I have three dogs, but one dog( Labador Retriever mix with Chow Chow to stop chasing and going after the other dog (Full breed Weimerainer)? The other dog (Foxhound mix with Shar pei) is usually alwys there to stop the fights. Could it be jealousy?
P.S.
There all female.
2007-01-04 06:00:37 · 11 answers · asked by Christy♥ 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The lab is fighting for dominance. She is trying to be the top dog. One way to fix this would be decide if she is going to be the top dog and then treat her that way. She should get everything first, food, love, attention. This will make an order with in the dogs and the proving of dominance should stop. You are the owner, the topest dog, but the rest of the dogs need an order to get along well.
2007-01-04 06:04:33 · answer #1 · answered by Garfield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some dogs cannot be trained to not attack. They are following nature.
How long have they been together? If this has been going on for a long time, you may need to get professional help or consider re-homing one of the dogs. Your dog being attacked deserves a comfortable home.
Pay attention to how you treat the dogs, maybe you are giving mixed signals about who is the alpha dog. The alpha dog should get your attention first and be fed first, etc. If your attacker is the alpha and you go up to one of the other dogs and pet it first you maybe setting off the dispute yourself.
If you can separate the dogs for a while and reintroduce
two of them and see what the dynamics are and eventually reintroduce the third dog you may find the problem child.
Unfortunately they are doing the natural thing and we don't always understand. If you have two alpha you are in big trouble and they will never get along.
Work with then individually in simple commands, sit, down, stay etc and work toward establishing yourself as the alpha in the pack. If they all look to you as alpha that may be will help.
lots of luck
2007-01-04 06:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by Lyn B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interfemale fights are often the worst.
First you need to understand pack drive. Three dogs is a pack - period. It's much harder to have the dogs accept YOU as the pack leader when you have more than 2 dogs. You need to establish your rank as leader - because the pack leader determines who fights and when. Also, your dogs are less likely to fight for rank if they are content knowing YOU are the alpha.
You need to seperate the dog that is attacking your Weimerainer. This dog should be isolated from the other dogs - honestly some dogs simply cannot live peacefully with other dogs, but I hope this is not the case with your Lab. However, your Weimerainer does not like to be bullied and is likely developing fear biting or aggression in retaliation to the bullying. We want to make sure your Weimerainer doesn't start picking on the hound as a means of aggression. DO NOT LET THEM SORT THIS OUT THEMSELVES. You need to stop the aggression now.
Here's a great site filled with information about pack drive, rank issues and aggressive/dominant dog behavior and how to make that change -- http://www.leerburg.com/dog-agg.htm
You can make the difference it'll just take time and training for you and your dogs! Good luck!
2007-01-04 06:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-01 20:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by papen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem dog need attention first while someone holds the dog who gets attacked. You need to pet and love the dog who is jeolous and let her know that the other dog is a good dog. If she growls then shake her while holding her and say no. Resume petting and loving. She will understand its good to be a loving dog than it is to be a growling dog. Works with cats too.
2007-01-04 06:10:01 · answer #5 · answered by Karrien Sim Peters 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
females r very dominate and if the one who is attacking the other one maybe she is the alpha the leader of the pack some animals jus fight because it can be 1) a way of playing 2) a way of dominating the other one or 3) it doesnt like the animal it is attacking
2007-01-04 06:07:16 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Constance♥ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are simply establishing the alpha. let them fight it out (i mean of coarse it they are not drawing blood or anything). three females MUST work out their pecking order. they are equal in your eyes, but to each other, they are a PACK. all packs have an alpha (and then also one usually challenging the alpha).
good luck. i know the fights sound bad and gnarley. but just turn your eye and close your ears. their barks are much worse than their bites.
2007-01-04 06:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by theoutcrop 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dominance -
You need to get two spayed. Keep the one that is the most dominant already unspayed.
2007-01-04 06:17:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
put in a call to ceaser milan, the dog whisperer
2007-01-04 06:09:26 · answer #9 · answered by tattoobug69 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you could try putting them in different room's and then every now and then you could let them out and see how they get a long
2007-01-04 06:07:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋