dogs keep fighting?

Question

two christmas ago i got a choclate lab puppy named brown. and i already had a cocker spainel named buddy. buddy is nutered but brown isn't. buddy attacks brown when i go into the back yard to play with them. ifr i pet brown a couple of times buddy come over and attacks him. browns ears bleed when he does this. buddy also attacks the rotwiller that lives on our street. the rotwieller never bites back but if buddy contuniuse he might. he also tries to bite a toy dog on our block what can i do to make buddy nicer towards other dogs.

ps buddy was nice before i got brown he was a sweet dog towards other dogs. biting people is not a problem he loves poeple, it just other dogs ( and he tries to eat my rabbit but hey hes a dog)

Answer 1

I'm poor white trash and ain't got two cents but;

Do NOT discipline do NOT get excited, do NOT get mad. The aggressor is Buddy so leash him first. Grab him and head towards Brown and observe him. If his hair stands up, small "twitch" on the leash and say "AHT!!". If he LOOKS at Brown, twitch, "AHT!" There's an expression kids talk about these days that someone "dogged me" starting a fight or what ever. That's exactly what you're looking for. Buddy will "dog" or stare down Brown before he attacks. CORRECT HIM FIRST BEFORE HE DOES. Twitch that leash and say "AHT" until he starts looking away from brown. Have them together until both are calm. If you need to, flip Buddy on his back and have him lay next Brown until he calms down. Repeat as needed, consistency is EVERYTHING.

Answer 2

Just my 2 cents
a month ago while walking my 11YR, old English sheepdog on his leash, 2 houses from home. A neighbors GOLDEN RETRIEVER broke the runner attached to the house, to run across the road and attach my Buddy. The attack lasted 1 minute tops. my old guy couldn't defend himself . Needless to say, More than 20 puncture wound were inflicted into Buddy's neck and chest. Stitches, antibiotic, pain meds, and daily bandage changings. He is not the same dog anymore. he's healed nicely but won't do his duties unless I am out in the yard with him. He doesn't enjoy his walk like he use to either.
Now the good part

the golden has been a aggressive dog toward other dogs as long as they can recall. So here are owners that never bothered to seek help with this behavior. Buddy was his first bite but there were many close calls. ( they moved to the neighborhood 8 months ago.) now he is confined to the house or a steel pen throughout the day. He has one strike against him and is labeled THAT DOG THAT HURT BUDDY .

Get professional training for your buddy, or risk having someones dog injured, and you held liable . (and not looked upon nicely by your other neighbors.)

Answer 3

I have a lot of experience with dogs. I take it that Buddy's aggressive towards anything that looks like another dog. He's being territorial in other words. What you could do is try to make him feel more secure in "his" area. Take a damp rag and rub him down with it to get his scent on it and wipe it on all the bases of the doorways you allow him to use, so he knows that its a secure area. After this you should try to associate buddy with other dogs from a distance. Give him some time and see if your friends will help. And if your yard isn't fenced in i suggest you get it fenced or get a large pen for Buddy. And try to keep Buddy inside when your playing with Brown for a while. After a while Buddy should realize that he will have to behave. And getting Brown fixed will stop the fighting too, usually. There should only be the occasional disputes over a toy then. Now, it might take a while but this is usually the most effective method.

Answer 4

Ok-1. You must make sure that you have only 'one' alpha (a pack leader). Rather it be you, or anyone else you live with, there can only be one! That person must be the one who shows control. I am a 41 yr old woman and i am the alpha of my 2 male dogs-a yellow lab and an american bulldog. The first thing to do is ALWAYS stay calm, if you show excitement or raise your voice (or yelling) to get him to do things then you are just making things worse! Lower your voice, as if you were really mad and gritting your teeth when you talk, then they will read the calm and assertive body language and obey you. I think Buddy is jelous and wants you to himself. When you brought Brown into the home you have interrupted the rank and position of the family. He is confused and jelous. When he attacks - STAY CALM and DO NOT raise your voice in any way!! Push him to the ground and hold him there for about 1 whole minute and tell him NO, bad dog. Let him go and pet Brown again, if he attacks him again then - again - push him to the ground (or floor) and hold him there and repremand him firmly and calmly. He will understand after a few tries but be persistent or he will continue to attack. You are showing him who is the boss (alpha) and also showing physical correction. If you don't walk him, you should! The walk is the biggest part of a dogs attitude!! It gets them out of the yard, relieves stress and anxiety and if he tries to get out of line during the walk, give a small jerk with the leash and (at the same exact time) make a noice when you jerk the leash and repeat this when he is out of line. Again, you will have control and he will learn to respect you. Good luck!

Answer 5

sounds to me like buddy is doing his job as the first dog and go buy a spray bottle and the next time it happens spray both of them and it will satrt to stop them from it but the dog down the road is it coming into the yard are close by if he is then buddy should be held back away because there job is to protect and sounds like you have a good one there if they are a protecting dog you should never pet one with the other around and if you do have the bottle close it just catches there attision enough to stop and think about it it only takes a dog about 3-6 months to start to learn your trates and after they learn them that wait for you to mess up and if you do and it involves another dog the go into the protect mode

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Answer 6

I like how you ASK A QUESTION then state "hey his a dog"dogs have there place to and they need to stay in it ,they are not allowed to hurt,growl or kill other animals it is not allowed at all ever you have to be the boss sit in the yard and hold brown then when you are loving him if buddy trys to attack put him in his create and tell him no be nice but when he is good praise him with treats and love !

Answer 7

Just adding my two cents here...
I have had some aggression problems with my dogs in the past. We had a great peraniese newfoundland mix (aka HUGE dog) that we adopted from the local shelter. She (Hannah) had some aggression issues we were aware of.
When I brought my other dog (Max), from my moms house to my dads, Hannah started to play the dominate roll. I have come to realize that it is best for the dogs to first meet on "neutral territory". So i would take the dogs some place, maybe a relatives fenced yard. Have both the dogs on leashes, 2 different people holding the dogs. Then since you are the master to them, you need to first give buddy attention. And note what happens, then give brown attention, see what buddy does. if he starts to attack brown, you grab his leash close to his collar pull him back and scold him, look him in the eye saying in a commanding voice "BUDDY NO!" twice seems to work best. You have to continue to repeat this and slowly move on to their own territory.

You just need to continue the "attention testing" with them on leashes. then move to no leashes and hopefully it will work. This is what worked for our dogs.

Answer 8

It appears that you have a serious dog aggression problem here.

First step. For the safety of all of the dogs involved, you need to keep these dogs separated until you get the situation under control. Every time you put them together, you are risking whether this will escalate and one dog will get REALLY hurt.

Second step. You need to get professional help. Not replies here along the lines of, "well I saw on TV." Unless someone has dealt with this type of thing IN PERSON they have no business giving advice.

I've dealt with abused dogs, and anti-social dogs. In order to treat these situations, you have to SEE the dog. In addition, you need a LOT more experience than beyond simple dog training.

Good luck.

Answer 9

Buddy probably feels that his territory has been intruded so thats why he is lashing out u should play with him on his own and give him a bit in ur house he can go to that brown cant like a bedroom or something it worked for my dogs!!!!

Answer 10

You do need professional help. Sounds like a dominance issue and you could be causing it and not know it. They will establish who is boss over each other and if you feed them or pet them in the wrong order they will take issue with it. You need to observe who is alpha in the two and feed the alpha first and pet the alpha first. Most bad attitudes can be cured with observation and behavior modification.

Lots of luck.