Do female German Shepherd's get along with other dogs in your home?

Question

If you rasie them from when they are little so they have a better idea who the other dog is

Answer 1

I've had four female GSD's in my life. Never had a problem with them getting along with the others. Had them with Labs, Dauschunds, Shelties, Doberman, Rottweiler, and cats, all female. They just work out their own pecking oder.

Answer 2

Part of your problem is that you have littermates. Dogs like a pack structure and these two are so similar, they can't decide which is boss, so they will fight, probably till one is killed. If you love your dogs, find one a new home with someone experienced in shepherds. Sorry, but littersiblings rarely work well in the same home. Better to be safe than have a dead dog. Both dogs will be far, far happier that way. Fighting each other cannot be trained out of them. As for the little dogs, your shepherd CAN be trained although she may never be safe unsupervised with them. The muzzle should help calm her: just make sure its a proper fit. Properly fitted muzzles should be impossible to escape from. Then take her to classes, preferably run by an experienced trainer who's used to large dogs. There's a dog with these problems at the classes I attend and the trainer is brilliant with her. Firm handling and lots of training are slowly helping her tolerate the other dogs. However, the help she needs may not be pleasant to watch. Just remember you're not hurting anything but her feelings and that's it's better than having to put an otherwise healthy dog to sleep. But I don't mean be cruel to her. What I'm talking about is grabbing her underneath her throat by the collar, and forcing her into a down on her side, then leaning over her, lying down, but supporting your weight with your other arm so she can't get up and staying like this till she calms down Do NOT try this without the muzzle and don't even consider it unless you know what you are doing. She has to learn that you are her pack leader and that she can either ignore other dogs and earn rewards and praise from you, or attack and live to regret it.

Answer 3

I'm assuming that you may get a German Shepard and wish to know how to introduce her to the other dogs in your household.

Dogs get along with each other once they have established a pecking order within their pack. You as owner must establish yourself as the leader of this pack. As leader you will be able to more easily introduce a new dog to the pack and reduce any issues the dogs may have with each other.

Before introducing a new dog to the pack, take the dog for a long walk. This will reduce some of the tensions the dog will have coming into a new environment. Also a long walk is your chance to establish your leadership by not letting the dog walk ahead of you. Keep the collar high on the dog's neck so that you can more easily control its head.

Good luck and enjoy your new dog.

Answer 4

I have a female German Shepherd mix who loves the other dogs in my house. I got her when she was 4 years old; she is now 11. I have 2 younger dogs as well. I got one of the dogs at age 1 and the other I got at age 4 months. All three of the dogs seem to love each other very much and have made their own little pack. They sleep together and play together and clean each other etc.

Answer 5

It mostly depends on their individual personalities. Dogs are pack animals and therefore it is in their best interests to get along with the pack. If there are differences that can't be sorted out they would normally leave that pack, but in the household setting that is not an option for them so they resort to fighting.

Answer 6

They will get along great as long as you have them meet in a place that is neutral...I have a female and a male shepherd, and they get along great with the smaller dog

Answer 7

We have a 2 1/2 year old female GSD. I'm not allowed to even LOOK at another dog. She gets really jealous because, apparently, I belong to her. She's spoiled :)

Answer 8

I've had two recently. One gets along very nicely with other dogs and cats. The other one just tolerates the cats and other dogs.

Answer 9

GERMAN shepards do get along with other dogs in the home. MY sisters protects the smaller doggies.

Answer 10

it is all up to you and how you introduce her to the other dogs. remember its a pack mentality and you are the pack leader, you must bring her into the pack as their equal and you must establish your pack leader status from the onset and you will not have any problem. Make sure you praise them at the right time and give the new dog his place in the pack.