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Old August 19th 03, 05:55 AM
Tara O.
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Default Dog Heirarchy-fights in our pack

"Amberbock" wrote in message
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Is there a good time to step in the frey and separate 2 male dogs in a
fight. They are small... miniature longhair doxy's.

They are between 13-16 pounds. They aren't "yipper" dogs either! When

they
bark, they sound like a bigger dog. Quite
fierce too... and like to hunt. [lizards, chipmunks, squirrels, bunnies,
etc] But loving too. I like them much better than
the short haired ones.

My Alpha Male dog [Sammy] and the 3rd dog [moose]... occasionally fight.
And it doesn't seem to be moose's fault.
Moose is my "challenged" dog. Not too bright. One can short of a

six-pack.
We got him when he was 2, but he's from
the same litter as Amber. He's ALWAYS starved for attention, and wants

MORE
and MORE and MORE. When I have
all three dogs sitting next to me.... I share and pet all of them equally.
But he ALWAYS wants more. [sigh]

The Boys got into a tussle on Saturday. At least "I" didn't have to go to
the emergency room this time! This last time I was
sitting on the couch and moose came to sit with me. A little later Sammy
came up and nuzzled moose, licked his face.....
he wanted moose to move and he asked nicely! Moose didn't move so Sammy
picked a fight. I threw a glass of water on
them, but it didn't seem to do any good. My husband came running and
eventually we got them apart. A little blood was
shed and Sammy won and Moose slinked away to his kennel to lick his

wounds.

The 2nd dog is Amber, she knows she's cute and spoiled.. and NEVER gets in

a
fight. She's the only one who can get the
better of both the "boys". If they have a chewy and she wants it... she
just sits in front of them with her nose practically ON
the chewy... looking pitiful and they usually give it to her. [g] I
secretly think SHE's the alpha dog!


Copying this to rec.pets.dogs.behavior as its a more appropriate ng for this
topic. If the dogs have already engaged, the appropriate time to step in is
immediately. The *most* appropriate thing to do is to stop it before it
starts. If you see something that happening that will likely result in
Sammy picking a fight then step in, redirect the dogs' attention and avoid a
fight. While dogs will work out their own hierarchy, and should be allowed
to do so, its not fair to allow one to consistently bully the other to the
extent of physical violence. Why should Moose be made to bleed and slink
away just because Sammy has a short fuse?

--
Tara




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Old August 19th 03, 05:55 AM
Tara O.
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"Amberbock" wrote in message
. ..
Is there a good time to step in the frey and separate 2 male dogs in a
fight. They are small... miniature longhair doxy's.

They are between 13-16 pounds. They aren't "yipper" dogs either! When

they
bark, they sound like a bigger dog. Quite
fierce too... and like to hunt. [lizards, chipmunks, squirrels, bunnies,
etc] But loving too. I like them much better than
the short haired ones.

My Alpha Male dog [Sammy] and the 3rd dog [moose]... occasionally fight.
And it doesn't seem to be moose's fault.
Moose is my "challenged" dog. Not too bright. One can short of a

six-pack.
We got him when he was 2, but he's from
the same litter as Amber. He's ALWAYS starved for attention, and wants

MORE
and MORE and MORE. When I have
all three dogs sitting next to me.... I share and pet all of them equally.
But he ALWAYS wants more. [sigh]

The Boys got into a tussle on Saturday. At least "I" didn't have to go to
the emergency room this time! This last time I was
sitting on the couch and moose came to sit with me. A little later Sammy
came up and nuzzled moose, licked his face.....
he wanted moose to move and he asked nicely! Moose didn't move so Sammy
picked a fight. I threw a glass of water on
them, but it didn't seem to do any good. My husband came running and
eventually we got them apart. A little blood was
shed and Sammy won and Moose slinked away to his kennel to lick his

wounds.

The 2nd dog is Amber, she knows she's cute and spoiled.. and NEVER gets in

a
fight. She's the only one who can get the
better of both the "boys". If they have a chewy and she wants it... she
just sits in front of them with her nose practically ON
the chewy... looking pitiful and they usually give it to her. [g] I
secretly think SHE's the alpha dog!


Copying this to rec.pets.dogs.behavior as its a more appropriate ng for this
topic. If the dogs have already engaged, the appropriate time to step in is
immediately. The *most* appropriate thing to do is to stop it before it
starts. If you see something that happening that will likely result in
Sammy picking a fight then step in, redirect the dogs' attention and avoid a
fight. While dogs will work out their own hierarchy, and should be allowed
to do so, its not fair to allow one to consistently bully the other to the
extent of physical violence. Why should Moose be made to bleed and slink
away just because Sammy has a short fuse?

--
Tara




 




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