Emme is very smart and seems to easily recognize the size difference between her and Rudy. Emme weighs about 10 pounds and Rudy is 80 pounds. She knows that if she isn't careful, she can be in harm's way. I don't think Rudy would ever do anything to intentionally hurt Emme, but he could run over her in his enthusiasm and hurt her.
When it is time for bed, Rudy is so excited he can hardly stand it. After we have taken both Emme and Rudy outside for one last hurry up, Rudy begins dashing around the downstairs in a circle from the kitchen to the front hall to the living room to the dining room and back to the kitchen. If we take too long, he will do another run through. Anything in his way is in danger of being flattened. Emme is smart enough to step aside and just let Rudy run. Then as we go upstairs, Ken takes down the baby gate to the second floor and Rudy dashes up the stairs. Emme waits at the bottom of the stairs until Rudy gets all the way up. Then she goes up as far as the landing and waits again until Ken is all the way up the stairs and Rudy is in the bedroom. Only when Rudy is in a nice stationary sit position, waiting for his bedtime biscuit treat, does she go into the bedroom. While Rudy is sitting, Emme runs into her crate to wait for her biscuit.
I don't think Rudy would ever intentionally hurt Emme. She steals his toys while he is chewing on them, crawls all over him, sits on his head, and eats out of his food dish while he is trying to eat a meal. He never hurts her at these times. I think, however, in his big clumsy, enthusiastic running, he could step on her and hurt her Emme she is smart enough to figure this out and stay out of his way. Smart puppy.
When it is time for bed, Rudy is so excited he can hardly stand it. After we have taken both Emme and Rudy outside for one last hurry up, Rudy begins dashing around the downstairs in a circle from the kitchen to the front hall to the living room to the dining room and back to the kitchen. If we take too long, he will do another run through. Anything in his way is in danger of being flattened. Emme is smart enough to step aside and just let Rudy run. Then as we go upstairs, Ken takes down the baby gate to the second floor and Rudy dashes up the stairs. Emme waits at the bottom of the stairs until Rudy gets all the way up. Then she goes up as far as the landing and waits again until Ken is all the way up the stairs and Rudy is in the bedroom. Only when Rudy is in a nice stationary sit position, waiting for his bedtime biscuit treat, does she go into the bedroom. While Rudy is sitting, Emme runs into her crate to wait for her biscuit.
I don't think Rudy would ever intentionally hurt Emme. She steals his toys while he is chewing on them, crawls all over him, sits on his head, and eats out of his food dish while he is trying to eat a meal. He never hurts her at these times. I think, however, in his big clumsy, enthusiastic running, he could step on her and hurt her Emme she is smart enough to figure this out and stay out of his way. Smart puppy.
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