Knowing the difference between play fighting puppies and competition fighting can be a tricky one. 🤔 Luckily these owners could tell it wasn’t just for fun when it came to these shihtzus! The main difference is playing will end naturally and shouldn’t go on too long, competitive fighting will continue on and on and on….. and when they become adults it can lead to ACTUAL fighting (littermate syndrome). 😨 These two learned the value of time outs and calm down periods in their session- and went from continuous fighting to calmly wandering around each other. 🤗 Everyone likes a game 😄 No one likes a bully 🙁 Learn to read your dogs. 👌 #shihtzupuppies #shihtzutraining #littermatesyndrome #fightingpuppies #stopdohfights Fawndog121dogtraining.co.uk (at Kent, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChueUoUMq-X/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=