I smile every time I see this video of Auggie, an aussiedoodle client of mine, and the little puppy. When a larger dog – who rumbles and tumbles and chases with the best of the other large dogs – flops over on her belly with loose muscles to play differently with a puppy or small dog, that larger dog is self-handicapping. You have more than likely seen dogs do it. People actually practice it also. I thought I’d write more about self-handicapping in dog play and what you can do to encourage it. [Read more…] about Dog Self-Handicapping In Play