Every morning I meet up with a friend of mine and her male dog, Boston, for a romp in the field. They pretty much just do their own thing for the time we're there, Jack chasing his stick (or ball), and Boston chasing his.
Every now and then they get a little growly, like if Boston comes near Jack's stick, for example (and vice versa, but less so, as Boston tends to be slightly more submissive). If it looks like they're going to go this way, I can generally call Jack off, no problem. Boston is less obedient however, and is generally a rather rude dog, with little manners towards other dogs (or people for that matter).
So they'll growl over a stick, or if they bump into one another in pursuit of their respective sticks...and sometimes if Boston is running in Jack's general direction, Jack will charge toward him for some reason...again though, I can break Jack off most of the time, and he'll circle back. But a few times they've gotten a little scrappy...I guess you'd call it a fight; Often, when they're growling and snapping and I call Jack off, he'll come towards me, totally done with the altercation - but this is ALWAYS when Boston gets bold, and he'll come in snapping after Jack is done with it. Jack is no angel, but he is far more disciplined that Boston.
Anyway, that's the general scenario. I just wanted to get some opinions and advice for us on for how best to handle things, and how best to break off a scuffle. Thanks!
Every now and then they get a little growly, like if Boston comes near Jack's stick, for example (and vice versa, but less so, as Boston tends to be slightly more submissive). If it looks like they're going to go this way, I can generally call Jack off, no problem. Boston is less obedient however, and is generally a rather rude dog, with little manners towards other dogs (or people for that matter).
So they'll growl over a stick, or if they bump into one another in pursuit of their respective sticks...and sometimes if Boston is running in Jack's general direction, Jack will charge toward him for some reason...again though, I can break Jack off most of the time, and he'll circle back. But a few times they've gotten a little scrappy...I guess you'd call it a fight; Often, when they're growling and snapping and I call Jack off, he'll come towards me, totally done with the altercation - but this is ALWAYS when Boston gets bold, and he'll come in snapping after Jack is done with it. Jack is no angel, but he is far more disciplined that Boston.
Anyway, that's the general scenario. I just wanted to get some opinions and advice for us on for how best to handle things, and how best to break off a scuffle. Thanks!