I have a female mixed chow and I rescued a male lab mix when my female was 4
years old. At first she wanted nothing to do with the male. She couldn't
stand him. The male on the other thought she was the best! I named him
Ginger's Shadow. After some time had passed, my female started to
appreciate his company and they settled in well with each other and playing
together. Occassionally, there will be a dog fight over treats or a chew
toy but not very often. My female submits because my lab is a little
larger. The only weird thing is, both dogs are fixed but my female is
always trying to mount my male. He lays down very scared and jumps up after
a second to get away from her. When I asked my vet why my female starts
acting like a male, my vet said it is because she's showing she's the
dominant one. My male has never mounted her. Here I thought he was the
dominant one because he attacks her first. Sorry for rambling, probably a
little more information than you were looking for. IMO, having a male and
female works better than like gender.
Phyllis
"Arwen" wrote in message
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hi.
I was wondering if its true that male and female dogs always get on well
and
don't fight?
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?
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