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Originally Posted by katy-yorkie  I have one boy and one girl Yorkie. Buster will be 2 next month, Maggie was 1 in Sept. She is the dominant dog. She is always taking things away from Buster and stalking him. She weighs about one pound more than him. The vet said that when she fights with him or picks on him, I should tell her "good girl, good dog" and tell Buster "bad boy, bad dog". He said they would then learn their place. I can't do that. Buster is soooo sweet and loyal, I don't think I can say that. Anyway, it's been a trip with the two of them. We have had Maggie a year now and she has not given up tormenting Buster. When he gets his fill he will come sit in my lap. So I don't know, that's the take on male and female at my house!  |
I would never reward dominant behavior like that!
I'm shocked a VET told you
to reward it, honestly. I've heard about letting them work it out themselves but not
just rewarding it.
I've also found that the females are usually the bossy ones! LOL! Over
at my dad's house, they have a boy and a girl. When I come over, 2 boys
and 1 girl. Lilly kicks both the boys butts! She's very much so dominant
and is the first one to start a fight regarding bones, toys, etc. However,
I think two boys and boy/girl typically work out better than girl/girl.