My puppy is scarring up my adult dog's legs and face!!?

We have an 11mo old Great Dane and several weeks ago, brought home an English Bulldog pup. Even though she's the best puppy in the world, when she plays with my dane, she REALLY hurts him. He's very gentle with her and won't bite her back hard enough to make her stop. The inside of his back legs are actually bleeding and his chin has sores from her biting him there. I honestly thought he would bite her if she was really hurting him, but after seeing his wounds, it's apparent he will NOT defend himself. She latches onto his lip or ear and he just lays there and cries. He loves her and loves playing with her, but she is slicing him up with her needle teeth!





...and yes, she has plenty of chew toys, etc. She doesn't chew the furniture or shoes or anything like that, so this isn't a teething issue, it's my dane being WAY too nice.


Does anyone have experience with this? Any suggestions?

My puppy is scarring up my adult dog's legs and face!!?
Okay, I'm no dog psychologist, but I wonder if you reprimanded your Dane without realizing it, maybe the first time the puppy bit him.





He obviously thinks he should not defend himself against her.





Dogs have a hierarchy and need to know who is "top dog" - after YOU of course.





Build up the self esteem of your Dane by making sure you feed him first, even if you have to put the puppy in another room or hold her while he eats - he needs to know he is dominant over her.





If you are walking them on a leash, do not let the puppy go ahead of him.





When you are entering the house, let the Dane go before the puppy.





When you call them, make sure you make a fuss of the Dane first.





It is also okay for you to reprimand the puppy when she bites the Dane





Try some or all of these as the puppy doesn't yet know dog etiquette.
Reply:wow...what were you thinking? when the dane has had enough the pup will get the message loud and clear.





when you bring the dog home the training needs to start.
Reply:Why are you letting your Dane babysit and expect him to correct the puppy? That's your job. Correct the bulldog puppy when he gets too rough. You may have to separate them and limit their time together until the puppy is older.





Correct biting your Dane like you would if it was you. A sharp NO and remove the puppy until calm.
Reply:The first thing that came into my head is to seperate them, but they may not understand why and may not respond in a way that you want. I would actually do some research into training that can incorporate both dogs. A trainer that can come to your house and give you some pointers would be best. I have gone to trainers and also had them come to the home and I feel that the trainer coming to the home and helping you fix the undesired behaviors help you and the dogs out best.
Reply:I agree with everything Snowbarb said. Apparently your puppy's momma and or littermates didn't teach the little bugger any manners before you got her.





The most important thing is for you to be the boss, the light of her world, and for her to understand that. My dane pup was doing something similar to my lhasa when we first got him, and it just took some stern corrections (be consistent, don't let her get away with it even once), and time for him to figure out I wasn't going to tolerate rough play from him. Now he's 7 months old, and he is much more gentle in his play with her.





If your dane won't protect himself, then it's your job to do it for him. Otherwise he will get fed up one day and you'll have a dead or seriously injured bulldog puppy on your hands.





If the biting is happening out in the yard, then you need to be out in the yard with them so you can step in AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS! Corrections even 2 or 3 minutes later are wasted effort, she won't understand why you're unhappy with her.


Don't give up, good luck!



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