When Roughhousing Becomes Too Rough

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Q: I have two dogs, a 9-month-old pit bull mix and a 13-month-old lemon Dalmatian. When it comes to playing and toys, the Dal is very submissive and the pit bull is aggressive. I have had to break up their playing because the Dal will not let the pit know when she is getting hurt. I have since found about half a dozen scratch marks on the Dal's neck from the pit bull. How do I curb this type of behavior? I'm trying to find a way to allow me to keep both dogs, but so far have been unsuccessful.
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We just bought two dachounds,one is seven weeks and the other is ten weeks,not from same people,the older one gets carried away when playing then turns on the little one.How do we stop this from happening?