Hi I have a new-ish chiweenie puppy (got him at 8 weeks, hes about 17 weeks now), and he weighs about 7 pounds. He's very small, and has short fur. He wears a sweater most of the time, or else he shivers/shakes.
The problem is my older dog, who is much larger (~35 pounds), LOVES to play with him. They are the best of friends. I want to be clear this isn't a fear issue. Wagging tails, excited body language, no signs of aggression.
But my older dog drools when she gets excited 😭 It's decreased some since new puppy came home (from strings of goo hanging from her mouth and making puddles on the floor to just normal excited spit levels), but it's still a lot of spit to cover a 7 pound dog in.
They play for 15 minutes and he's soaked to the skin all over the back of his neck/head/shoulders and it makes him cold 🙁 And super smelly! I dry him off only for him to get wet again immediately. His sweater gets wet too, covering him up does no good.
I don't want to stop them from playing, but I can't seem to get my older dog to stop soaking him… I'm at a loss. Any advice on how to get my older dog to stop mouthing him so much while they play? I separate them when I'm not supervising, but they ALWAYS want to play lmao
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