May 13, 2011
I have a 2.5 month czechoslovakian wolfdog and a 6 months female Husky. The Husky never growled at us until today. What do I need to do?
Full Question:
Hi,Yesterday I bought a 2.5 month czechoslovakian wolfdog. I have a 6 months female Husky and she knows that me and my boyfriend are the alpha pair. She never had growled at us, but today, when we gave the food bowl to her, I did something that I always do to her when she is eating: I pet her. She began growling at me and I said no to her. I've continued to pet her and she tried to bite me and same with my boyfriend. She has never done this to us. I think that she is trying to be alpha because the new arrival pup. I need help... What do I need to do? I just ignore it and continue to do what I'm doing? Or put on her the prong collar and reprimand her when she growls to me? I'm very concerned with about this behavior.
Thanks,
Sara
Cindy's Answer:
First of all I would read the article we have on the web site about how to correctly introduce a new dog into your home.
I would start implementing more structure for your husky, because any time you add a big change to a dog they need reassurance that the rules are the same. Correcting her with a prong would most likely just add anxiety to her at this point, and I think calm leadership and management of her free time would be much more effective.
Please read this article about becoming an effective pack leader.
This article was written for people like yourself, people who have great intentions but not enough knowledge of pack structure. There are links within the article that will take you to other articles on my web site.
Pack structure and how to live with a dog in your home are the very first issues to deal with whenever you add a new dog to your family or have problems with an existing dog. We are taking orders for a new DVD that extensively covers the way Ed and I live with dogs in our home.
With the help of the articles and the DVD, you should be able to work through this as long as you are willing to do the work and put in the time it takes.
I hope this helps.
Cindy
I would start implementing more structure for your husky, because any time you add a big change to a dog they need reassurance that the rules are the same. Correcting her with a prong would most likely just add anxiety to her at this point, and I think calm leadership and management of her free time would be much more effective.
Please read this article about becoming an effective pack leader.
This article was written for people like yourself, people who have great intentions but not enough knowledge of pack structure. There are links within the article that will take you to other articles on my web site.
Pack structure and how to live with a dog in your home are the very first issues to deal with whenever you add a new dog to your family or have problems with an existing dog. We are taking orders for a new DVD that extensively covers the way Ed and I live with dogs in our home.
With the help of the articles and the DVD, you should be able to work through this as long as you are willing to do the work and put in the time it takes.
I hope this helps.
Cindy
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