I have adopted a small female dog who has become dominate with my 100lb german shephard. How do I fix this?

Question

female: pug,beagle,lab 30lb mix (adopted)
male: 100 german shephard (already in home.)

Answer 1

Females frequently rule because the male are reluctant to quarrel with what they view as a potential mom of their pups. Unless they fight seriously there is no reason to interfere - in fact trying to reverse the order over their natural tendencies will frequently cause trouble.

Answer 2

Alright, German Sheperd dogs are used for police and self defense purposes for other people. This is because they have a great strength in their jaw and their bite is very powerful. They have a great preying instinct as well. Although my dog has never killed anything except a already dying bird. Angel could have been playing with the kittens and ended up killing them instead. Or perhaps you were giving too much attention to the kittens and the dog got curious. Another possibility is that the kittens own mother killed them. It happens sometimes... Discipline is very important, it will be hard now that these things have happened but don't give up. You need to have a firm hand when it comes to dogs, don't feel "bad" about giving them proper discipline. You are the boss around here, Angel has to understand that. Try training her with a realistic plush kitten, if you see any signs of her being aggressive, immediately take action. Stand tall in between them and scold her. Don't hit your dog, that will only increase its aggressiveness. Teach her to "leave it" alone. Don't quiver in your voice or sound unsure, almost scream it in an authority-like voice. Since this had already happened twice...Don't leave her out by herself, always supervise her. Buying a muzzle also helps. If all fails, enroll Angel into a dog discipline facility,

Answer 3

Hah! I doubt you can. I fostered a female Jack Russel a month ago, and she ruled the roost in a matter of days. I have a foxhound and a mastiff, too bad for them...Gracie took the reins. Little dogs will do this, especially females. Let nature take it's course. If she is the dominant dog, so be it.

Answer 4

Why do you need to fix it? Dogs can determine their own order in the pack. In most packs, females are dominant.

Answer 5

It completely normal to a female that's smaller and dominates bigger dogs.

Answer 6

Let them sort out the pecking order, you can do nothing