I am at a loss of what to do. I have a female 3 year old cocker and just got a 4 month old male cocker. The female is good with the puppy when we discipline her. However, when the puppy gets wild, the bitch will bite, and I mean hard. I have always had two dogs, but I have never had this situation before. I have just purchased an e-collar for the female. Will this help?
Obviously some dogs can take it overboard- but how else is the adult going to tell the puppy that it's being an undisciplined, ill-mannered child of Satan?
Maren Bell Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2006
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When I got my Malinois at 4 months old last summer, my Aussie mix was right around the same age as your female. He was invaluable with teaching him when he went a little too far with playing, which including pinning him by the throat on the ground when he was getting too obnoxious. She's probably just letting the pup know about play etiquette. How does the pup react when she does this?
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The puppy squeals and runs. I am just afraid the 3 year old will really hurt the puppy. She has already drawn blood. I do have an animal behaviorist coming to my home next Tuesday to assess the situation. As of now, when we get the two together, we often muzzle the 3 year old to prevent any serious injuries. It is very disheartening to have 2 dogs that don't get along. We have always had two dogs, and we have never encountered this before.
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As the leader, you should be stepping in when either the pup or the adult get too intense (actually, before it gets too intense!). If the pup is the instigator, control the interactions so that you can separate and calm them both down before the older dog has to discipline the pup. Likewise, if the adult comes down too harsh on the pup, you'll want to end that encounter.
You should be calling the shots, the adult should be able to tell the puppy to lay off (with you ending anything that's starting to go overboard), and the pup should learn how to play within the adult's bounds and most importantly your bounds. You could also try to exercise the pup by herself before letting her interact with your adult so the pup's less rambunctious.
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