April 28, 2011
My Rhodesian Ridge Back pup picks fights with my 9 year old Lab. I am afraid that the baby that I care for will get hurt. What can I do?
Full Question:
Here's my problem... I have 9 year old 1/2 lab, 1/2 german shepard mix that is a sweet heart! I put him through training school when he was a pup and I've had NO problems with him what so ever. About a year ago i got a Rhodesian ridge-back pup at 7 weeks old! There was no problem getting them to get along. the lab has treated the pup like his own. Now that that the pup is no longer a pup but now a 17 month old that weighs 120lbs, he has a territorial problem with EVERYTHING!! The lab cannot even move in the house without getting eaten alive. Now that I've read a lot in your website I realize I've made a lot of mistakes. There are toys everywhere in the house witch starts fights. There food bowls stay out all the time, and i allow them to sleep on my bed and couch which cause serious fights. The pup will lunge at the lab if he even looks at him in the wrong way, but if the pup is in a good mood they get along fine. The pup has not yet gone to obedience school but is soon getting enrolled. The Rhodesian is to big for me to stop the fights. What can I do to correct the problem I've started?? I'm open for anything you say Cause i now have a 7 week old baby that I'm watching at my house and I need to fix the problem before something bad happens. I'm afraid he'll be aggressive with her! Please Help!! 
Ed's Answer:
I recommend that you go to my web site and read the article I wrote on my philosophy of dog training. I think you will get some good ideas there.
If you are unwilling to find a home for this dog then you must get two dog crates and use them. Only one dog out at a time, feed them in the crate.
Shame on you for not training this dog. I don’t need to tell you that you created a monster here.
Hundreds of thousands of dogs go through obedience training every year – the majority of dominant dogs come out just as dominant as when they went into training. So while training is extremely important it’s not going to solve your problem. You must deal with pack and rank issues.
If this were my dog he would be wearing an e-collar a Dogtra 1900 NCP. Next week I will release a e-collar training DVD– you need to work on this.
Keep reading the Q&A on my site on dominance and aggression on my web site.
If you are unwilling to find a home for this dog then you must get two dog crates and use them. Only one dog out at a time, feed them in the crate.
Shame on you for not training this dog. I don’t need to tell you that you created a monster here.
Hundreds of thousands of dogs go through obedience training every year – the majority of dominant dogs come out just as dominant as when they went into training. So while training is extremely important it’s not going to solve your problem. You must deal with pack and rank issues.
If this were my dog he would be wearing an e-collar a Dogtra 1900 NCP. Next week I will release a e-collar training DVD– you need to work on this.
Keep reading the Q&A on my site on dominance and aggression on my web site.
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