Hi everyone, my name is Marisa and I have a 7 month old pup named Henry. Henry is a real sweetheart, he loves to meet new people and is always extra friendly to other animals. I have 2 cats that Henry is fascinated with and they typically get along. However he seems to be quite headstrong and extremely territorial when he really gets into playing with othe dogs. His best friend is a 1 yr old cocker named Apollo, and we often let them spend time in each other's apartments to play. Henry seems to always try and bite onto apollo's ears and does not like it at all when apollo tries to play with a toy, whether it be his or apollo's. Sometimes Henry will even growl or bark at Apollo. I often have to hide all the toys when they are playing. Henry has no down time at all, even when Apollo is making is clear that he just wants to rest a minute. Is this just a puppy thing? Henry seems like a completely different dog sometimes when it is just me him and the cats. I don't know what to do because I don't want Henry to hurt Apollo's ears or Apollo's owners to be cautious of Henry. What could I do training wise to let Henry know that it is ok to share? Also, Henry is not fixed yet- does this have anything to do with his rowdy behavior? Other than that, Henry has a very quirky personality and makes me laugh every day. I just posted some puppy pictures up of him ... tell me who can resist that face!!!
Thanks for reading this!!!!!!!!!! Marisa
Thanks for reading this!!!!!!!!!! Marisa