Ok, so when you have a 9wk old puppy and it is pushing hard for second fiddle do you intervene and make sure that structure remains based on tenure or do you give some freedom for the lower pack members to figure it out?

This pup is the fiestiest little turd I've ever had! I have been intervening a few times only because the pup goes RED LINE~ He minds me and stops once hes on his back with my fingernails in his neck but not otherwise. It's happening alot because he wont tolerate any of the other dogs getting attention from me. It's crazy!

My female is his main playmate and usually they play and no issues but once Im in the picture it's a full on brawl and the puppy starts it everytime. Not to mention how he cheap shots her when the other two dogs are playing.

Dont get me wrong, I can handle the little chit but I'm just not sure what is right for the pack. My gut tells me to keep the peace as much as possible at almost any cost, especially while hes young and I can establish authority.

and can this dog smell!!!! His daddy is bomb detection and his mom is a pet but proficient in the game of hide and seek through sniff!

I'm so psyched about this pup but I dont know what to do to keep his spirit without him running the house. No thats not true, I think I know what to do with him I think I'm just venting, looking for validation and advice from those who have had Czech/Eastern lines. I so want to do some kind of work with him!

Board.HELP!!!!

I'd segregate him. He doesn't get to make the rules - when you're done with him, put him in a crate and spend as much time as you like with the other dogs.

Give him a set playtime with his older packmate and keep things structured. Bad behavior ends playtime.

Limit play time with the other dog to a minimum. BOTH should view you as pack leader and the more time they spend playing the less influence you have on them, inparticular the new pup.

My older GSD is 10. The younger is almost 7. They are now together 24/7 outside but that didn't happen at first. ANY new pup I get spends the first 7-8 months in the house learning house manners and bonding with me and family, NOT the other dog or dogs I may have at the time.

They go outside on a regular basis for house training of course. When they do what we're out there for then the pup is allowed a SHORT play time with the older dog(s) if the OLDER dog(s) are inclined to do so.
My older dog loves puppies but when "this" puppy was 8-9 months old the older dog decide he wasn't interested in any more play and started warning the pup to leave him alone. I put a stop to that immediately. They now are constantly together and rarely interact at all.
YOU are what should be the beginning and the end for all your dogs, not another dog.

I know I do some things differently then a lot...maybe most people but that's what works for me and MY dogs.

My dogs act like Bob's & are similar in age. Raised to see me as the "ALL" in their lives. My dogs sit on the deck staring at th e back door waiting for me to come out to play...because they want me n o t each other to play with.

Too much time together for a pup with older dogs makes them doggy. The will prefer that tight interaction with each other not with you. Not what you want..especially with a competition dog.

My dogs act like Bob's & are similar in age. Raised to see me as the "ALL" in their lives. My dogs sit on the deck staring at th e back door waiting for me to come out to play...because they want me n o t each other to play with.



Something similar.
I have a small back yard so I train on my side yard (corner lot).
When I bring one dog in to take the other out, the dog IN the yard always greets me before it greets the dog I'm bringing in. That's always been a sign that I'm the important one.
Now if I can only get the wife to greet me first. JKN of course.
I can't walk in the kitchen without both dogs running up to the sliding door, each with their own kong in their mouth.
"Play with MEEE! NO! Play with MEEEE!
Sometimes I wish they WOULD play with one another.

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Now if I can only get the wife to greet me first. JKN of course.

Lol Bob,
You should be happy she greets you at all! How many years of marital bliss?

I have met Anne's dogs(beautiful examples of the breed and Bodie's so quiet ) they were waiting patiently for her crated side by side in her truck and didn't even seem to know the other was there. Both sets of eyes were on Anne anytime she passed into their view. That makes for harmonious living and if I were ever daring enough to have a two dog household is what I would go for.......hmmmmm...... maybe should think about one dog first.

Sheila, Bodie (Bodacious) QUITE?!! Surely you jest!!!

I must have told him he would not be able to have his ball & come out & play if he wasn't quiet! Yea, like that would work. LOL

I don't think there is a more vocal dog than he is...if there is, I've not seen it.

I like my dogs' total focus & attention on me. It is what I aim for when raising them. It's what I like, especially for dogs that I plan on for competition. Because of their total focus on me...I can work them ANYWHERE no matter what or ANY distraction is around us. They are ALWAYS 100% BOMBPROOF.

HAHA...Bob, mine sit there each with their own ball in their mouth...wishing & hoping.

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 Quote: Bob Scott

Now if I can only get the wife to greet me first. JKN of course.

Lol Bob,
You should be happy she greets you at all! How many years of marital bliss?

I have met Anne's dogs(beautiful examples of the breed and Bodie's so quiet ) they were waiting patiently for her crated side by side in her truck and didn't even seem to know the other was there. Both sets of eyes were on Anne anytime she passed into their view. That makes for harmonious living and if I were ever daring enough to have a two dog household is what I would go for.......hmmmmm...... maybe should think about one dog first.

47 in September and we're still best friends.....well...better then that even.