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10-20-2012, 07:54 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: new jersey
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| this is distroying me hey everyone! so recently (about 3 ish weeks) i got another dog! yay! his name is Tucker and he is a 2 ish year old Australian Silky Terrier. he is about 25 pounds verses my 10 pound yorkie, Breezy. Anyway.. they get along great! which is awesome because when we first got Tucker, Breezy wouldnt even look at him! HOWEVER, breezy is severely food aggressive. And it only happens when im present. If he is eating out of his bowl and Tucker gets to close, breezy will attack him. and Tucker doesnt even fight back. or whenever i have food myself, breezy will randomly attack Tucker, i guess because he thinks he is getting to close to me, or he thinks ill give Tucker a treat and he wont get any. i know i shouldnt give them any treats when im eating however, breezy is 4 years old. he has been getting little bits here and there his whole life. i dont think stopping that will affect him. I just dont know what to do! I feel so bad that Tucker is being beat up on. Breezy never actually hurts Tucker, never any blood or anything like that but this needs to stop. any help?? please?!?!
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10-21-2012, 11:10 AM | #3 |
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| When I first adopted my perkins he was 4. I has no idea of his history. My previous dog would just go and lay down whenever I was eating. I always sit on the sofa and watch tv while I eat. Well Perkins was the complete opposite. He jumped up on the sofa and got right in my face. Apparently he had a bad habit!!! I stood up and made him get down. I would not let him back up on the sofa until I finished eaten. It was a battle and I could not enjoy my meal. I decided that I would fix my meal and then fix his. I gated him in the kitchen to eat while I enjoyed my meal on my sofa. It didn't take long for him to realize that he was not going to get my food and to just get over it. LOL. |
10-21-2012, 11:31 AM | #4 |
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| Peek A Boo did sneak attacks for quite a while. I put him on leash until I learned to read his signals... he would become very still and stare, then like a bullet launch himself onto his intended victim. The leash helped me to regain control and to stop the attacks before he really got into it. But to stop the behavior completely you have to be one step in front of the dog. The thing that really stops them is to learn when it's coming and intervene just before he starts, which prevents him from escalating into the attack. This may have to be repeated 3 or more times, until the attacker realizes you're onto him. It will also take time to break this habit, to teach him that this behavior does not work. Is the food aggression with the other dog only or with you too? To start, I would separate them during feed time, to protect the innocent. As this happens only when you're around... Breezy is showing he is in control. You need to work with Breezy and let him know that you are in control, you are Head of the House. When dogs don't feel situations are being handled by the boss, they will try to handle them themselves. Be a stronger owner, in a sense. To do this, practice basic obedience with him, where you command and he follows. Walking both dogs together will create a pack mentality, with you as their leader. Keep each on a separate leash, one on each side, so you can separate them easily when arguments happen. Other ways to remove his power are to set his food down last, never let him out the door first, etc. You will have to watch him... if the attacks increase, try the opposite. Peek A Boo started with his attacks again after being so good for quite a while. I have 4 dogs, and after watching him closely for any hints, I realized I had been giving him less attention, and giving the others more attention. I made it a point to seek him out throughout the day and have special time just for him, even if it was just a few minutes on my lap for some hugs and kisses. To my surprise, he stopped attacking again. Also, with a new dog, you have to make sure to give the old dog just as much attention or more, so he's not trying to defend his position in the house and your heart. You will have to sit down and evaluate what is actually going on in your house. I spent quite a few weekends just watching my dogs interact, seeing who did what, who got upset, who had the control, etc. I still do this alot as situations change. It's an ongoing thing to keep everyone happy.
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10-28-2012, 07:29 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: new jersey
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| thanks everyone. im really not sure what to do anymore. Breezy has always gotten the same amount if not more attention because i wanted to avoid the whole feeling left out thing. It will really come out of the blue. Iv noticed its when im eating.. Like kjc said...he will get really still and stare then BOOM before i even see it, he is on Tucker. Like earlier..i was sitting at a bar stool type table eating.. the boys were around my feet just looking at me, walking around, whatever. then BOOM, Tucker was sitting near the cabinets (about 2 feet from me and no where near their food) and breezy went after him. Now im pretty sure i said before that breezy is about 10 to 15 pounds lighter then Tucker but this needs to stop.
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10-28-2012, 07:44 PM | #6 |
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| Why don't you feed them in different rooms with a baby gate separating? Or stick the aggressive little one in the crate for his meals as long as he's got an attitude? That will keep your calm guy safe and both can eat in peace.
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10-28-2012, 07:57 PM | #7 | |
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I agree.....Breezy should be put somewhere alone when others are eating.
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10-28-2012, 11:41 PM | #8 |
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| Princess was curbed of this, but I often still feed her on the kennel because she oh so politely will acarf her food, and stare at Scoobers and Elvis who eat much slower...nosing her way onto their bowls. Elvis will leave is bowl, she'll eat it...or Scoovers will snarl and show his teeth to defend his. Princess will overeat, but moreso she's a food theif. Sometimes separation is the way to create function. I feed her first taking it to the kennel and ahuttong the door. Scoobers was highly food agressive but just putting his bowl on the other side of the room and instant intercention curved him quickly.
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