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Hannie_2003 unregistered |
posted 01-02-2003 06:19 AM
My West Highland Terrier, Millie is now about a year old. We also have a Jack Russel X, Maggie, aged 1. The two get along when alone but as soon as anyone goes near the two Millie growls at Maggie and bites her. How can I make her stop? IP: Logged |
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puttin510 Member  Posts: 1179 |
posted 01-03-2003 05:23 PM
It sounds like Millie is taking on the role of the Alpha dog, and feels that she should be petted first. That is generally how things go. Usually dogs put themselves in a pecking order. Its normal for them to do that. If you think that, then maybe you can acknowledge Millie first,seeing that she wants it that way. But if your other dog Maggie is an aphla type dog too then you need to help establish who will be boss. Or they will duke it out until one of them really gets hurt. My poodle is the alpha and my terrier the omega. My terrier came first then two months later we got my poodle. Lucky for me they were both fine with their positions. I know it sounds like a bunch of craziness, but dogs do the same things that wild dogs or wolves etc. They need to know what their position is. As soon as Maggie realizes she is to be an omega dog everything should fall into place. I would like to hear other peoples veiws on this. I hope this has shed some light on the situation. IP: Logged |
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Russ unregistered |
posted 01-04-2003 04:20 AM
I agree with puttin510, it most likely is a hierarchy struggle. My dogs did it, do it and still have more to come. Try to find out more about what alpha means, hopefully it will explain what is happening in your situation IP: Logged |
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Bryon New Member  Posts: 1 |
posted 12-22-2003 06:28 AM
I have a question about jealousy, but is a little different. We have a runt JRT that only weighs 8 pounds, she's fiesty as all JRT's are, but very small. We saved a mixed pup, that is part hound and part ???, and she's a sweet dog, but has caused some problems. It seems that everytime we give each of them a bone to chew on or a pigear to eat our mixed pup will hover over our JRT trying to get her bone. And even worse, whenever my fiance and i are eating or snacking on something our mixed pup will sit watching intently for food and if our JRT walks near she will attack her I guess because she feels threatened or jealous. it seems to be happening more often and for various circumsances. Any help or input would be greatly appreciated. thanks, bryon IP: Logged |
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tuttifrutti Member Posts: 478 |
posted 12-22-2003 07:44 AM
Yes, that sounds like Ranger when Snickers (his sister) comes over to play. Ranger knows we are 'his' and if Snickers tries to say hello to ANYONE (unless it is her family, but she doesn't seem to care about Ranger greeting them!) Ranger goes over to that person, jumps up on Snickers, pulls her off, and more often than not starts a fight, and then no-one gets petted! IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 1387 |
posted 12-22-2003 10:13 AM
Byron, I have a Catahoula X pup and an Aussie X thats almost three. I also have a 9 year old 9 1/4 pound Poodle. The pup is the alpha in the bunch and he does the same kinds of things you are describing. Usually any sniping at another dog is over food or my attention. I don't allow begging for food so that solves much of it. When I am eating my dogs are told "no beg" they listen 99% of the time...if they don't they go on a "time out" which is a down /stay (when in trouble). If it's over attention I also will put him in a down/stay. I try to make sure I give him attention first, I generally don't have a problem with him snapping at the other dogs for my attention, he will most of the time just push them out of the way to get to my lap. The Poodle might be considered an alpha...but I think his size hinders that to some extent. He manages to use his additude to keep the other dogs away and he is a resource gaurder and even the pup will not blatantly take anything from him. He does bay at him and make a scene, hovering over him...he will wait until the Poodle gets distracted and looks away and then snatch it. However if I say "enough" he will stop...if not it's back to the "time out". The pup respects the time out, he will stay there. I try to keep them short, that way he will be more likely to be successful at holding it, he gets the point and he gets a new chance to try again at behaving. For the most part...I stay out of the little scraps, the dogs will settle it themselves and they do. Teach your dog..the hound mix a "leave it" command. When you give a high value treat such as a bone try giving it to each with some space between them. When the pup tries to approach the little dog for the bone, say "leave it!" in a firm tone. Offer him his own. Be consistent. Make sure you give high value stuff only when you can be there to keep watch. The older my pup has gotten ( a year now) the better he has gotten. He used to be like a spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum over anything another dog had, didn't matter what it was..he wanted it. He still does this, but now knows "leave it" or "enough" and of course "time out" for when he didn't listen the first time. The bigger your dogs vocabulary of commands the better chance you have for control in a given situation. IP: Logged |
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dogangel Member Posts: 132 |
posted 12-22-2003 05:34 PM
With my "pack of wolves" (this is how are friends are reffering to our family of furry children  ), I learned two things:1) It's not a wise idea to try to establish the ranks within the pack. Let them sort it out. They know better. You may even be surprised sometimes, when one that you thought might be stronger ends up being the omega... 2) Keep in mind that you should be the Alpha at all times. When things get out of hand, you should only intervene to stop the fight. Don't worry. If they know you are the Alpha, then there will be no argument and no fuss about it. This is also when obedience training becomes very important. Another hint - when they start fighting over your attention, put them both in their places (you pick the wording -either stop, or enough, or whatever), and then walk away. They will learn that they don't get any attention this way. If they fight over the food, you may want to consider feeding them in separate rooms. Hope this helps. IP: Logged |
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