The female is already the alpha dog. My male is spoiled because for the longest, he was the only one. They fight constantly for my attention. If I hug one, the other gets ran over. If one gets on the sofa (female) she growls at the male when he comes near the sofa as if she owns it. She even growls at me, if I reach for the male to give him a hug. What do I do to keep them from being jealous?
2007-02-06 11:31:44 · 8 answers · asked by sharikastrawder 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Both of your dogs are very young - I STRONGLY suggest obedience training, especially for the female.
The fact that the female is showing you ANY signs of aggression is very bad. She thinks SHE is in charge, both of the male and of you. You must break this now, because it is not acceptable.
Dogs will be jealous of each other - this is true. Always try to treat them fairly. For example, both dogs are allowed on the couch or neither dog is.
In my house, one dog actually prefers NOT to be on the couch or bed for an extended period, which is a blessing. But they will get jealous of each other. One is clearly the alpha of the two, but both have been trained and respect me as the overall alpha of the house.
Therefore, please get training to help establish yourself as being in charge again. This does NOT involve beating or yelling. It involves correction (often with prong collars, gentle words, a firm stance, etc.).
Good luck!
2007-02-06 12:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by doctoru2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it time. How long have you had the new one? You will need to give them equal attention, and praise when they are not growling at each other. Hug/pet the male and say 'good dog' while hugging/petting the female at the same time so she learns the male is a good thing and not a threat. I just added a puppy to my family of 2 dogs that I've had for 6 and 61/2 years. They were pretty grumpy at first, always growling if chloe ( the new puppy) came near them. It has been about 3 weeks and there is less growling and more getting along. Although there is still some grumpiness, they are adjusting to each other. It will just take time and A LOT of patience. Say no when your female pitt growls and be quick to say good dog when she is showing any sign of playfulness and 'getting along' behavior towards the male. Let them know they can both be on the sofa by saying good dogs (or don't let either one on the sofa if you don't allow that at your house) Try to get them to play with each other and treat them both the same. Don't let her 'hump' the male as that is a sign of domination and be quick to reprimand when/if that happens. Humping is something you train out of your dog and still have an 'alpha' between the two. Be patient and give lots of attention to both and the will be great friends! Healthy training treats work wonders as well!
2007-02-06 19:50:01 · answer #2 · answered by loriward896 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I have a male and female pitbull and they do the same thing. This is very natural with this breed. My wife and I give each dog equal and identical attention. She comforts one dog and me the other. We alternate dogs so that they get the same amount of attention between the both of us.
Like the other person said, the jelously is never really going to go away.
The couch is the pinnacle of jelously. We make sure BOTH dogs are up on the couch with us. Never just one. They are the way they are.
2007-02-06 19:42:31 · answer #3 · answered by erathemass01 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although sbby is kinds right I have known people to have a male and female in the house together I would never ever leave them home alone . But they may be civil if you properly socailize them.
And the jelousy should be the least of your concerns. You to try to give them equal amounts of love but there will always be some jelousy
2007-02-06 20:40:53 · answer #4 · answered by Please help 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pit bulls are usually aggressive towards other dogs. It's part of their past.
Regardless of any obedience training and what not you do, NEVER leave them alone together. Sooner or later there is a good possibility of coming home to a dead dog.
2007-02-06 20:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by Abby_Normal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure both those dogs are fixed immediately...when they get older, they will kill eachother. Pitts are very dog aggressive. I'm not joking...it happened to my sister's pitts...although they did not kill eachother, they did some very life threatening damage to eachother,, and it was because one of the males was not neutered.
2007-02-06 20:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by Redawg J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you let them do this, they will continue. It is important to never let them think it is okay for them to act this way.
Our siberian husky used to do this. When she acted with this bad behavior, we ignored her or displinced her to let her now it is not ok. We would not acknowledge her and finally she got the point that her acting this way was not getting her any attention either.
2007-02-06 19:45:57 · answer #7 · answered by madcat877 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dogs r going 2 do that it life
2007-02-06 19:35:34 · answer #8 · answered by Nicole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋