wearing teeth down

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    wearing teeth down


    Ok, this is going to sound really really stupid, I know. This concerns Boo and Mocha. When we first looked
    at Boo he played with Mocha and they played fine together. When he first came to our house they played fine,
    after he came back from surgery they "face played" we tried to keep Mocha away from the stictches. Now, Mocha
    just walks aways from him, or even runs away. I have noticed that Boo has these sharp teeth and he goes for her
    legs or neck area (but it's not like she doesn't have a lot of muscle on her neck) I though maybe he was biting
    too hard, but I can't imagine it's any different than it was when they first ment.  This is my stupied question, if a
    dog is given a lot of bones to chew one (filled ones, real ones form the butcher, whatever) would it be possible
    for that to wear down the point of the teeth just a little bit? Or do you guys think that it has nothing to do with Mocha
    being hurt, just ignoring the new dog? I almost think she should  just snap at him or growl or something to let  him
    know she's the alpha dog. I guess if  she doesn't yip it doesn't hurt.

    Pam
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    Kayla and Lucy played very rough, but they had it all worked out.  They would take turns biting each others necks... one would be on the ground on their back and the other biting her neck repeatedly like it was a stuffie and they were trying to get it to squeak.  Then they would switch... nobody ever got hurt and they had such fun doing this stuff.
     
    They wont hurt each other, and if one does get hurt they will let the other know and it will end (or in some cases turn out to be a real fight - but you will know if this happens).  I would say dont worry about it.  The one getting bit would fight back with fury if it thought it was in danger, they know what theyre doing.
     
    Also I wouldnt try to dull the teeth, they will dull enough on their own with age, you dont want to contribute to that.