How can I get my dogs to get along better?
They don’t fight or anything like that. My oldest dog (2 1/2 year old Boston Terrierr) lets my new puppy ( 2 month old Jack Russel Terrier) basically dominate him.
She nips at him, chews on his toys and chases him all over the house and our yard. I guess I figured since he is the older dog, was in the house first and is male, he would be the dominant dog. But, she is dominating him. My male dog is fairly passive and will not bark at her, or nip/bite her. I am unsure if I should do anything or just let "dogs be dogs" and let them work it out.
I guess I feel my male dog, seeing as how we got him first, should be the dominant dog. But maybe not.
With dogs, as with people or other social animals, there will almost always be an alpha male, who dominates the others, or a wise old female, as with the elephants, who leads the herd.
Get your dogs together, pet each one of them, praise each one, but start with the weakest, the one whom the others dominate. Let the alpha male know you don’t award merit according to brute force or aggressivity. Talk to your dogs. They do listen and understand much more than most people give them credit for. Maybe they don’t understand the way; we do understand (or fail to) each other, but dogs figure out voice tone, timbre, pitch, and other qualities of the human and other animals voices.
Listen to "Calling All Pets" which is broadcast on NPR. You can google for the site.
February 7th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
the best way is to have them spend more time together.
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February 7th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
dog whisper
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February 7th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
hes being patient to your new puppy. just give it time
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February 7th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Maybe its a case of the older dog being patient with the pup as he knows he is only young and will calm down? I’ve seen older dogs be incredibly patient with pups before now.
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February 7th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
If they continue to fight, plan an intervention. Maybe try arbitration.
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February 7th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
every time they do something wrong, tsst them on their neck like Cesar Milan from the dog whisperer, or hit them with a newspaper. Or just hire Cesar
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February 7th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
he has proper manners… my male golden ( the oldest ) takes tons of crap from my 2m females aussies….. he is a good boy.. however,, when they do go to far ( not often) he lets them know it. older doesn’t necessarily mean more dominant as neither does being male… i see many more dominant bitches than i do dominant males
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February 7th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Have them spend time together but keep an eye on them so they stat out of trouble.
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February 7th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
With dogs, as with people or other social animals, there will almost always be an alpha male, who dominates the others, or a wise old female, as with the elephants, who leads the herd.
Get your dogs together, pet each one of them, praise each one, but start with the weakest, the one whom the others dominate. Let the alpha male know you don’t award merit according to brute force or aggressivity. Talk to your dogs. They do listen and understand much more than most people give them credit for. Maybe they don’t understand the way; we do understand (or fail to) each other, but dogs figure out voice tone, timbre, pitch, and other qualities of the human and other animals voices.
Listen to "Calling All Pets" which is broadcast on NPR. You can google for the site.
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February 7th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Let them work it out. But if you are afraid your Bostie is feeling neglected or pushed around spend some one on one time with him without your puppy.
Most likely he is being extremely patient with your JR. They will be fine in a few weeks and soon will be best friends.
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