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Topic Dog Boards / Behaviour / dog agressive with pup HELP
- By welshie [gb] Date 15.09.08 17:42 UTC
BITCH PUPPY WHO IS HIS DAUGHTER IS 5 MONTHS NOW WE HAVE TOOK ARE TIME TO GET THEM TOGETHER AS FIRST SIGHT OF HER AT 8 WEEKS HE GROWLED NASTY AT HER THIS HAS NOW PASSED AND I CAN WALK THEM TOGETHER ON THE LEAD AND ALSO PUT THEM IN THE SAME CAGE WITH HER IN THE CAR ,BUT SHE WILL INIST (AS PUPPIES DO AT LUNGING AT HIM AND JUMPING ON HIS HEAD AND BACK  AND THIS CAN HAPPEN IN A FLASH AND 3 TIMES HE,S GONE FOR HER ONCE BREAKING HER SKIN SO NOW WHEN SHE,S ABOUT HIM SHE HAS TO GO ON THE LEAD SO I HAVE CONTROL OF HER OTHER THAN THAT SHE IS IN THE KITCHEN I,M SURE HE THINKS SHE,S ATTACKING HIM .......WILL THEY EVER BECOME FRIENDS .........ANY SUGGESTIONS WELCOME
- By krusewalker [gb] Date 15.09.08 18:30 UTC
Sorry, could you type that again.
Capitals in netiquette equals shouting.
And because your post doesn't contain any punctuation, it is difficult to fathom what you are saying.
- By LindyLou [gb] Date 15.09.08 18:46 UTC
I had to read it a couple of times myself ;-)

Male dogs do not like puppies (or most males don't ;-) ) He is trying to teach her manners, but obviously is going one step too far if he is making puncture wounds. I wouldn't leave them alone at all, and do what you are doing. I.e. keep her away from him unless supervised.

It took my male some time before he accepted my young bitch - I bred her by the way, so she'd always been here! Even now there are times when I think she goes too far and pushes him just that little bit too much. She is 16 months old :eek: She has learnt, however, that when he says no (lots of growling) that he means it. Funnily enough he then goes and tries to get her to play with him, so it's not that he doesn't like her. He has floored her a couple of times but not actually harmed her.

I hope for you that they do get on eventually. It can be a nightmare when they don't. I've had bitches that didn't get on.
- By welshie [gb] Date 15.09.08 20:35 UTC
sorry about capital letters
anyway they are never left alone unsupervised and now when they are together puppy is always on the lead and her dad is loose ,but most of the time she is in the kitchen on her own. Sometimes i put her grandma in with her but she gets to boistrious with her and granny does nt tell her off more,s the pity
- By Teri Date 15.09.08 21:39 UTC
TBH welshie I'd not be overly concerned :) 

Adults, particularly males, seem to have a bit of a problem with new squeaky, bitey, nipping, noisy arrivals LOL.  Initial growling is a very mild vocal reprimand and for the first week or even few weeks this may be sufficient to exercise doggy discipline.  Pups are basically "on licence" for around 4/5 months with adults and when told off it is rare for damage to be done (certainly with same or similarly sized breeds :) ) 

That your older dog has 'caught' the pup is not necessarily a huge concern either - even the mildest mannered dogs when displaying 'watch your step kiddo' behaviours and would never intentionally harm the puppy can and do (albeit rarely) cause minor breakages to the skin.  Most notably to ears and muzzles :)

He's only 'gone for her' three times and caught her ONCE - in the grand scheme of things that's honestly not a big issue between same breed / different s@xes in particular :)  Being honest, if he really meant to cause her injury he'd have done it before now and she would have needed veterinary intervention.  IMO and IME this is all part and parcel of your pup being told that her puppy licence is on very borrowed time and she will require to temper her behaviour if she wants him as a buddy.  It will work out :)

If it's any consolation my pup's licence expired some months back and he's still being reprimanded on an almost daily basis LOL!
- By Zajak [gb] Date 15.09.08 22:58 UTC
Pups are "on licence", great way of putting it!
- By dvnbiker [gb] Date 17.09.08 15:54 UTC
that is so true.  Kai 5 year old sprollie is very firm with Wren and tells her when she has pushed her luck and she respects that, JC my 4 year old wsd lets her get away with blue murder so hence she bugs him constantly. 
Topic Dog Boards / Behaviour / dog agressive with pup HELP

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