hey everyone, this aint a serious post, just one that i may need to use incase i get into bother with my jrt pup

he is 9wks, and very confident. he has only been with me just less than a week, but already he has settled right in. he plays tug with my other terrier, and always seems to win- he knows if he growls loud enough, she will let go! but she does occasionally get back by showing her true strength and maybe bark at him, in which he will let go asap.

ive heard people advising to let the dogs sort the relationship out between themselves, so they can work out who will be the top dog in the pack.

but then i took him to meet mums labs- who were total strangers to Ivor, and straight away he was growling and snapping at their hocks, the labs just looked at him in amazement! the older bitch gave a stern deep growl and he did back off,

so im just wondering- will his confidence settle down when he can go out properly to meet lots of different dogs.? im only worrying incase he develops it and approaches every dog as if he jst wants to scrap!? or maybe he is just being a naughty little pup?!

he is an angel though in every other way!!! xx

IMO, It sounds as he he is just learning how to socialise with other dogs, I find that letting my dogs tell the younger dog off if he is annoying him works better then me trying to!!
IMO it is a way that puppy will learn how to respect dogs, more socialisastion with as many friendly dogs as you can will help him learn.
My Brothers Staffie pup used to meet my dogs and would bark at them trying to jump on them, until my old Bernese decided enough was enough and growled very deeply at him and look at him, the puppy then got the message!!!!
Enjoy your puppy!!

Make sure you enrol in pup socialisation class (not training class) because you will receive expert help and guidance if you are at all unsure. Also it's a great way for pups to meet others and to learn canine social etiquette.

Try www.puppyschool.co.uk, the tutors have been trained by Gwen Bailey who wrote The Perfect Puppy :)

He sounds rather fun - my sister had a jrt (rough coated) who lived til she was 16 - gorgeous terrorist!!

Lindsay
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> find that letting my dogs tell the younger dog off if he is annoying him works better then me trying to!!<

Only works if you have adult dogs who will! LOL I keep waiting for my boy to lose it with my new puppy but he usually just runs over to me and gives me the "take it, take it away please!" look or gets on the sofa behind me. And she's about the size of his head! :-D I think he's too tolerant to properly socialize her.

Oh, my Dobe is like that :D He will never tell another dog off when he's had enough (young, old, small, big, whatever!). There are 2 choc lab puppies were we walk who must be about 8 months now. They run at him full pelt, jump all over him, claw down his face, nip at him, and he stands there looking completely tragic until I go and rescue him! I've taken to avoiding them as I don't feel it's fair that he is clearly giving out body language (turning his back to them etc) indicating that he is not happy yet they still persist, and the owner strolls on nonchalantly as if it's completely fine :rolleyes:

So yes, only works if you have adult dogs who will!

Yes my big boy is as soft as toffee, doesn't tell anyone off.  The young girl does and so does my little Cavie if pushed.  Must be a girl thing, and boys just don't care. 

>he is clearly giving out body language (turning his back to them etc) indicating that he is not happy

The problem is that it seems no dog has taught these pups what that body language actually does mean. It needs to be followed by a growl and a snap, or else they'll never learn it doesn't mean "I'll stand here while you bounce around me".

Yes, I took the pup to my friends house this week to meet her GSD. I know him well; he'll tolerate a little bad manners but tell a puppy off if they get too out of line without causing any damage. I thought she'd better learn from a dog that wouldn't eat her :-D