[puppylove2009]

Its very rare that they snuggle one another or nuzzle or show any real signs of affection but it happens but it doesn't last long.

I have a female 1 year old Jack Russell mix and a Male 1 year old minature poodle. (Male is neutered and female is spayed)

It all starts off as play I think....but then it escalates to growling and jumping at each other...it usually starts by one or the other nipping the other ones back leg.

Our JRT mix will nip at our poodles feet but he will actually bite at her....but he doesn't leave any marks......he did bite her once and it left a mark on her shoulder.

And then I get on to them and I seperate them and after awhile they are the best of friends again....but this is happening all too often.

Normally our poodle will start it....he will go up to our JRT mix and start humping her or nipping at her.....and she will walk away and he just gets more persistent.

Our JRT mix will not bite our poodle though....she just wont so that is good. She is bigger and stronger than our poodle.

By the end of the day they are all happy, cuddly, and nuzzly or they are sitting at seperate ends of the apartment....depends on if they've made up. and depends on the day.


They both can get pretty jealous at times.

What is causing this?

Are the fighting?

Are they just playing rough?

How do I fix this.....my methods of separation don't always seem to be enough.

I want to understand the behavior so I can fix it


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Its seems our poodle is the instigator.....he is more high strung too.

Our JRT mix is laid back and go with the flow.....she normally ignores him but he gets persistant and she does nip at his feet when he starts at her.....he normally corners her but I get involved way before that now.

I always thought our poodle out of the two was more dominant but maybe is our JRT mix and maybe he is challenging her?

Or maybe they just don't get along?


Half the time they don't fight at all but the other half this is what happens


Sometimes it goes on and on and even after being separated I put them back in the same room and they go at it again (even after a long walk)

My JRT mix has gotten hurt twice.....and our poodle is much smaller than her.....He has left marks on her and she has yelped...but no bleeding or anything

But when it gets out of hand and it hasn't been stopped quick enough he pins her down in the corner and continues to growl and nip at her and once seperated for a good 20 minutes after that she will keep her head down and act like she has been beaten or something....

Is this really play or is my poodle just being a jerk

Puppy love, do you have any brothers/sisters? If so, did you all just love each other and act like best friends all the time, or did you have your share of squabbles? Did your parents ever have to intervene? It's the same with dogs-- even dogs who are well bonded will squabble at times, and they will require supervision to see that it doesn't get out of hand, and sometimes they will require intervention to prevent injury. That's life. It happens.

[puppylove2009]

Its not at times its every day.....almost all day.

It started when my poodle got sick the first time.....and it seems to happen more and more now

(I understand during flair ups he can be moody and he gets mean with us but he is always mean with her now....maybe he is just in pain all the time I don't know but he is real mean to her all the time now and she does nothing to start it)

Before Libby died, she would often not feel good. She got where she did not want Sabastian around. They had always been good buddies. But, when ya don't feel good, just don't want to be bothered, ya'know?

[puppylove2009]

Here is a video of them.....I think they are just playing here....It never had the chance to escalate into anything else.

I'm just trying to learn what is play and what isn't with them.

YouTube - Sasha and Zack playing

YouTube - Sasha and Zack playing