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So we have a new puppy. The puppy wont stop eating Rollo's pills....any one else have this happen? Is it bad for the puppy???

Also puppy likes to chase Rollo and Rollo sometimes chases puppy how can you tell if Rollo is playing or not. Rollo's cage is always open and I noticed when he has had enough he hops into his cage.
 
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That's pretty regular behavior for really any dog lol, I'm pretty sure it's not gonna hurt them but you might want to think twice before letting your puppy lick you! If Rollo wasn't playing I'd assume that he'd be lunging with his teeth and have his ears laid close to his back.
 
Yeah I'm pretty sure its okay for them. But I don't think it would be good for him if he eats it everyday, lol. Yes he's probably just playing. If he meant to hurt your bunny he'd be lunging and growling like Emily said, and he'd probably be trying to bite your bunny.
 
That's pretty regular behavior for really any dog lol, I'm pretty sure it's not gonna hurt them but you might want to think twice before letting your puppy lick you! If Rollo wasn't playing I'd assume that he'd be lunging with his teeth and have his ears laid close to his back.

Rollo does lunge sometimes with is ears back, but they go automatically back up and there is never any teeth. Then he will run up to the puppy then away then up and away run back and forth in front of him until the puppy chases him. I just am not yet versed in bunny play LOL! and i want to make sure it isn't making bunny unhappy.
 
Look for ears back, and sharp skittish movements. That's a sign that your bun is upset or scared. But if the ears don't stay back and his movements aren't tense, then he may just be checking your puppy out. When I got a new bunny and introduced it to one of my bigger older buns, the little bunny would sneak in close, or dart in to check my big bunny out, then dart away. As she was more sure about my big rabbit, she would stay closer longer, and then when he finally licked her, she felt safe and followed him everywhere after that. So just remember that the puppy and bun don't speak the same 'language' and so it will take a little time for them to get used to how each other communicates. So your bunny probably isn't doing that behavior so that the puppy will chase him. He's probably just trying to quickly check your puppy out and see if he's safe. It might be good if you get your pup to lay down and sit still so that your bun can safely check him out. If your bun does in fact want to play chase, you'll see your bun stop and look over his shoulder after darting away, to see if your puppy is following him. You'll just want to make sure your bunny has some safe places to get away from the puppy, and you supervise to make sure the puppy doesn't try to play rough with your bun.
 
My dog Kara loves bunny poops. At least I don't have to clean up when they are out. I did ask my vet about it once, and as long as the rabbit is healthy and doens't have parasites, then it should be ok. I would stop them from eating poops from wild rabbits or ones you don't know just to be safe.

I would be careful with a puppy around a rabbit. They don't really have much control over what they don't and don't read body language as well as an adult dog might. He could hurt the rabbit while trying to play. Make sure any interactions are closely supervised and separate them if it gets to be too much.

The lunging can be Rollos way of saying 'back off'. It is good that he is communicating, so I would not discourage that. Just make sure the puppy learns and backs off.
 

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