am looking after a friend's dog which is a maltesese and is about 2 years old male. My pup is a 7 month old beagle. My pup's trained and obedient most of the time. friend's dog is sometime a nuisance barker.
My pup is playful and wants to play, the other dog does not, and everytime my pup goes near him he barks and snaps his jaw at her. Obviously doesn't hurt my pup as she still nudges him to play. Then after an hour, my pup will start barking at my friend's dog. Therefore there is constant barking in my house at the moment.
I tell my pup off, and she listens for a minute then begins again. will they learn to get used to each other soon?
2006-10-17 15:46:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
its possible they will become friends if they are around each other enough. but remember that the maltese is in a new environment and is probably very scared and uncomfortable... which is why he nips at your beagle.
perhaps keeping your beagle out of range until the maltese is comfortable will help.
2006-10-17 15:48:34 · answer #1 · answered by shatzy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Several things at work here:
The maltese is older and out of his territory.
The beagle pup wants to play and the maltese isn't so sure.
The male/female thing.
Need to separate these two a little bit. Put the maltese in a separate room for a while, it had no chance to get used to the new surroundings before being introduced to the other dog. Take it slow, but they should be fine.
2006-10-17 16:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by mickeyg1958 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dog always needs to be supervised when indoors. Every time the dog goes to the toilet in the house, and he is not caught and corrected, the behaviour is reinforced and he will think it is acceptable behaviour.
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• Take your dog on lead to the area where you would like him to relieve himself
• Use the word “toilet” when the dog is going to the toilet so he learns to associate the word with the action
• Reward with high praise and a treat reward so this behaviour is keenly repeated by the dog
• If the dog tries to jump and play with you ignore this behaviour until the dog focuses on sniffing the ground and starting to cue for the signs of relieving himself
• Remember to be patient – as this may take time
• If consistent, in weeks to a couple of months you should be able to do without the lead and your dog should be able to relieve himself on cue when hearing the command “toilet”
As prevention is better than cure; get in the habit of closing doors and not allowing your dog free access to areas that are unsupervised. NB: Baby dividers between rooms and hallways can be very effective to keep dog out. It is interesting to note that carpeted rooms are attractive to puppies as they hold the scent particularly well.
Make sure your cleaning the urine up completely! There are a number of excellent cleaning products that you can now purchase from pet stores that eliminate the smell of urine or feces. If the pup can smell any urine or feces, remembering it has a much stronger sense of smell than us; it will encourage him to go again on the same spot.
If you are to catch your dog in the act simply give the “a-ah” command. Pick the dog up and place outdoors or on paper so that he can finish his deed there. Remember that if you do not catch the dog within 3 seconds of an undesirable act he will have no comprehension of what you are correcting him for. This may worsen his toileting habits as the dog will learn to be deceptive as he will now want to hide away.
2016-07-19 15:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It totally depends on the dogs! Either been abused? Age/how long been unfriendly? Two puppies can bond almost instantly! Two older dogs with a history of anger toward other dogs may be a lost cause!
2006-10-17 15:50:10 · answer #4 · answered by Wanda T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not that much. at least days but rearly weeks mostly days if you are getting another dog try to give the same amount of love to both of them because if you give more love to the other than the other dog will start to get jelous and do something ot the dog. and also try to talk ot your dog when he barks tell him slowly to calm down also tell him that " you are meeting new friends be nice to them" talk to your dog like a real person and remember DONT SCREAM AT HIM
2006-10-17 16:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by fefi76229 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will actually probably take a few days, eventually they'll work out how it's going to be.
Just don't leave them unsupervised until then to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.
2006-10-17 15:51:29 · answer #6 · answered by gypse76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are doing just fine. Since nobody's getting hurt, just let them work it out between them.
2006-10-17 15:51:17 · answer #7 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋