Well, I have brought the Dobe pup home FINALLY. He looks good, after that bout with Parvo he has more than doubled his weight from about 12 up to around 28 lbs. The pup will not be 4 months old until the 19th of this month so he is pretty ok. He has MONSTER feet and big bones, except his head, which is slightly out of porprtion with his body. The problems that I am having w/ him involves my GSD Luke. Luke is 16 mos old and a typical young male. We introduced them before (outside of the home) and Luke minded his manners, was very gentle w/ the pup. But now the Dobe pup Jack is here, and Luke is not being very gentle. The pup Jack is by no means innocent either as he will keep it going even after I get one calmed down, bit Luke in the testicles over a toy. Luke will not let Jack have ANY toys so I am working on this "manners" thing. Anyone have any ideas on how to work through the initial stages of these issues. Luke just wants to play, but is just TOO rough for the pup yet, and the pup is a gutsy little guy that will not give an inch and so when he gets run over, he gets MAD. Are there some exercises that I can work through that will help the situation?

I say use a crate to properly introduce them to each other. Don't let them share toys.. Separate them during feedings.. Correct them when they are not behaving.

Don't leave them together unattended to avoid accidents.


Regards,

Thanks, I had not thought about the toys. They both live in the house, I can put the offending misbehaver into their crate, but how am I supposed to keep them with separate toys? They are already playing tug-o-war with a rope.

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Originally posted by Kevin Mobley:
Thanks, I had not thought about the toys. They both live in the house, I can put the offending misbehaver into their crate, but how am I supposed to keep them with separate toys? They are already playing tug-o-war with a rope.

Ummmmmm. Only give the toy(s)as a reward to the dog who's behaving properly. Always let them know that the toys belong to YOU and not theirs. Let them play at separate times. You don't want them to fight over a toy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Regards,

There we go! See, I needed some perspective. I have a tendency to overlook the obvious. I will pass this along to the wife too. But what about rawhides? These are positively the dog's right, or no? I have rarely had 2 dogs at the same time without a kennel out back. My Drahthaars were both males, but I could never let them out into the yard at the same time as they were both used for breeding and would not tolerate each other. You just hunted one dog one day, and the other the next day. They would work w/ females ok, but would have both required some stitches if they had gotten into the same area. But my limited understanding of the issues involved meant that I just never let them get together after putting 30+ stitches into my younger Drahthaar after they butted heads as the younger one hit adulthood. Both of these guys, the GSD and the Dobe live in my home, so now I am going to have to actually deal with it and work through it. Thanks alot, ALL of the toys are NOW MINE, and we'll see how that works out.