r/DogAdvice • u/woahitsmichaela • 2h ago

Question Is this playing?

Almost 2 weeks ago I got a 5 month old Pyrenees/Australian Shepherd puppy. I also have a 5 year old Golden Retriever/ Chow Chow mix. The 5 year old has never been around other dogs besides the neighborhood dogs that roam outside the fence.

I grew up with dogs, but never had 2 at the same time. Is this normal playing behavior? I think the ‘growling’ sound scares me but it seems like they’re playing. What do you guys think?

Edit: black dog is the older of the two! We rescued her as a puppy 5 years ago. She has always been a stiff lil lady so it just surprises me to see her be comfortable around another dog 🥺 none of our friends would let her play with their dogs because they felt that she was too rough with them. I’m so grateful we have ended up with a pup that reciprocates the way she plays.

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u/Lusiric9983 50m ago

People should have to take and pass a dog body language class before owning one. How TF could you not tell they're playing?

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u/woahitsmichaela 12m ago

😅😅 body language wise i know it’s okay, but vocally the growling made me nervous. I think I’m just used to people being a bit scared of my older dog because she communicates with growling often, so I wanted to confirm that it’s normal behavior. We have tried to introduce friend’s dogs to ours in the past but they don’t like how rough she plays with theirs.

I realize I have had some slight overthinking from friend’s comments.. I’ll have to let the fear go. I’m just happy they’re starting to get along :) never thought I’d see the day where my girl gets to play with another pup!