Second doodle update -- our sweet, drunk bear wrestling boys who love to talk (help me make them talk less!)

[Binny P]

Thank you all for all of the help and guidance about getting our second dood settled in the house. The boys still engage in a lot of drunk bear wresting and there is, at times, what seems like a chorus of growling coming from wherever they happen to be, but they seem to be settling in nicely. We just started obedience class with both of them (second round for both, first for us with Zooma). Toys are still pretty much a no go if they are in the same room -- every toy becomes a tug toy/toy to steal from the other. So now I just put out one tug toy at a time. We put them in separate rooms for high value chewing -- bully sticks etc -- just because I don't trust that a theft attempt on something higher value won't result in actual fighting.

We are still working on getting Zooma (and Burt Reynolds to a lesser degree) not to bark at the cats, the neighbor dog, the air, his own thoughts, etc. Zooms is particularly barky on his leash -- Burt is pretty uninterested in other dogs or people when we are out walking and even if a dog is losing its mind in a yard, he doesn't pay it much mind. But Zooma wants to bark bark bark. Would love thoughts on how to curb that charming habit if anyone has them! 

[Carol and Truffle]

No advice - but these are BEAUTIFUL pics & DOGS! 

[LORRY SWETLAND]

Let the dogs be together. They have there own set of rules. They will teach other what they will tolerate and what they won't.

Pecking order has to be established. Turbo is a submissive temperament with other dogs. If they play rough he will play rough. I take care of a now 5 month old 10 pound havanese and that dog is a spit fire but Turbo tolerates his yapping at him...chewing and hanging off his ears and mouth. In fact Turbo just lays down and lets him do his thing. I take care of another dog every so often and he is 14 yrs old and a corgi mix and not a player but bossy and Turbo pays him no mind. My daughter brought her yr old yellow lab here over the holidays and that dog wanted to play so Turbo and he played nonn stop from early morning to bed time. They set the rules. Not to worry.