DS: What is your dogs play-style?

Question

Just a fun question!

How do your dogs play with other dogs?

Do they ''box'' & use their paws a lot, bouncy/boisterous/excitable, jumping around? Do they like a game of chase, or to be chased? Are they gentle? Or do they just prefer not to play at all? What breed/s are your dog/s?

Extra question: what breeds do you dogs *seem* to prefer to play with. I know dogs don't see dogs for their breeds, but I'm talking more about certain breeds energy/play-styles.

My boy is a rough-player. He's a Dobe/Labrador. He loves rough-housing with other dogs, running around & having a game of chase. He doesn't mind whether he is being the chaser, or if he's being chased - he just loves playing all together. He uses his paws a lot & likes to ''box'', and throw punches - much like a Boxer, although many other breeds do this. He's a strong lad, so can only have these boxing matches with dogs his own size, although he'll give it a go with others. If they don't wanna play, he soon takes the hint & trots off to find a new playmate! He regularly plays with a Boxer & they get on incredibly well, due to their almost identical style of play - the Boxer loves growling/grumbling, too. If you weren't knowledgeable, you'd think they were fighting, but it's innocent play - just very rough and all over the place. He also plays very well with a Dobe - the Dobe is the first & only dog that has manage to knock him to the ground with his heavy punches. He loves the German Shepherds, Border Collies, Springers, Rottweilers & Staffies, and he has a special play-time with a Whippet, who never fails to outrun him.

No thumb-downs will be given by me! :-)

(Picture is him as a 4 month old puppy, with an 8 month old Whippet).

Answer 1

My dog is an APBT. And he is definitely a puncher. He will punch at any dog in an attempt to get them to play. He isn't allowed to play with most small dogs because he is just so rambunctious and punches their faces and doesn't realize his own strength so he pisses them off. Lol And yet he treats my cat and my boyfriends newly adopted 10 week old bully pup with the most gentle playful behaviors. He often nudges them with his nose (although still a little too much for my cats taste sometimes) and he will gently mouth them. He's ok with some small dogs that are sturdier and cool with larger dogs. But he isn't much of a chaser nor does he like being chased much. He kinda just stands there and waits for dogs to come to him. His best friends at the dog park are two pit bull mixes and a beautiful show Weim. He loves to wrestle them to the ground and hold them down and he likes it when they playfully nip at his face. The weim usually prefers to sit and observe but when Endo shows up he gets all giddy and does a little fun run and then starts wrestling and spinning in circles teasing my dog. He pals around with him the whole time usually. And one of the pit mixes and him love to try and steal a tennis ball out of eachothers mouths. He tends to prefer pit type dogs and dogs larger than him. He doesn't like Huskies much for some reason, as he's never met one that he's liked or that's liked him, so he just stays away from them.



My boyfriends APBT Loves to be chased. She is constantly like "Come on! Come get me!" and running away in the hopes someone will chase her. She does a lot of play bowing and quick jumps and punches occasionally. She likes to wrestle a lot and play tug. I have a feeling my dog learned that from her as a pup. Lol She gets too crazy with multiple dogs around and may step on small dogs, but in smaller scale 1-on-1 or just a couple, she is very gentle and barely mouths them and will roll over on her back and let them chew on her and she licks them. Our new pup just loves her and follows her around all the time and she likes to hold him down with her foot as he's trying to nip at her face and she just ignores him and he just keeps trying. Haha She likes to play with pit type dogs that are closer to her own size and smaller dogs.

Answer 2

Our 5 month old Labrador is a bit boisterous - he's been told off at puppy classes for pulling on the other dogs harnesses. He's lovely, when he wants to play he jumps up and down and does a bow - with the cat he'll bring her a ball or a toy and jump up and down!



Trouble is, he can be a bit in-your-face, so I put him on a lead around other dogs. He's not aggressive, just a bit bouncy.

Answer 3

My mutt is a big time on the boxing style of play, up on his hind legs doing the chest bumps lol. He's also a big talker when he plays, especially with dogs he knows well. It'll sound like we're hosting dog fights sometimes, but nope they're happy and just talking to each other.



He's also a big fan of tug-o-war but on with a stick and another dog.



Great Question idea!

Answer 4

I love your fun question my GSD ignores my JR and vice versa however years ago when we had lots of rescue dogs they loved to play and amuse one another, the cheekiest were the JR's who when they got well made up for being ill and abused by slowly tormenting the other dogs. Enchanting is the word to see small puppies bounce with joy again after being depressed and neglected I used to look at the Dobermans and think why would anyone hurt these wonderful animals.

I liked your question I just wish my two were pals they just agree to disagree which is their right.

Answer 5

My GSD puppy and Sheltie mix enjoy just rolling around and grunting at each other. My Sheltie mix tries to play chase with the puppy, but that just scares her away. When she's a little bigger hopefully she'll be more into chase :D



Here's a picture of when we first got the puppy and my sheltie mix (the puppy's grown a lot).

http://i.imgur.com/RFijOcy.jpg



My older Toy Fox Terrier just growls at both of them when they rough house with her, but joins in every once in a while and then pretends it didn't happen.



Here's a picture of the puppy trying to get her to play (also a little older, she's bigger now)

http://i.imgur.com/IYrDVqe.jpg

Answer 6

I have a Newfie mutt, and a bolognese, and they are gentle with each other and my other pets, (sloth, guinea pigs, english lop rabbits, chinchillas, hermit crabs and a fish, though the last two don't exactly 'play' lol!) and with each other with the side difference, they play gently, my little mutt nips and herds the big mutt around, and the big one nudges the little one with his nose and rolls her around! It's adorable. They also share there toys, and play tug of war with each other (Rajah the big mutt always let's Remi the little one win.)

Answer 7

Nose-shove, hip-check, Belgian dance, and then he lays down and gets underneath to chew their ankles off (funny to watch with small dogs). He's VERY physical, pushy, and mouthy so I am careful with him around other dogs.

Answer 8

finnigan likes to give other dog's his butt and he also likes the play bow to initiate play ... he loves to chase and be chased ... and loves to wrestle with big dogs but i have to be careful he does not get hurt cuz he is so little ...

Answer 9

They do this: