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Mathteacher · 11-01-2008, 06:49 PM

I may not be posting this in the right spot, but since it involves rescues, I thought it might be ok.

I rescued two "possibly" Silkies on Aug 24 that were found as strays so no history was known. The rescue group would only adopt them out as a pair because they thought they were bonded. One is a small female and the other is a bigger male that is about 2 to 3 times her weight.

They have been a tremendous challenge for me since day one for various reasons. In fact, I was/am seriously thinking about returning the male.

He is playfully aggressive toward the female, though she seems to handle it ok when they are outside. However, every night, if I have them crated together (which the rescue group said he would soil his crate if he was separated from her), then I hear her squeal as though he is killing her. When I run to her aid, then they both act like nothing has happened. At that point, I put her in her own crate by herself.

Tonight, however, they were crated together (for some reason this doesn't happen during the daytime) and I again heard her squeal as though she was hurting. When I ran to see what was going on she was laying on her back and he was sitting next to her. She seemed very subdued and I held her and cuddled her, then put her in her own crate. He seemed timid, as always.

He is not an aggressive dog at all, though he DEFINITELY acts like a terrier!. I feel sorry for him, because he looks scared sometimes. There is a cat outside that he runs from and yelps even though the cat barely looks at him.

The dogs were both JUST fixed right before I got them. I have never seen him try to mate with her. It is a real mystery to me what is going on when she squeals.

Anyone have any suggestions???....PLEASE!

11-01-2008, 06:49 PM	#1
Mathteacher Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 14	Rescues Hurting Another I may not be posting this in the right spot, but since it involves rescues, I thought it might be ok. I rescued two "possibly" Silkies on Aug 24 that were found as strays so no history was known. The rescue group would only adopt them out as a pair because they thought they were bonded. One is a small female and the other is a bigger male that is about 2 to 3 times her weight. They have been a tremendous challenge for me since day one for various reasons. In fact, I was/am seriously thinking about returning the male. He is playfully aggressive toward the female, though she seems to handle it ok when they are outside. However, every night, if I have them crated together (which the rescue group said he would soil his crate if he was separated from her), then I hear her squeal as though he is killing her. When I run to her aid, then they both act like nothing has happened. At that point, I put her in her own crate by herself. Tonight, however, they were crated together (for some reason this doesn't happen during the daytime) and I again heard her squeal as though she was hurting. When I ran to see what was going on she was laying on her back and he was sitting next to her. She seemed very subdued and I held her and cuddled her, then put her in her own crate. He seemed timid, as always. He is not an aggressive dog at all, though he DEFINITELY acts like a terrier!. I feel sorry for him, because he looks scared sometimes. There is a cat outside that he runs from and yelps even though the cat barely looks at him. The dogs were both JUST fixed right before I got them. I have never seen him try to mate with her. It is a real mystery to me what is going on when she squeals. Anyone have any suggestions???....PLEASE!