New behavior in dogs... fighting and jelously?

Question

I have had one of my dogs for about 4 years now. Yestday I was petting her and another of my dog came over wanting to be petted. The first dog jumped on her and they went at it. In the process I got bit. They have never done this before with each other but the first dog get get attacked by my english bulldog and we had to find a home for the bulldog. The bulldog was white and now she seems to act fear aggressive with my white dogs. What can I do to get her over this?

Answer 1

Immediate action was appropriate. Your dog was protecting you in a territorial way and she was the aggressor. This is how it "Should" have been handled. Your dog attacks, you stop before they fight, you pin your dog to the ground on it's back and bring the other attacked dog back in, very near to your dog to desensitize it from the aggressor. Your dog is submitting to the other and to you at the same time. The other dog should not be allowed to run away and be coddled, it created a fear of "white" dogs. Kept them in that posistion until your dog is calm and the other dog is calm. Then seperate or go on as normal.

Since it's over, you still need to reverse that "white" dog fear. Submit the white one bring the other in close. Repeat until the fear is gone.

Answer 2

i would suggest not allowing both dogs at once to be loved on, that way they won't fight over you(or on you)
take turns, and tell the other dog to go away when it approches while your giving attention to the first dog. and don't let them share the same food bowl, feed them one at a time or in two different places.

and please, don't pin your dog to the ground while your dog is being aggressive,
thats unnecessary and could put you in the hospital.
if two dogs are fighting, and you try to come between them, you will get bit. this is called redirected aggression, and the dog doesn't meant to hurt you, but its just so much going through their head at one time, such as being hurt by the other dog, that you get bitten.

leerburg.com:

The safest way to break up a dogfight requires 2 people. Each person grabs the back feet of one of the dogs. The dog back feet are then picked up like a wheelbarrow. With the legs up, both dogs are then pulled apart.

Once the dog fight is broken up and the dogs pulled apart it is critical that the people do not release the dogs or the dog fight will begin again. The two people need to start turning in a circle, or slowly swinging the dogs in a circle while they back away from the other dog. This stops the dog from curling and coming back and biting the person holding their legs.

Answer 3

First I'm thinking a check up with your vet.
That's a good place to start. Make sure nothing is wrong. Sometimes dog's behavior can change when they are ill, and we can't tell. So a vet visit is first.

Then if nothing is physically wrong, I'd call a animal behaviorist. Then study the behavior of animals and can figure things out and help you Thur this.

In the meantime, I'd watch them closely, and give each attention and love equally.

Good luck.

Febe

Answer 4

Take the first dog (the one that is afraid) on a walk, run her if you want.. then take the other one (the white one) on a walk at the same time with the first dog (keep one on each side of you)... keep them by your side at all times if there is a sign of aggression then jerk on the leash and say something like shh or no or hey,.. something like that... soon enough they will not be aggressive with eachother... I got this idea from Ceasar Millan, the dog whisperer... watch that sometime!! Awesome show!

Answer 5

The same thing happened to me, I had to get stitches. This is a dominate thing. You need to take them to behavioral training. They think that they are the boss and not you. Even though they might listen to you, they think that they own you. Look up aggressive behavior in dogs and you can find what I and talking about. It is worth it getting them retrained, because the older dog will continue to act out until you do.