Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: rich pallechio
.... It may be that the very best you can hope for is getting her to the point where she is able to ignore other dogs, as long as those dogs do not approach her. .... I think the best you can do is keep these dogs separated.
Yes, this is where I was headed, too. "Ignore other dogs" would be my goal here, altho dog-aggro may be a premature diagnosis. Forcing interaction up close and personal is not the way to get there.
Question:
Quote: Connie Sutherland
.... when you said that the game of tug re-focused your dog on you... how far away was the Pom? Visible to your dog?
When my dog "seda" attempts to play with my parents' dog the pom "bear," Bear snaps at Seda. Seda jumps on him much like she does with me when I am playing with her. Bear does NOT like that. He then growls and snaps at her. This isn't a battle over food or territory. Bear simply does not like when seda "rough houses" with him.
When I played tug with Seda bear was right next to us. They brushed up against each other several times during the game. She did not break her concentration on myself and the tug.
Quote: connie sutherland
Your first post said this: I try to bring them together and it leads to fighting.
This led the readers to think there was fighting. Fighting means biting, etc. Fighting also leads to the assumption that the dogs are not leashed. So you see the picture we had. And a GSD can kill a Pom in a minute. A pack leader who allows fighting is a very bad pack leader, which is why you received the replies you did. QUOTE: Maybe in my first post I made the situation sound worse than what it is. END Yes.
However, you are not doing any of these dogs any favors. You are forcing stress on them. And you used the word "snap."
OK, moving on: About the "snapping." I am not completely clear on who is snapping. The Pom or your dog?
Also, when you said that the game of tug re-focused your dog on you... how far away was the Pom? Visible to your dog?
Thanks for the comment. I hope this isn't the case with her.
She doesn't show signs of aggression with other dogs. Although she has only spent time around two other dogs. She will bark if another dog walks by my house, or if she sees one in the street while we are driving, but she doesn't on walks. She is also fine at the vets office.
Quote: Rich Pallechio
Paul,
Unless I am missing something here (and I may very well be), I think your dog may be dog aggressive. My dog is dog aggressive. It may be that the very best you can hope for is getting her to the point where she is able to ignore other dogs, as long as those dogs do not approach her.
One of Ed's DVDs demonstrates how to use an e-collar to condition a dog aggressive dog to ignore other dogs.
I keep my dog away from other dogs. When we go to the vet he waits in our SUV in his crate until it is his turn to go in, and then we take him through a side door. Like your dog, he is often OK on walks, unless the other dog makes a move towards him. If that happens we have to take action to keep him from going into drive.
I think the best you can do is keep these dogs separated.
She doesn't sound dog aggressive, but she does sound like she might be bossy. I have a dog like this. He LOVES to play with my other dogs but is very bossy and pushy. I do not allow him around them 24/7. I am trying to teach him to respect them.
Your parent's dog Bear does NOT want to play with your puppy. You need to understand, respect, and enforce this. It is not fair to Bear to be annoyed and pestered in his own home. Keep Seda on a leash and insist that she ignore him. She must understand that she is not allowed to play with Bear, because you said so. She obviously doesn't respect Bear, but she needs to respect YOU.
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Re: Interaction with other dogs.
[Re: Rich Pallechio ]
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