Ellie’s puppies continue to grow and develop. They still spend much of their days and nights sleeping but, during their awake time puppies love to play together wrestling and play fighting. Through this play the puppies learn “bite inhabitation” (a soft mouth). If a puppy is play fighting and bites the other puppy too hard, the puppy will ‘YELP’. This lets the”biting puppy” know that they are biting too hard. If the puppy continues to bite too hard, the other puppy will not play with him and the fun is over. Through this play fighting, a puppy learns to control their mouth strength and develops a “soft mouth”. Over the next few weeks, the puppies will continue to interact with their littermates, learning acceptable behaviour.
