3 Resourceful Tips to Curb Rough Playing in Dogs

Picture this: You are sitting in a dog park looking at your furry friend having a gala time with his fellow beings and all of a sudden you notice that your pooch in over-excitement gets into rough play and draws blood of another dog from simple playing. You end up scratching your head wondering how your tyke who behaves so nicely at home suddenly transform into a vicious creature. You wonder what steps can you take to correct this   We will help answer this question through this write-up.

Let us look at some resourceful tips to curb this rough playing act in dogs:

Set a demarcation line

It is very important that you let your pooch know the difference between acceptable and unacceptable doggie behavior and holding another dog’s skin is not an acceptable behavior by any stretch of imagination. So the very first thing that you can do is to stop the doggie when you see this behavior. Relax him by diverting his attention to his favorite treat and then engage him again in the play when he calms down. It is important that he completely relaxes before you let him resume the play.

Running can be great along with playing chase but never ever allow your pooch to engage in a violent wrestling with another doggie. Dogs are normally quite vocal while playing, hence it is very important for you to understand their body language and judge whether it is a playful wresting or aggressive wrestling.

Control his excitement

Dogs have many different levels of excitement just like human beings and so it is important that you understand their excitement level on the scale from 1 to 10. An ideal level of excitement should be at 5. Every dog owner will know how excited his dog is by looking at his behavior and so you are the best judge to know whether he is overexcited or not. If your doggie has the tendency of biting the skin and drawing blood the best thing is to never let him use his mouth in any way while playing. It will take some time for you to teach him never to use his mouth while playing but it will be worthwhile in the end.

Tire the dog

This is the best thing that you can ever do as a tired dog will never be overexcited and so he will never engage in rough play. Practice by playing with his favorite toys and treats before engaging him with other dogs. Also ensure that your pooch looks at you every time to get consent before carrying out a particular action. This will help you in setting the boundaries and rules which will assist in keeping the doggie quiet while playing.

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