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I only have one dog. So do not have experience with two puppies. However, watch a lot od dog training shows. What I have seen is that behaviors only become worse with age . It is important to take care of these issues now , than try and deal with them when they are older. I would Feed Ace in a totally separate room. Without Arizona present. The thing is that little Ace may start losing weight, and not be getting enough to eat , because of Arizona's dominate behavior's. IMO, totally separate them when they eat. I also would not try to give one puppy any more loving then the other. Although Ace is the more mild mannered one, and may need to be "protected" Your little Arizona is just going to become more and more demanding. If Acew is going to sleep in your bed, then giving her own bed in your room, I believe is the right thing to do. Are they pad trained? Can Ace jump off your bed safely? To potty during the night? Since little Ace loves Arizona that is wonderful. Arizona was very young when she came to your house and I think she did not have time to learn social skills with her litter mates. This is part of the problem. She is a little rowdy, however, I think it can be dealt with. When you have toys for them, have two of the same toys . One for each puppy. Puppies do play rough together t, but should not be hurting each other . |
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You should defiantly take them on walks together , like Chantal said it will help them bond together and will get their energy levels lower. They will be best friends in no time .:animal-pa |
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Ace was first and he was 11.5 weeks when we got him....Arizona came 2 days later at 9.5 weeks old. Arizona came from a breeder and I didnt ask great questions. There were only two girls left. I thought that since she was AKC registered that it would be ok to purchase her. (This is before Yorkietalk and before I knew better) |
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Im sorry really new to this. Sooo Do you think that 1 block or just may be Up and down my street first would be good? They are 5 and 5.5 months old. |
What I am thinking is that since they both are fine together while doing sit that you should just make them work for their food. Hand feeding might be the way to go then move up to putting a few pieces into each dish until Arizona gets the idea that she need to behave during meal time. I know that it is a pain in the butt to have to sit there and put a few pieces of food into each dish but they do not eat that much :rolleyes: I'm also thinking that since there were only 2 puppies left in the litter and she was only 9 1/2 weeks old how soon did this breeder let the other go? Maybe she was under socialized or had to fight for her food as a little baby? |
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you have got some great suggestions. I think it would be a good time to look into a behavourist. In the meantime, I would make sure you have TWO crates. and keep them a couple of feet apart when they are sleeping. Close enough to see each other, but not close enough to try to attack. I would also try feeding them each inside thier crates. This way Ace would feel safe to eat and Arizona cannot be agressive. Until this matter is resolved, YOU need to be the one to protect Ace. One attack with you not close enough to intervene can be tragic for one or both of them. |
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Here is a like to the book that I was talking about earlier. It really did help Pebbles with a lot of her issues when we first got her. I even went so far as to hire a trainer and the only thing that got me was a wallet with $350 less money inside it.:rolleyes: But I have to say that for the $15 this book cost me it was well worth ever penny.  Amazon.com: Let the Dog Decide: The Revolutionary... When I bought that book I also bought a book on TRICK TRAINING too which was pretty helpful called The one and only dog trick book you will even need. Here is the link for that as well: Amazon.com: The Only Dog Tricks Book You'll Ever... *Quick story about Pebbles and what the dog training book helped me teach her that I totally forgot about..........One of the things in the book they talk about is how you need to use repetition with everything that you do. Like I said earlier they need to sit before going out the back door and will only go out of the house through the back door. I took Pebbles to the groomer this morning and wasn't thinking about what I was doing when we parked. She was trying to jump into the back seat of the car when I stopped (I know should have been in her doggie car seat) and I was getting annoyed with her until I remembered...........she is trained to only get out the passenger side door of my car and will sit there and wait for me to open the door to LIFT her out of the car. She get upset if you even try to take her out any other door of the car. So you see this book really worked for me.:thumbup: |
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There are a lot of dog training books, magazines, dvds, Dog Whisperer on National Geographic channel & It's Me or The Dog on Animal Planet, free help online including YT. EDUCATE yourself so you can be better able to deal with their challenges. Training your dogs will never end, so get prepared. The more training tricks you learn the better prepared & more relaxed you will be while working with them. No one method or book has all the answers. What works for one of your dogs may not work with the other so you need lots of ideas to pull from. Even though each source will differ a little on command words/signals, make your own list & definitions for each to help keep you from confusing the dogs. Try not to teach too much at once. It's very important that you be relaxed & patient. You can make it fun for all 3 of you. Good luck & enjoy! |
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I wasnt sure if it was ok to feed Arizona (or any dog for that matter in her crate.) I just was under the impression that it was too sleep only. I really appreciate eveyones suggestions. I hope that I can get Arizona to calm down a little. She seems to train a little faster then Ace so maybe I can train her to be less aggressive. |
You need to get the book or video written by "The Dog Whisperer" by Caesar Milan. He deals with dogs trying to establish their dominance over other dogs, and over the entire family sometimes. He has great suggestions. Your little Arizona thinks she's the leader of the pack. You need to show her that you are. His ideas should help. Tucker's mom |
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