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12-21-2006, 11:04 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA
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| New Dog VS. Old Dog Please help! I have a biiig problem! My brother has a 9 year old bichon who has never been socialized! He snaps at strangers, children, and growls at other dogs. We got him when we were way too little to really train him so he is overly protective and very set in his ways. Oliver is my one year old yorkie- very well socialized with people and all types of dogs (although he has a small dog complex and triesto act waaay tougher in front of other dogs) So... when I stay at my mom's house in between college the bichon and yorkie need to be seperated at all times. I have never let them near eachother unless I had one of them in my hands... and the bichon STILL growls! I tell him "no" and I try again and again but all he does is growl! I don't know what to do?! Should I just let them meet without mediating? Or is that too risky? The trust is the the bichon couldn't care less about Oliver- he just growls when Oliver tries to approach him-- otherwise the bichon wouldn't go near Oliver. I'm not sure if it is just because he doesn't know how to play with other dogs... Anyways... I'm sad, becasue I want them to get along and play together and I feel so bad that Oliver is secluded to my bedroom when I stay with my mom! So, please help and any advice would be great! Elizabeth
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12-21-2006, 11:08 AM | #2 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
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| I had the same problem..with my chihuahua and lillian..but yours sounds a little more severe.. what I did was..just let them be eventually the chi understood that lillian is going anywhere and he has to accept that. Whenever she tries to play with him he shows her his teeth and she backs off but he doesn't really want to hurt her hes just pushing her away. I mean..theyre not the best of friends..but he doesn't just run up to her and go into attack mode |
12-21-2006, 11:09 AM | #3 |
and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana
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| My Tinker growls CONSTANTLY at Hope and Tootie.... I dont ever leave them alone together but they do get near each other when I am around. One thing that works well with Tinker is to bring her to a neutral ground. Anytime I take them to my cheerleading gym, Tinker is rathr protective of Hope and never growls at her.... Maybe try them together in a neutral location, that may help, but I do know that eventhough she gets better, I wont leave them alone.... the puppies have learned to just stay clear.... not much, but I hope that helps! d P.S. Tinker is a 7 year old 25 lb. chi mix....
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12-21-2006, 11:10 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| You could try to let them get to know each olther but keep both of them on leashes wso they can be pulled apart if anything happens. Both dogs need to be taught that their respective owners are the pack leaders and nither of them is. this will take some training for the humans to start behaving as pack leaders and stop spoiling the dogs. http://www.dogchannel.com/experts/ce...aspx?WT.srch=1 |
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