I own a 3 year old cocker spaniel. She is very sweet and affectionate. But as of recently she's been displaying a behavior i find myself quite curious about. My sister owns 3 ferrets, all to which my dog seems to get along with fine. She chases after them, pokes them with her nose. And the ferrets seem to play with her as well. My dog has NEVEr bitten them, only bark and display a playful attitude. But as of recently, im curious as to if she is bullying them or being protective, or what?
After my dog plays with the ferrets, she starts pawing at them, pulling them toward her and bringing them under her. When they walk away, she continues to paw at them. Why is she doing this? When she paws at them, sniffs them, it kind of looks like bullying, but when she pulls them under her, it looks otherwise.
Any idea of why she's doing this?
2007-09-26 13:32:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
She's displaying her dominance to them.
2007-09-26 13:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well your dog may like to play with small animals,just buy the dog some dog toys and put the ferrets where the dog cant reach them :D
your dog sounds playfull :P
2007-09-26 13:41:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best advice. Keep your dog away from the ferrets. Your dog very likely sees them as food, it isn't a safe situation.
2007-09-26 14:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She is nesting. She sees the ferrets as her puppies. Some dogs do that to their toys or I've even seen a dachshund do that to any phone she could find.
2007-09-26 13:37:36 · answer #4 · answered by Jaime D 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
its very strange.
she is not a herding breed but it appears she is trying to keep them from leaving her and causing mischief but its not a mean thing
2007-09-26 13:35:41 · answer #5 · answered by Cody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is just dominance
you should allow this
or they will think the pack order is different
2007-09-26 14:11:39 · answer #6 · answered by spoiled wife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋