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Knowing that Tito and Cooper are together in a daycare environment gives another piece of the puzzle. @ruthabigail, can you give us more hints about the relationship to put the attempted play into further context, such as is this the first meeting, or do these dogs know each other well already?
My two dogs often look like something out of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom when they rough-house, which might well alarm spectators who don’t know this is mutually negotiated play.
We can certainly be keen observers of dog body language watching these interesting videos but knowing who these dogs are to each other can be helpful too. With only snippets to go on, fuller interpretations can be challenging.