Brittany Spaniels and Bullmastiffs — What a Combo
Lacey and I babysat 2 bullmastiff puppies today. It was quite a day, to say the least. The puppies are 4 months old (Lacey is about 9 months old) and they already weigh almost twice what Lace weighs.
When we went in the house, the puppies were in the kitchen behind a puppy gate. So the dogs could see each other but not get to each other. They growled and barked. I decided that wasn’t the best way to introduce them so I put the 2 pups outside and kept Lacey with me. They could see each other from afar and get used to seeing each other.
I went outside with the 2 pups and left Lacey inside for just a little bit. Of course Lacey was terribly jealous, but I wanted to befriend the pups and establish my authority. I went back in to be with Lacey and left them outside for about 2 hours.
I brought all the dogs into the kitchen, Lacey with her house lead on in case there was a brawl and I needed to get her out quickly.
It was SO INTERESTING to watch them. Lacey picked out the most dominant of them and established her dominance over him immediately. The other submitted with no problem.
The rest of the day, Lacey continued her dominance thing with them, but also played and played and played. She absolutely wore them out.
I don’t know the subtleties of everything I was observing….. I wish Neal had been with me to explain things. I know it would have been fascinating.
Now, everybody’s worn completely out. Exhausted. Including me. Babysitting 3 puppies can be pretty tiring. And so much fun!!
Anna