Always antagonizing her older brother!

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

Gracie is constantly chewing on, Barkley, her older 14.5 lb brother. As it is now she's at least 20 lb. She is the same height, but her body weight is definitely an advantage. She pulls on his collar, his tail, the scruff of his neck. Sometimes she just nibbles like she is grooming him. He is not always amused. However, he does not do too much except growl and bare his teeth. He will come and sit by me - like mom help.
I'm attaching a photo - he looks mean - but believe me he's not. There's only been a few times where he has lashed out enough to make her let out a yelp and walk away.
Should I do more to tame her down in regards to him? I do give him alone time w/o her. He has his own crate and will go seek refuge when he feels like he needs a break. He's even closed the door in her face. :D
Trying to distract her with toys does not work when it comes to pestering her older brother. ;)

[Marie and Hoka]

This sounds exactly like us!   Moxie is a 12b terrier mix, about 6 years old.  We had her with our 2 older dogs and everyone was quite calm together.  The older dogs passed away, and now we have had Hoka for the past year.  He is almost 14 months is a very tall and slim 40 lbs. 

Hoka always wants to play, and would bark at Moxie incessantly. I knew he just wanted to play, but it really jangled my nerves. I even messaged "Doggy Dan" about it! He pretty much thought I should stay out of it.

Over time it has definitely improved, and Moxie can definitely hold her own. I think Hoka needed to learn her boundaries just like any puppy. He had to learn not to be so mouthy. We did notice as Hoka became older, she tolerates it much more and now she often definitely instigates the wrestling matches, which are hilarious. Hoka now often stays on the ground and wrestles her with just his head. Moxie make demon-noises.

I take Hoka out for runs on his own for extra exercise. I take him to the dog park or the neighbors to play/run with dogs his own size. 

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

Awe. Love it!
Barkley just lost his older brother (a beagle mix) and they got along grand. They would tussle, but it always seemed like they were having a good time. Barkley does not seem like he's enjoying her as much as she enjoys him! Lol
He has initiated some play, but it's rare and always in the evening when I need her to settle down.

Sorry for weird typos. My iPad takes on a mind of its own sometimes. :D

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

Barkley is probably doing just fine.  Our girls do this all the time and it gets pretty crazy, we hear growling and barks but their tail is usually looking pretty happy the entire time.  Our youngest is 23 pounds lighter but she is the aggressor.  My oldest used to have the most beautiful curls between her eyes and the youngest has them all bit/chewed off.  When the youngest still had her baby teeth we used to find scabs on the oldest but they are crazy about each other in spite of what it sometimes sounds like. Picture above shows those beautiful curls we no longer have...I miss them.

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

Awe. Will they grow back?

Gracie will probably be 50 to 70 lbs. I guess that's why I'm a bit concerned. I know eventually she will settle down some. Just not sure she knows her own strength. :)

[Deeann Roesser]

When Ginger gets too crazy we put a leash on her. This seems to calm her down even though shie is not tied to anything.

[Adina P]

He'll probably get tougher on her as she gets older.  Adult dogs typically give pups a little leeway for a bit (puppy license) but then start laying down the law.  If you feel uncomfortable with it, you can tell pup to knock it off or put a leash on him.

[Miss Ellie]

Poor Barkley...but I think this will pass once she is past her puppy faze...depending on the circumstance, if he seems particularly irritated, perhaps Gracie should have some cooling down time in her crate.  It's great that Barkley feels he has a safe place to go when he needs his space!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I have a mini (21 lbs) and a Standard (65 lbs), and for the most part they're able to work things out on their own.  If Murph (the big guy) gets to physical Guinness will bark and nip at his face...(kind of an air nip).  That's usually enough for Murph to back off.  If they get overly excited and I think they're heading for trouble, I do verbally correct and separate them.

[Lynda Kamrath]

Actually, we got our latest dog for that exact reason.  He is small (about 30 lbs.) but loves to wrestle and play fight.  Harpo is our 55 lb. ALD and he was lost when Groucho Too died.  I put out a request for rescue dogs and got three of them in one week (last April).  Zeppo is what we think is a Jackapoo and very feisty.  The other two were ALDs and had some other problems although they did well when separated.  Harpo definitively selected Zeppo as his little brother and they go at it just about every day.  The wrestle, pull each other by the neck, fight over toys, etc.  If they get out of hand, I just put them outside and with no audience, they settle right down.  It seems to be an amenable relationship and they are very bonded with each other.  I take one of them out in the car (to the vet or elsewhere) once in a while and the other goes nuts trying to find his brother.  Dog psychology is a very interesting topic.

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

Awe. How long until they "liked" each other. :) I think Barkley likes her but is also irritated by her constant pestering.

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

Ah. Sounds like a handful of fun at your house! ;)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Let him put her in her place and don't interfere with him doing it.