I am getting a little concerned now about Charlie's play fighting with Poppet. At 12 weeks he is bigger, stonger, faster and more agile and when he plays it does seem rough (although not enough to cause injury).
Problem is, Poppet has no chance, and therefore becomes scared as Charlie is quite relentless - so she tries to walk away and hide.
My idea was to keep them apart and let them socialise on a controlled basis. Keep her in the pen, him on the other side (and alternate at points) to ultimately keep them apart until she is bigger and Charlie therefore is not able to be so dominating.
I don't know if this is the right thing to do however. Any suggestions?
Problem is, Poppet has no chance, and therefore becomes scared as Charlie is quite relentless - so she tries to walk away and hide.
My idea was to keep them apart and let them socialise on a controlled basis. Keep her in the pen, him on the other side (and alternate at points) to ultimately keep them apart until she is bigger and Charlie therefore is not able to be so dominating.
I don't know if this is the right thing to do however. Any suggestions?