"Arwen" vethis wrote:
So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along or do they get
into fights too?

They are less likely to get into serious fights than dogs of the same sex
(especially females), but they still can.

What should I expect whenI bring him home? Any advice?

Don't leave them alone unsupervised until you're sure that they have no issues
with each other. There may be some initial snarkiness, but that isn't always a
signal that they won't become fast friends once they get to know each other.

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"Arwen" vethis wrote:
So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along or do they get
into fights too?

They are less likely to get into serious fights than dogs of the same sex
(especially females), but they still can.

What should I expect whenI bring him home? Any advice?

Don't leave them alone unsupervised until you're sure that they have no issues
with each other. There may be some initial snarkiness, but that isn't always a
signal that they won't become fast friends once they get to know each other.

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

"Arwen" vethis wrote:
So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along or do they get
into fights too?

They are less likely to get into serious fights than dogs of the same sex
(especially females), but they still can.

What should I expect whenI bring him home? Any advice?

Don't leave them alone unsupervised until you're sure that they have no issues
with each other. There may be some initial snarkiness, but that isn't always a
signal that they won't become fast friends once they get to know each other.

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

"Arwen" wrote in message
. au...
hi.

I was wondering if its true that male and female dogs always get on well
and
don't fight?

No. Some dogs, male or female, will fight with any dog.


Im taking my dog for a dog meet at the local RSPCA shelter. He is a collie
and seemed laid back enough, even though when we met him all the dogs were
barking at him and he seemed not too bothered. He barked back at some of
them but he seemed unbothered.

Thing is we used to have another female dog and she and my current dog
(also
female) got into several big fights. We had to put the other dog down (due
to illness) but i have just started a new job and my dog is stressed and
my
vet suggested I get another dog to keep her company. He didnt seem to
think
aggression was a big issue with a male dog (also the other female who was
sick always started the fights.. never my current dog). Im just really
worried. the staff at the RSPCA didnt know much about his history coz he
had
just been brought in from the pound. They did say he passed 3
behaviourists's tests for agression. But they said to bring in my dog to
see
what will happen.

So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along or do they get
into fights too? What should I expect whenI bring him home? Any advice?


Two females IS the combination that I believe is most likely to fight. A
male and female would be the least likely to fight. Certainly, I can't
offer you any advice specific to your dog as I dont' know her, or the
circumstances of the previous fight, the temperment of her and the dog she
fought with and the temperment of the dog you might adopt. Can you do a
trial run?

"Arwen" wrote in message
. au...
hi.

I was wondering if its true that male and female dogs always get on well
and
don't fight?

No. Some dogs, male or female, will fight with any dog.


Im taking my dog for a dog meet at the local RSPCA shelter. He is a collie
and seemed laid back enough, even though when we met him all the dogs were
barking at him and he seemed not too bothered. He barked back at some of
them but he seemed unbothered.

Thing is we used to have another female dog and she and my current dog
(also
female) got into several big fights. We had to put the other dog down (due
to illness) but i have just started a new job and my dog is stressed and
my
vet suggested I get another dog to keep her company. He didnt seem to
think
aggression was a big issue with a male dog (also the other female who was
sick always started the fights.. never my current dog). Im just really
worried. the staff at the RSPCA didnt know much about his history coz he
had
just been brought in from the pound. They did say he passed 3
behaviourists's tests for agression. But they said to bring in my dog to
see
what will happen.

So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along or do they get
into fights too? What should I expect whenI bring him home? Any advice?


Two females IS the combination that I believe is most likely to fight. A
male and female would be the least likely to fight. Certainly, I can't
offer you any advice specific to your dog as I dont' know her, or the
circumstances of the previous fight, the temperment of her and the dog she
fought with and the temperment of the dog you might adopt. Can you do a
trial run?

"Arwen" wrote in message
. au...
hi.

I was wondering if its true that male and female dogs always get on well
and
don't fight?

No. Some dogs, male or female, will fight with any dog.


Im taking my dog for a dog meet at the local RSPCA shelter. He is a collie
and seemed laid back enough, even though when we met him all the dogs were
barking at him and he seemed not too bothered. He barked back at some of
them but he seemed unbothered.

Thing is we used to have another female dog and she and my current dog
(also
female) got into several big fights. We had to put the other dog down (due
to illness) but i have just started a new job and my dog is stressed and
my
vet suggested I get another dog to keep her company. He didnt seem to
think
aggression was a big issue with a male dog (also the other female who was
sick always started the fights.. never my current dog). Im just really
worried. the staff at the RSPCA didnt know much about his history coz he
had
just been brought in from the pound. They did say he passed 3
behaviourists's tests for agression. But they said to bring in my dog to
see
what will happen.

So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along or do they get
into fights too? What should I expect whenI bring him home? Any advice?


Two females IS the combination that I believe is most likely to fight. A
male and female would be the least likely to fight. Certainly, I can't
offer you any advice specific to your dog as I dont' know her, or the
circumstances of the previous fight, the temperment of her and the dog she
fought with and the temperment of the dog you might adopt. Can you do a
trial run?

"Arwen" wrote in message
. au...
hi.

I was wondering if its true that male and female dogs always get on well
and
don't fight?

No. Some dogs, male or female, will fight with any dog.


Im taking my dog for a dog meet at the local RSPCA shelter. He is a collie
and seemed laid back enough, even though when we met him all the dogs were
barking at him and he seemed not too bothered. He barked back at some of
them but he seemed unbothered.

Thing is we used to have another female dog and she and my current dog
(also
female) got into several big fights. We had to put the other dog down (due
to illness) but i have just started a new job and my dog is stressed and
my
vet suggested I get another dog to keep her company. He didnt seem to
think
aggression was a big issue with a male dog (also the other female who was
sick always started the fights.. never my current dog). Im just really
worried. the staff at the RSPCA didnt know much about his history coz he
had
just been brought in from the pound. They did say he passed 3
behaviourists's tests for agression. But they said to bring in my dog to
see
what will happen.

So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along or do they get
into fights too? What should I expect whenI bring him home? Any advice?


Two females IS the combination that I believe is most likely to fight. A
male and female would be the least likely to fight. Certainly, I can't
offer you any advice specific to your dog as I dont' know her, or the
circumstances of the previous fight, the temperment of her and the dog she
fought with and the temperment of the dog you might adopt. Can you do a
trial run?

Arwen said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along
or do they get into fights too? What should I expect whenI
bring him home?

The odds are with you when you have a male/female combination -
that's always been my preference, though right now I have two
male dogs that get along extremely well. There are *way* too
many exceptions to make a hard'n'fast rule, though.

My suggestion would be to have the dogs meet on neutral
territory, not at the shelter if possible - someplace lower
stimulus. I met with my newest dog at a wide open off leash
park in an area where we were the only ones. I brought my older
female and younger male, the fosterer brought New Dog. They met
on leash (except for old girl Murphy) for sniffing and such, and
quickly progressed to on leash then off leash play. There was
no posturing and it worked out really well.

If you progress to the point that you want to take the new dog
home, make sure that each dog has a "time out" area, whether
it's a room or a crate. Avoid competitions over toys or
anything valuable (like a rawhide) and keep a close eye on them.
I've seen two relatively submissive dogs -- both on their backs
seeing who could get the lowest -- go from submission to
scrapping in the blink of an eye.

At some point, one dog is going to seek a more dominant status
over the other - and this can change day-to-day and situation-
to-situation, flip-flopping back and forth for no apparent
reason. Let them settle it out between them. (I'm not talking
about fighting.) Avoid taking sides with your favourite
(usually the dog you've had the longest) and treat both dogs the
same. You'll hear lots of stuff about feeding the dominant dog
first, petting them first, etc. - do whatever is convenient for
*you*, and don't worry about things like "dominance" or "alpha
dog" and the like.

Good luck - I think that two dogs is a good number.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Arwen said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along
or do they get into fights too? What should I expect whenI
bring him home?

The odds are with you when you have a male/female combination -
that's always been my preference, though right now I have two
male dogs that get along extremely well. There are *way* too
many exceptions to make a hard'n'fast rule, though.

My suggestion would be to have the dogs meet on neutral
territory, not at the shelter if possible - someplace lower
stimulus. I met with my newest dog at a wide open off leash
park in an area where we were the only ones. I brought my older
female and younger male, the fosterer brought New Dog. They met
on leash (except for old girl Murphy) for sniffing and such, and
quickly progressed to on leash then off leash play. There was
no posturing and it worked out really well.

If you progress to the point that you want to take the new dog
home, make sure that each dog has a "time out" area, whether
it's a room or a crate. Avoid competitions over toys or
anything valuable (like a rawhide) and keep a close eye on them.
I've seen two relatively submissive dogs -- both on their backs
seeing who could get the lowest -- go from submission to
scrapping in the blink of an eye.

At some point, one dog is going to seek a more dominant status
over the other - and this can change day-to-day and situation-
to-situation, flip-flopping back and forth for no apparent
reason. Let them settle it out between them. (I'm not talking
about fighting.) Avoid taking sides with your favourite
(usually the dog you've had the longest) and treat both dogs the
same. You'll hear lots of stuff about feeding the dominant dog
first, petting them first, etc. - do whatever is convenient for
*you*, and don't worry about things like "dominance" or "alpha
dog" and the like.

Good luck - I think that two dogs is a good number.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Arwen said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

So my question is this: Do female and male dogs eget along
or do they get into fights too? What should I expect whenI
bring him home?

The odds are with you when you have a male/female combination -
that's always been my preference, though right now I have two
male dogs that get along extremely well. There are *way* too
many exceptions to make a hard'n'fast rule, though.

My suggestion would be to have the dogs meet on neutral
territory, not at the shelter if possible - someplace lower
stimulus. I met with my newest dog at a wide open off leash
park in an area where we were the only ones. I brought my older
female and younger male, the fosterer brought New Dog. They met
on leash (except for old girl Murphy) for sniffing and such, and
quickly progressed to on leash then off leash play. There was
no posturing and it worked out really well.

If you progress to the point that you want to take the new dog
home, make sure that each dog has a "time out" area, whether
it's a room or a crate. Avoid competitions over toys or
anything valuable (like a rawhide) and keep a close eye on them.
I've seen two relatively submissive dogs -- both on their backs
seeing who could get the lowest -- go from submission to
scrapping in the blink of an eye.

At some point, one dog is going to seek a more dominant status
over the other - and this can change day-to-day and situation-
to-situation, flip-flopping back and forth for no apparent
reason. Let them settle it out between them. (I'm not talking
about fighting.) Avoid taking sides with your favourite
(usually the dog you've had the longest) and treat both dogs the
same. You'll hear lots of stuff about feeding the dominant dog
first, petting them first, etc. - do whatever is convenient for
*you*, and don't worry about things like "dominance" or "alpha
dog" and the like.

Good luck - I think that two dogs is a good number.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.