Meet Moose! And Help please.

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Hi all! Moose came home this past weekend and I have attached several pics of him and Loki. They are getting along great but both play very rough together. So I was wondering is this bad? Moose will bit and nip at Loki and Loki will nip back. I can tell Loki is being gentle with Moose and they seem to be having fun. The few times Moose has bitten too hard Loki promptly corrects him which is great! Just wanted to be sure that their rough play is ok. They are constantly supervised and I do crate Moose to make him take breaks- and give Loki a break.

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Here's Moose! Sorry I can't post these into the discussion I'm using an iPad :(

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

And here are the both of them!

[John M]

They are cute! I think this is normal--worried me when I had 2 husky's (one was adult when the 8 week old joined the family). I think this is normal play, you might even hear the little one yelp when being corrected, I think they getting to know each other. Giving Moose a break is a great idea as to not try his patience other than that I say just keep a watchful eye and I think they and you will become more comfortable with their roughhousing.

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Ok good to hear! I wasn't sure what to think at first!

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Awww! Congratulations, Moose is absolutely adorable! Loki will teach Moose a lot and yes, rough puppy play is perfectly acceptable. It's the way they learn bight inhibition. It is the way Moose would have played with his litter mates. Most likely Loki will adjust his style of play down for Moose. Dogs are very smart and I'm sure he is happy to have a little brother to play with.

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Thank you! I can tell Loki is toning it down a bit but half the time I don't think Loki knows how big he is lol!

[Laura and Angus]

I agree with what is said. They are both sooooo cute! I love their coloring! Definitely normal behavior and Loki will make sure that Moose gets corrected, which is great to help them understand how to interact with other doggies. I'd say just make sure that Moose gets a potty break after rough play :) Sometimes they don't even realize they have to go when they're having so much fun. Enjoy!!

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Thanks you! And you called that one! Moose has to practically be dragged to take a bathroom break!

[Laura and Angus]

Haha I know, right? Silly puppies. Angus hasn't had an accident in our house since around 3 months (he's 9 months now), but we've had a close call or two when we're playing a lot inside and Angus is like .. "uh oh emergency!" haha Enjoy your cute babies :) 

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Haha! The"uh oh emergency" is the story of my life right now he will be running at Loki and quickly it transitions into a waddle and then an accident if I'm not right behind him lol!

[KrisBam]

They are so perfect!! 

We have had our Darby for almost a week.  I love that you named your guy Moose, we call her Moose because of her huge paws!  We have an older Golden Retriever and a Yorkie.  Darby has been trying to play rough with them.  Both of the other dogs are correcting her and don't let her get too rough.  I panic, but my husband says this a good thing and exactly what needs to be done to teach Darby how to play with them.  The rough play does make me nervous but I think it's normal. 

Good Luck!

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

It makes me nervous too! They are both big, Loki is 80lbs and Moose is around 14lbs and only 8weeks old! But still there is a huge difference between 80 and 14! Moose is trailing Loki around nipping at his tail and paws and Loki will roughly correct him- which is awesome because he can't keep doing that but I hope Loki realizes just how much bigger he is!