My German shepard likes to chase the cat. The cat was hiding in the box and my shitz tzu came up and did something to the German Shephard. It was a kind of like stop messing with the cat thing...... So my German Shepard starts to do this shaking of the lip thing, and then shows her teeth. She didn't growl, and her tail was halfway down but curled and ears were pointed up. I told her no and she stopped but I'm not sure what she was going to do. What does this mean and how should I handle it. I would say that the shitz tsu is mostly the boss. I'm not sure how long the German Shephard is going to take it.
2007-11-29 17:00:17 · 5 answers · asked by Peggy Pirate 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It could be that the German Shepherd was just telling the other dog to back off. My lab will do this to my other dogs when she wants to be left alone. I would just watch her closely and make sure she doesn't have more malicious intentions.
2007-11-29 17:10:35 · answer #1 · answered by amodio 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The German Shepard was trying to show authority over the shitz tzu with a threat. They will establish their roles naturally. Treat them both equally and be prepared to break up a little fight.
2007-11-30 01:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by Josef P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shitz tsu thinks he/she is in charge but the german shepard was just challenging that. I would expect to see some sort of small fight to establish who is in charge.
2007-11-30 01:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you aren't sure on how to read dog's body language, you might want to see if you can't find a professional in your area. Getting help now might prevent something bad from happening in the future, whether it is the cat or the Shih Tzu who might suffer.
I don't know how old the Shepherd is, but if she is just over a year, you really want to get the situation under control NOW. What you have described here, to me, sounds like a recipe for disaster.
2007-11-30 01:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by Lori R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to make it known that you are the alfa dog in your pack and will not tolerate violent behavior.
but i'm a bit of a madman and when i read your initial question, i got a mental picture of one dog taking out his dentures and showing them to another dog and they having a discussion about teeth and dental works and such as that.
so i'm really a cat person and therefore i have a license to be wierd.
2007-11-30 01:49:31 · answer #5 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋