Greedy with Greenies
 

For those of you with 2 dogs and give greenies to them. I gave Starsky and Haggis both a greenie this morning. Haggis snarfed his down in two seconds (their teiny greenies) and Starsky carried his around. He gaurded it with his life from Starsky. Eventaully Starsky fell asleep with it. After waking up he walked away from it forgetting it was there. Then he saw Haggis moving for it and Haggis grabed it. OMG, Starsky just went into Haggis, it was litteraly a dog fight. I know I was wrong to get in the middle, but I had Haggis's Collar in one had pulling him off and Starsky's little body in my other hand. I knew Haggis must of eating Starsky's greenie right away. My husband ran to get another greenie for Starsky and Starsky chewed it right up and things are normal again. I am shocked at how Starsky behaved! He is only 8 months and he dominates Haggis who is 7 years old. I am really upset with both dogs, but Starsky more than Haggis. Yes Haggis shouldn't have eaten the greenie but that is his instinct to eat it when he sees it. Starsky shouldn't have attacked Haggis like that. Is this all normal to you guys? Has this ever happened to you? I sure hope Starsky never does that to a person!

Have you read the stories of toy dogs dieing from choking on Greenies. The kind that get slippery when they chew. I read a sad story of a Yorkie dying with a Greenie stuck in her esophagus, They usually have the trouble when the Greenie goes into the intestines and cause blockage. My advice is never chance giving them to the dogs.
I did try the newer ones. They have 3 different bite strengths and come in several sizes they are not digestable and do not break apart.
Don't mean to be a downer but forewarned is forearmed..

That isn't nearly so odd as you may think. He's an addolescent now, the puppy equivilent of a teenager. This is the age where he's going to start trying for dominance a lot. You should let them learn.

I add this advice with the special disclaimer that I am onbly repeating something I have read in a few places. It was written on some dog training pages that when two dogs go into a fight, one should let them do it. Its sounds aweful but that's really all it is. Rarely will either of the dogs be hurt. The exception is when a dog sees another dog as prey. In that event it's much more serious. But in a clear fight like this, over a treat or toy, I have read that your instinct to let them sort it out is correct. Otherwise they will keep doing that so long as you prevent the situation from resolving. Again, only something I have read online. I suggest you look into the subject of the doggy teens, dominance, agression, and the way to let them work these things out.

Good luck!