I have two dogs, one boxer mix and one pug, they both are about year and half old. I have the pug first and they have been living together since they were puppy. The boxer is a very sweet dog, he obeys better than the pug and never aggressive towards human. The boxer and the pug are best friends, they play, eat, and sleep together; however, he does attack the pug once in a while for no reason. Everytime when he attacks, I do notice that he will give the pug "a look" and a second after, he will attack. This behavior happen very sudden, it could happen 2 times a month or once in 2 or 3 months. The boxer never really hurt the pug too much, never draw any blood until last night when I was playing with the computer, my boxer attack the pug. I checked my pug soon after and my pug has 2 very small cuts on his ear, 1 on his face, and 1 on his forehead. They aren't serious but did bleed a little. I am concern about the boxer sudden behavior and not sure if that can be fixed. Any opinion?
2007-02-20 20:28:55 · 5 answers · asked by Dogs Mom 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
They both are male and fixed. The pug always get on top of the boxer and walks in front of him. I thought that means the pug is the dominance one
2007-02-20 20:54:47 · update #1
I feed my dogs together, they normally eat, sleep, drink, and play together. Everytime when this happen, it wasn't related to food, toys, or treats, I know that because there were nothing around them when this happen. I was sitting on the sofa and I wasn't paying attention to any of them, it just happen in a sudden.
2007-02-23 12:31:30 · update #2
The boxer is showing dominance. Bites on the ear to dogs is a way of correction for bad social behavior.
2007-02-20 20:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by my_alias_id 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How old are the boxer and the pug? Its possible that as the boxer is growing from being a puppy to an adult, and the pug is moving into middle or old age, the boxer is challenging the pug's role as the dominant dog. Maybe up until now the pug has been dominant, but the boxer wants to change that. I wouldn't interfere, just let them work it out on their own. If the fights become more serious, you might have to go see a behavior specialist to train the dogs to coexist peacefully.
2007-02-20 21:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by snowprincess1313 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This could be a lot of things. It could be a dominance issue, it could be that the pug gets in the boxers face, and the boxer does not appreciate it. It could also be a jealousy issue. I have a German Shepherd male that is wonderful with other dogs, but he is very jealous. I was outside the show ring with him and a friend's dog last year. My friends dog does have a separation anxiety problem when he does not see her. I was petting this boy and he had climbed up on my lap. Well, my boy went for him. With him it is a jealousy problem with other dogs. I would go to an obedience school with both of them and I would also get into see a good animal behaviorist. You are going to have to make a note of what exactly is going on when this happens. Smaller dogs can get a bit nippy and get in larger dogs faces. Then the larger dog retaliates. Also, is this happening because of food? Do you feed them out of the same bowl or separate?
OK, try feeding them separate, also I would spend time with each dog alone. You can put one of them in a crate or make them do a sit stay, and then work the other dog so that the first dog can see you working the other dog. Then switch this. Work both dogs alone for the same amount of time.
2007-02-20 22:33:05 · answer #3 · answered by bear 2 zealand © 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 21:37:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your boxer is pretty much saying hey i'm dominant this is my terf bow bown when i say
2007-02-20 20:37:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋