[specialk2227]

lately rose (my doberman she is 14 months) has been picking on lily (she is almost 8 my frenchie) rose pushes lily around jumps on her. Now they get along fine they play hang out/ Im afraid she is going to injure her n e ideas how to her to be nicer maybe not as ruff. Its almost like its jealousy lol

 

[KevinK]

Dobermans tend to be same sex aggressive, and it tends to come out as they mature. You may have to start keeping them separated for safety. I would keep a constant eye on them, never leave them unnatended, and if it continues, I would have a plan on how you are going to keep them separated. This is all too common in the doberman world, unfortunately, and it's something a good breeder would have told you all about.

 

[StarlightDobe]

Define picking on her ... is she doing it in a playful way, tail up, non aggressive, or is she growling, ears back and in a snippy way?
Dobermans play rough, its just how they are. Yes, they tend to be same sex aggressive, but Ive been told its worse in males than females and that the females are more tolerant of the same sex. My two girls will play rough, and get rather loud at times, sounding almost as if they are fighting but they remain in a play state the whole time. Very rarely do they get snippy and argue. If they do they get separated, and after a time out they are allowed to be together again.
Now before I get jumped on I am not saying its not same sex aggression Im just saying it could be something else, Im not ruling anything out.

 

[bean]

Yes, it depends greatly whether she's being playful or not. Seems like your basic description that's what it may be. Some dogs are better at "getting it" as far as playing with smaller dogs or listening to their body language - other dogs need us to step in.

I'd say you need to be much more attentive when they're interacting and stop your Dobe puppy in her tracks when she starts to go too far with the Frenchie. This may mean you have to leash her up if she won't listen. Then I'd work on rewarding her when she does stop and look at / watch you when you call her name, and also when you can call her away from your Frenchie- use reallllly good treats for this and have a big ol' party when she does it.

I didn't have to do this with my two all that much but initially I did have to stop things even when they were 100% playing. Silas was pretty good at listening to her but would get excited sometimes and ramped up. Now she just tells him off when he starts to go too far and he backs off, so I don't have to intervene any longer (unless they're both playing on the side of a steep trail LOL). But, my small dog is 2, so their energy levels are similar, too.

Good luck!

 

[Adara]

lately rose (my doberman she is 14 months) has been picking on lily (she is almost 8 my frenchie) rose pushes lily around jumps on her. Now they get along fine they play hang out/ Im afraid she is going to injure her n e ideas how to her to be nicer maybe not as ruff. Its almost like its jealousy lol

It's up to you to keep Lily safe. That may mean separating at least for now and/or putting Rose on a long line during play and removing her when she starts to get rough. Because this can be serious to Lily, I'd at least start separating now.

My friend has 2 Viszlas - Rose and Lily

 

[specialk2227]

i think its just her being ruff i will upload a few videos tell me what you think

 

[Maschka1]

I have a Frenchie and two Dobermans. My little Frenchie can certainly hold her own. If the Dobie puppy pushes it to far, the Frenchie lets her know. We do worry, however, since the Frenchie had knee surgery, earlier this year after being attacked by a different dobie. We have been working on using "leave it" or "gentle" when she gets too rough and then redirect to a safer play style, like tug. The hope is we can teach her to play nicely and/or redirect to more appropriate play on her own.
Jean Donaldson wrote a short little book called, "Fight" that talks about teaching dogs to self-inhibit when they play. It is more geared toward aggression, which I doubt you have, but the overall concept is pretty helpful and its a very easy read.