The male puppy is older, born 11/7 and the female puppy was born on 12/21. We have had the male for a week now and got the female last night. the male will take his mouth and loosely bite down on the back of the neck of the female. I say loosely becasue it does not seem to hurt her. He is almost twice her size and I am afraid that he will hurt her without meaning too. Is this normal for the husky breeds to do this. At times, he will try to bite down on her head becasue her head is so small. They are from different breeders. Don't know if that makes a difference or not.
2007-02-03 08:43:41 · 12 answers · asked by mzwldwlf 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
This is normal puppy behavior. When the little boy bites too hard the little girl will cry out and he will stop. This is an important part of their learning bite inhibiting. They're not likely to hurt each other as you have already observed. There's a great dog training book that you might want to find in your library: The Art of Raising a Puppy by the Monks of the New Skete. They raise German Shepherd dogs.
2007-02-03 08:50:28 · answer #1 · answered by Santal 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The male is naturally going to be bigger than the female, but at this point I'd say the "kids" are playing. Don't sweat it. It is natural for an alpha dog to emerge out of this pair. One will eventually seek dominance over the other.
You only need to worry if one exhibits overly aggressive behavior that truly is physically threatening. It dosn't tak a genius to decipher when a harmful act of aggression isn't play biting. When you hear her yelp or act intimidated, that's when you need to step in and correct the male. You are the alpha leader and the male should know he's in trouble if he hurts her.
Since they are puppies you need to stay in communication with your vet about shots they'll need. I'd be more worried about parvo virus than anything. Parvo will kill a puppy in a week. While you're geting shots, talk to the vet about spaying the female to keep her out of heat or neutering the male to keep his testosterone levels down. Or both - that will keep him calm.
Unless you plan on breeding these two, I'd have the spay/neuter done as soon as they are physically able.
2007-02-03 09:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Bayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I have a Alaskan Malamute/Siberian Husky cross 6 months old. We had another dog but he passed away. We recently got another malamute/Husky. Hank (the first puppy) was house trained already. Now that we have Kadie who is 6 weeks she follows him around, and is surprisingly enought picking up the house training from him. Husky's are very very companion oriented dogs, if they are going to be left alone for long periods of time, a friend may be your best bet.
2016-03-29 03:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that is how they play. I have seen a big dog and a small dog play like that, and they really put the other's head in their mouth, and you think they will bite each other's head off, but they don't, they are carefull and they don't hurt each other. But for a month or so monitor the new puppies, don't leave them alone together, just to make sure they are on good terms (they should be, they are both puppies and opposite sex).
2007-02-03 09:02:46 · answer #4 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, when you introduce two dogs whatever breed, they will try to show dominance to the other. I have had that experience. My Pembroke Welsh corgi was born on 11/12 and then I got a Shi-poo that was born on 12/30. When I brought the Shi-poo home, the Corgi would put his head on top of the Shi-poos. I asked my vet that question when I went for their final vaccaniations. He just said that it is normal for them to do that. He also said that I am lucky, because is my Shi-poo happened to be a girl (which it is not) the Corgi was in love and asking for the female to be his Alpha-female. Because my corgi was here first he nominated his self for the Alpha-Male position. Now, being in February, the corgi and Shi-poo get along fine. So you can trust me when I say that the biting of the neck and pushing of the head, is a normal thing. But also as soon as they are 4-6 months old you should deffinitly spay and neuter them!! Also if it looks as if the biting is getting out of hand, like if he bites her, and it starts to bleed (which is unlikely) you should just notify your vet to check him and her over.
Well good luck with your two new huskys!!! They are great dogs!! (had one when child.)
2007-02-03 08:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know it's scary to watch, but I'm pretty certain you have nothing to worry about. I am a past owner, breeder, and shower of Sibs. This is their way of getting to know each other and to show who is the Alpha (or dominate) member of this family circle.
It's also a way for them to get to know each other. I would be more worried if they were actually baring teeth in a more serious manner. They are playing now.
What they don't realize (and it may come as a surprise to them) is that YOU are the REAL ALPHA of this family! LOL!
Just enjoy them and help them be an entrical part of your family. They have marvelous temperments and are wonderful with children and adults. If they aren't, you may want to run chem tests and look for a thyroid problem. I did have a female like that. She was the greatest just of character, though!
Best of luck!
2007-02-03 09:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by mpjcurtis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huskies are unlike other dogs, they are friendly with adult humans. But they will kill other animals including the neighbours cat other dogs, chickens, squirrels, anything, including other Huskies it they think they are a threat. You will have to discipline the other dog harsly. Normal training techniques don't work on Huskies. You may have to get rid of one of them, in fact I can practically guarantee it. When a Husky takes a dislike to another Huskie, they will never stop. In the wild this behaviour says "This is my territory, go away, I don't want to kill you, but if you don't leave my territory I will defend it." Your concern is justified, one day he may hurt her or worse. Some Huskies accept another Huskie in the house, others don't, it's their way and it's difficult to change.
2007-02-03 09:01:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
good thing ya have two i have 4 its normal for northern breeds to play like that. let them play believe me they will play.be careful they don't like other dogs that are not the same as them. you're older male is going to be alpha the female will be second. the play hard run hard etc. one other thing you should do for the skin and fur is buy fish oil tablets it makes the coat and skin shine very well. remember not to over feed them you should only give them about 2 cup of food a day one in the morning one at night treats in between. they are very easily fattened up
2007-02-03 08:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by wofford1257 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is probably just the puppy getting to know the other one so he or she might do this for a while because that is what my dog did to my new puppy but soon it stopped so dont worry it will all work out.
2007-02-03 08:48:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its fine they are just playing and secondarily establishing their social dominance hierarchy. Let them do their thing and establish their rank through play and dominance because if you prevent it, it will only cause conflict in the future. Often people mistake playful dominance establishing rituals for harmful behaviour and intercede and dont allow the dogs to establish their social structure... this leads to confusion about where each dog stands in the social hierarchy and can lead to real aggression later in life. Let your dogs do what they are doing they will not harm eachother seriously.
2007-02-03 08:50:59 · answer #10 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋