We have 2 littermates and they are great together. We keep them separated for most of the time, but they are allowed a little social time together during the day, supervised of course.
They are 11wks old now, and their play typically consists of play-fighting, rolling around in the grass, tails wagging, having a good old time! However, their play-fighting involves a lot of biting to the neck and head area, which is all well and good, but I get concerned when they accidentally bite the others ear. I immediately break them up when ears become involved, because I don't want them to have problems.
I know it's still early. One of them has one ear resting horizontally across his head, with his other ear down, and the other puppy has both ears down, like a lab still. I am just concerned that all this play-fighting could do damage to their ears. Any thoughts/considerations? What bones do you guys normally give them to help them stimulate the cartilage growth?
They are 11wks old now, and their play typically consists of play-fighting, rolling around in the grass, tails wagging, having a good old time! However, their play-fighting involves a lot of biting to the neck and head area, which is all well and good, but I get concerned when they accidentally bite the others ear. I immediately break them up when ears become involved, because I don't want them to have problems.
I know it's still early. One of them has one ear resting horizontally across his head, with his other ear down, and the other puppy has both ears down, like a lab still. I am just concerned that all this play-fighting could do damage to their ears. Any thoughts/considerations? What bones do you guys normally give them to help them stimulate the cartilage growth?