fighting dogs?

Question

i have a new pup(10 months male,and a dog who is almost two(also a male)the older one has attacked it twice in the past two days.could it be becausethe younger one isnt fixed yet?and when i get him nuetered,how long should i wait to see if they can settle thier differences?I dont want to get so attatched to the little guy,then have to give him up.Is there someone out there who has,or is haing this problem????

Answer 1

Your Dogs have decided that since here is no dominate pack leader, that they can rule themselves. In their rule..might makes right..

YOU have to take control as pack leader. YOU make the descisions about who gets fed first, or gets the toys, etc...

You can do this quite easily, but it is time consuming and requires Consistancy.
First of all..Pick up the food dish...don't ever put it down during this training period.
Your dogs will eat ONLY what you give them from your hand.
Put a leash on each of them, so they will be humbled and feel controlled.

If they become aggressive while you are feeding them, quickly, take the aggressor and put him in the other room, and ignore him while you feed the innocent ones..Then, bring out the other (after only a few minutes) and try feeding them again.. every-time a squabble breaks out, take the offender to the other room for a time-out.
Be sure to serve up their normal amount of food before you begin, so that they get a good meal...
You will need to feed at least twice a day for this period..so that is why this method is time consuming...but, you are setting the ground rules that will help all the rest of their lives, so it is well worth it!

Dogs are even so much happier when they accept their owner as MASTER

You will see a difference in just a day or two, and the training should be complete within a week. all the dogs will behave and mind better, as they will want to butter up the boss.
Once the older dog knows that YOU are in control, he will relinquish his throne..

Answer 2

All dogs fight at some time or another when confronting each other or even at play when things get a little aggressive. Wayne Hunthausen, D.V.M., an animal behavior consultant in Westwood, Kansas, and also president of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, says that fighting amongst dogs, while scary to us and harmful to the combatants, is extremely common.

There are many ways to stop these battles or even prevent them all together with proper supervision and a few training techniques. Here are some basic tips to keep your dogs from fighting and hurting each other more than they have to

1. Stop the action in a deep LOUD voice. When you see the fighting about to start between your dog an another or if you catch the battle in the beginning stages; then interrupt the scene with an extremely aggressive “NO!”. Your pet will take this loud thunderous command more seriously than if it where a lighter command call. Trust me, your dog will recognize when its owner means business!

2. If there is severe fighting for a prolonged time, then use a blanket if need be to grab your dog. This move is a last resort if the fighting between your dog and another has gone on too long and you want to stop your dog from being hurt even further. Throw a big object like a blanket in top of the combatants and then grab your dog. Be extremely careful! Many dog owners have been accidentally mauled by the biting dogs, as they do not pay attention to what they are biting when all wired up from the aggression.

3. Have your dog meet other strange dogs ahead of time. In other words, plan get togethers with your friends and their pets in which both animals will be leashed and you can control them while they learn that strange dogs are not always hostile. This is a conditioning strategy that works very well in the long run and keeps your dog from being unnecessarily threatened by dogs or other animals that it does not know.

Answer 3

Dogs will establish a "pecking order" and until that order is determined by the older dog I would keep a very close eye on them when they are together. Crate the younger dog when you're not at home to keep him safe. Reassure the older dog with affection so he doesn't feel as if he's being replaced. Playtime should include both dogs. Take walks with both dogs.

You should have researched this before bringing another dog into your home. You should have taken the older to visit the pup to see how they did in fact get along. Check out the Humane Society of the United States website for more info on introducing a new pet or the Dumb Friends Animal League of Denver.

Answer 4

Getting a dog fixed is not a "fix-all." It won't solve your problem, despite what many will tell you, even somve vets.

What kind of dogs are they? If they are not pit bulls, I suggest you just let them fight it out and settle it for themselves. But there are also other solutions. You can use any or all of them.

All dogs fight for the same reason: To establish dominance. Most dogs, like wolves and other wild social canines, have a natural inclination to estabvlish a pecking order among the group that they are in. The fights are mostly ritualized bluffs, and appear to be far more serious than they really are. About the only time a fight will ever break out is when there is a doubt as to what the pecking order is, either because a new animal joined the group, or because a suboordinate animal decided he should move up the ladder a bit. Once this pecking order is established or confirmed, harmony again returns to the pack. When dogs fight, just as it is with wild canids, the intent isn't to kill or cripple. Simply to settle who is boss. The fight will end as soon as one submits. Dogs submit to other dogs by crouching down, tucking their tails, laying their ears back, and, the ultimate submission, rolling over and exposing their belly.

It may seem like a lot to ask to let them sort it out, but dogs are tough. What would leave large cuts on us doesn't even bruise a dog. Throats ripped out, legs broken, and disembowelings are the tales of Jack London novels, and you will never see that happen with your two dogs unless there is a significant difference in size between them, and by significant, I mean a toy poodle compared to a doberman. Chances are, there won't be any blood at all, and if there is, the cuts will not go beyond the skin, and won't cut into the muscle or an artery. Simple neosporin will fix that.

I had a friend that had this same problem with her two German Shepherds. One time while I was visiting, they got into it and one grabbed the other by his ear and shook it hard. She thought the dog would lose his ear, but despite how savage it appeared to her, it didn't even break the skin. She never did follow the advice I'm giving you, though, and she never could get them to get along.

Another thing you can try is to watch them closely and establish YOUR dominance over both of them before they actually get into a fight. In the wild, the alpha male and female in a wolf pack frequently maintain the peace like this. But it requires you to have a knack for understanding dogs and the subtle aggressive postures that they make which most people miss completely. It also requires your presence, so it won't keep things calm while you are at work.

If you can identify certain stimuli that leads them into battling each other, you can try to eliminate those things. For example, if they fight over food, feed them seperately in different rooms so they can't even see each other. If they tend to get into fights when your friends are over, get your friends to totally ignore them, or put them both away until they leave.

Last, you may want to keep them seperated permanently, or get rid of one of them.

But none of these things will settle the real issue. That issue is simply that they both want to be the boss and the other doesn't want to give up his dominant status. They will keep fighting until this has been settled in both of their minds.

If your dogs are pit bulls, then the problem is a little more difficult. The same rules apply, but with APBTs, the fight may last a little bit longer and they may result in more serious injuries because of it. If they are pit bulls, never, ever leave them alone unsupervised. Or call the Dog Whisperer.

Answer 5

Having 2 intact male dogs is not a good idea!! The younger one has probably reached maturity and the older is aware and going to make sure his dominance is established.
Get them both neutered SOON!!!!!!!! They will not settle the differences. The fighting, once started, will continue. Many people have this type problem and frequently there are trips to the vet for sutures.
I have two intact male stid dogs and they are only together when TOTALLY SUPERVISED!!! That is just how it is with males.
The neutering needs to be done NOW to avoid more problems!!!!

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Answer 7

Your older dog may feel threatened by the little one. This really would need to be seen to interpret correctly. Dogs sometimes play in ways that we might think rough. Or the older dog could simply be training the little dog to learn who is boss. Take both dogs to your local ASPCA, or Humane Shelter and ask the evaluators to help you determine if this is a temporary behavior, or if it is a personality thing you will not be able to change.

Answer 8

The problem here is that you should not have to male dogs in contact with eachother it is natural that they will fight because they are males. And the one that is two probably feels threatened by the younger one. You need to keep them in different rooms or you may have a bigger problem on your hands.

Answer 9

male dogs will fight each other just like some females they have to establish thier order..the older will be the domonate one or the alpha and the other will be beta,give them a while to get used to each other

Answer 10

hi yes ive went through this many times, we got katie as a pup she is now 3.
we got another dog buddy male- around 8 weeks old brought him home katie bit his head and then bit his paw in the same day., after that she never did it again.

then we got a female 2month old pitbull , katie bit her about 4 times in a day after that never again

I THINK MAYBE YOUR DOGS TELLING YOUR OTHER DOG 'hey im in charge here this is my home and im the owner"
ATLEAST THATS WHAT MY DOG KATIE DID LOL
good luck