to wrestle. So, cautiously and politely, Raksha obliged him. But after the first few times he got stomped into the ground and popped back up demanding a rematch, she came over and hid by my legs, asking that I shoo away the little crazy guy. I'm very proud that she's learned she's not allowed to hurt other dogs, even if they're really asking for it.
On the other hand... well, ask Stormi about the time we got to field-test her guard dog capabilities. It was interesting.
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Date: 2010-05-30 11:20 am (UTC)Now, I like Jack Russells, had one as a kid, lovely dogs, but they truly have no idea what weight class they're in. That or they don't care. Raksha, on the other hand, has finally grown into the idea that she is a large, powerful dog, and if she's going to wrestle or roughhouse, it should be with other dogs her size.
This Jack, however, would just not let it go. He WANTED to wrestle. So, cautiously and politely, Raksha obliged him. But after the first few times he got stomped into the ground and popped back up demanding a rematch, she came over and hid by my legs, asking that I shoo away the little crazy guy. I'm very proud that she's learned she's not allowed to hurt other dogs, even if they're really asking for it.
On the other hand... well, ask Stormi about the time we got to field-test her guard dog capabilities. It was interesting.