My pup is 14 weeks old and is going to be huge. She has already been told her place by my chiuahias, but when I went to feed her the cat decided to checkout what she had to eat first, the pup laid down and waited to see if the cat wanted it first. I know that dogs and family members are considered part of a pack, but I have never heard of a cat being part of the pack. Has anyone else ever heard of this?
2007-01-10 17:13:34 · 11 answers · asked by mara 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
.OH yes I've seen it. My family and I have always had cats and dogs raised together. The newest member of the family must learn the pecking order in the house. After all she is the youngest and newest. I had a black and white cooon cat who used to tell our Dobie if he was doing wrong, even after he was fully grown. As long as you stay the ALPHA leader in the house things will be just fine. There may be a few little altercations, but as long as you stay strong and let all the animals that ,that kind of behavioris not excepted . Your house will be a joyous mixture of love.
2007-01-10 18:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by skeeter671 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an American Bulldog (6 months and 62 lbs) and a Cairn Terrier (2 years and 8 lbs)...They've worked out the "alpha female" on their own with the CT ruling the roost inside and the AB ruling outside. However, I also have a bunny ( a mini lop) that both dogs submit to. I'm not sure what causes them to allow the rabbit dominancy when my bunny has no way to "kick butt", but somehow that's how it has worked out. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the rabbit was here first.
As long as they all realize that YOU are the top boss...I'd just let them sort it out...your new puppy will find her place in your family.
2007-01-11 02:10:41 · answer #2 · answered by motomouth_1965 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One dog mounting over another one's head, or even unsheathing his penis, is fairly common. The mounting dog is seriously trying to seize control over all others. The unsheathing is to release his scent on the other dog, to proclaim to all the others that he won the battle over this one.
Think about this fact: If a male dog mounts a female for mating purposes, his equipment does not miss its target. He does not fail to put it in the right place. If his intentions toward another male dog were sexual, it would be done. Note that his aim, when riding up from behind the other dog, is OVER the tail and back, not under the tail. That is NOT sexual! Riding up on another dog's back raises the first dog above him. It is a reminder that, "Hey, you're not the boss here!"
When the dog mounts another one's head, he is going to one of the most extreme displays of dominance in the dog world. The head is the highest part of the dog. Bringing the head down brings the dog down from his highest point. It is all about who is higher than whom.
When a dog unsheathes his penis and releases liquid, that forces the dog who is leaked on to wear the scent of the dominant one. It is a very potent scent and stays for some time, making the low rank obvious for many miles -- and even to other packs within scent range.
Dogs constantly try to dominate each other. That is dog instinctive behavior, among the rituals they go through every time they meet each other. The dogs will first size each other up through eye contact. If one surrenders by lying down, then leadership is settled. If not, the wrestle for dominance truly begins.
As they wrestle for the dominant dog position, the dogs continue to mount each other until one rolls over submissively and turns his eyes away. Until the eyes have completely turned away, surrender has not happened, and the dog who is losing may try a sneak attack against the other. Look out!
We homo sapiens usually prefer the challenge of a game such as "rock-paper-scissors," a mind game like chess or Scrabble, or a socially acceptable ball game. It is less embarrassing to the public eye.
You have sometimes seen dog fights break out as the dogs jockey for position, through wrestling or stare-down dares. Normally, however, one dog raises his head higher than the other, and the one with the lower head surrenders.
Clearly, this is an instinctive dog behavior, a ritual dogs often go through. I recommend to all who are interested to question experts and to study this dog dominance behavior for themselves. Dog humping women and dog mounting problems have nothing to do with sex, and they CAN be solved. Remember, there is no such thing as a "GAY DOG!"
2007-01-11 01:44:04 · answer #3 · answered by wickedjok3r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone in the home is part of the pack. Generally, humans are highest, then cats, then dogs. Females are generally higher-up than males, and pack members who've been there longer are also usually higher.
2007-01-11 02:47:48 · answer #4 · answered by Steph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats may not be pack animals, but they are part of the family; if you treat them as such, the dog will regard them as part of the pack.
My dogs are polite to cats: when I fed my bigger dog, the new kitten went up to the bowl and hissed. The dog waited like a kindly uncle.
2007-01-11 01:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, usually dogs will accept family members of all species into the pack, as long as the pack leader does. My friend's Chihuahua even tries to defend her hamster when other people try to pick it up or pet it! It's completely normal.
2007-01-11 01:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, the dog is bowing down to the cat because the cat has a higher status in the "pack"
2007-01-11 01:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone in your family- human, canine, or feline is a part of the pack or unit. Allow all animals to "check out" one another.
2007-01-11 01:56:26 · answer #8 · answered by cloverivy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't happen often! Dominant animals eat first . From what it sounds like, that cat is kicking the crap out of your puppy when you're not looking. lol, cute...
2007-01-11 01:19:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely ... and by the way YOU are part of the pack TOO!
Hopefully you are the leader if not ... it's high time for a coup!
2007-01-11 01:17:59 · answer #10 · answered by David E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋