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Posted by muttz on February 23, 2003 at 19:09:20:

In Reply to: 1 yr cocker (american) & 1 yr beagle - play fights(?) posted by vinchin on February 21, 2003 at 06:02:34:

I agree with the fellow posters - there doesn't seem to be a problem at all - they are lucky they both love to play so hard! Boisterous young dogs get up to mischief - but not if they are so tired from playing with each other!

Its easy to tell the difference between hard, fast "good" play, and a fight... dogs who play fight will VERY rarely hurt each other. It sounds like your dogs are just having fun.

My dog is a noisy player - and loves a hard fast play - thankfully I found a friend with a similar dog - and they play and play for hours until their energy fails them. I was so glad to find this friend - as other dog owners often think "oooh, he's aggressive" because he play-growls etc while playing.. the dogs don't seem to mind - but owners get nervous so I tend to restrict his playing.. Thats why I think its great your dogs can play together! I'm jealous on behalf of my dog!!!

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