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"Joe Dirt" wrote in message news Hello, My roommate has an American Stafford and I have a chihuahua/terrier mix that have recently been introduced. The stafford has been at the residence longer than the chihuahua and they aren't getting along. Basically the stafford wants to eat my chihuahua. Any suggestions? I'd just be very careful and manage the situation. I don't know a great deal about either type except for reading breed profiles but chi's and terriers can both be pretty feisty little things and by all accounts Am. Staffs were originally bred as fighting dogs to fight with other dogs. So I would just make sure both are always kept separated but if in the evenings you want both dogs to share a room while you settle to watch telly, keep them on lead beside you. At the same time, to help ease the tension, rather than trying to make them get along, I'd work on getting them to ignore each other. Make sure both know that the other is not to be approached - and I would figure the easiest way to teach this is as we are taught in our class to gain and keep our dogs attention around other dogs & distractions. Basically, each hold your dogs on lead at a distance both dogs are OK about and click and treat when the dog looks at you rather than the other dog. A few mins practice every day should start to pay off very quickly. Diana |
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"Joe Dirt" wrote in message news Hello, My roommate has an American Stafford and I have a chihuahua/terrier mix that have recently been introduced. The stafford has been at the residence longer than the chihuahua and they aren't getting along. Basically the stafford wants to eat my chihuahua. Any suggestions? I'd just be very careful and manage the situation. I don't know a great deal about either type except for reading breed profiles but chi's and terriers can both be pretty feisty little things and by all accounts Am. Staffs were originally bred as fighting dogs to fight with other dogs. So I would just make sure both are always kept separated but if in the evenings you want both dogs to share a room while you settle to watch telly, keep them on lead beside you. At the same time, to help ease the tension, rather than trying to make them get along, I'd work on getting them to ignore each other. Make sure both know that the other is not to be approached - and I would figure the easiest way to teach this is as we are taught in our class to gain and keep our dogs attention around other dogs & distractions. Basically, each hold your dogs on lead at a distance both dogs are OK about and click and treat when the dog looks at you rather than the other dog. A few mins practice every day should start to pay off very quickly. Diana |
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"Joe Dirt" wrote in message news Hello, My roommate has an American Stafford and I have a chihuahua/terrier mix that have recently been introduced. The stafford has been at the residence longer than the chihuahua and they aren't getting along. Basically the stafford wants to eat my chihuahua. Any suggestions? I'd just be very careful and manage the situation. I don't know a great deal about either type except for reading breed profiles but chi's and terriers can both be pretty feisty little things and by all accounts Am. Staffs were originally bred as fighting dogs to fight with other dogs. So I would just make sure both are always kept separated but if in the evenings you want both dogs to share a room while you settle to watch telly, keep them on lead beside you. At the same time, to help ease the tension, rather than trying to make them get along, I'd work on getting them to ignore each other. Make sure both know that the other is not to be approached - and I would figure the easiest way to teach this is as we are taught in our class to gain and keep our dogs attention around other dogs & distractions. Basically, each hold your dogs on lead at a distance both dogs are OK about and click and treat when the dog looks at you rather than the other dog. A few mins practice every day should start to pay off very quickly. Diana |
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My 2 cents-
You're going to end up with a dead chihuhua. Could be sooner, could be later, but his days are numbered. Would you keep a 2000 pound grizzly bear in the same household as a 200 pound koala bear? Eventually, one will get loose, and the other is history. |
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My 2 cents-
You're going to end up with a dead chihuhua. Could be sooner, could be later, but his days are numbered. Would you keep a 2000 pound grizzly bear in the same household as a 200 pound koala bear? Eventually, one will get loose, and the other is history. |
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My 2 cents-
You're going to end up with a dead chihuhua. Could be sooner, could be later, but his days are numbered. Would you keep a 2000 pound grizzly bear in the same household as a 200 pound koala bear? Eventually, one will get loose, and the other is history. |
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Introducing Pets
Hello,
My roommate has an American Stafford and I have a chihuahua/terrier mix that have recently been introduced. The stafford has been at the residence longer than the chihuahua and they aren't getting along. Basically the stafford wants to eat my chihuahua. Any suggestions? My chihuahua hasn't been desexed and is much younger than the stafford. They are both very territorial and neither of them submit to the other. When they were initially introduced, they were both off leash in a neutral park that neither had been to. They froze and started at each other for a few moments, and then they started going at each others throats. Needless to say, the chihuahua wasn't doing to well so we pulled them apart. Had the stafford not been wearing a muzzle, the chihuahua would have been seriously injured, if not killed. So we have brought them to the house and are keeping the stafford outside and the chihuahua inside. We have tried to get them together, and the chihuahua seems to be making progress: wagging his tail and acting playful around the stafford. But the stafford tries to attack the chihuahua at any chance he gets. If anyone has had a similar experience and has any solutions to this situation, please post a response. Thank you, Corey |
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"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message om... My 2 cents- You're going to end up with a dead chihuhua. Could be sooner, could be later, but his days are numbered. Would you keep a 2000 pound grizzly bear in the same household as a 200 pound koala bear? Eventually, one will get loose, and the other is history. um, koala's aren't bears. but other than that, yeah, what he said. small aggressive dogs are NOT going to get on well with larger aggressive dogs. and yeah, the big dog is gonna win. don't ever leave them together unattended. i'd recommend crating both of them so you know they're secure. neither AmStaff's or Staffy Bull's (can't tell which the OP means) are outside dogs. they have thin coats and don't tolerate either heat or cold well. i'd recommend the OP find a new roommate, or find someone who can provide a good home for one of the dogs. -kelly |
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"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message om... My 2 cents- You're going to end up with a dead chihuhua. Could be sooner, could be later, but his days are numbered. Would you keep a 2000 pound grizzly bear in the same household as a 200 pound koala bear? Eventually, one will get loose, and the other is history. um, koala's aren't bears. but other than that, yeah, what he said. small aggressive dogs are NOT going to get on well with larger aggressive dogs. and yeah, the big dog is gonna win. don't ever leave them together unattended. i'd recommend crating both of them so you know they're secure. neither AmStaff's or Staffy Bull's (can't tell which the OP means) are outside dogs. they have thin coats and don't tolerate either heat or cold well. i'd recommend the OP find a new roommate, or find someone who can provide a good home for one of the dogs. -kelly |
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"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message om... My 2 cents- You're going to end up with a dead chihuhua. Could be sooner, could be later, but his days are numbered. Would you keep a 2000 pound grizzly bear in the same household as a 200 pound koala bear? Eventually, one will get loose, and the other is history. um, koala's aren't bears. but other than that, yeah, what he said. small aggressive dogs are NOT going to get on well with larger aggressive dogs. and yeah, the big dog is gonna win. don't ever leave them together unattended. i'd recommend crating both of them so you know they're secure. neither AmStaff's or Staffy Bull's (can't tell which the OP means) are outside dogs. they have thin coats and don't tolerate either heat or cold well. i'd recommend the OP find a new roommate, or find someone who can provide a good home for one of the dogs. -kelly |
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