Comments on: Please help me :( Will obedience training help my fiance’s overly territorial dog?

By: catsmeow4u_28560

catsmeow4u_28560 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:59 +0000

they may be jealous of one another. dogs and cats are territory creatures. I let my dog in and the cats run for the bedrooms waiting to jump at any time. I have had these cats longer than the dog and I should have gotten obedience train ling with he was young but i didn’t. Allot of my cats are rescue cats but I have come to love them all even though since they stay indoors i have a lot of work to do but the dog is a 55 LLB , part of (i forgot) but the other part makes his tail curl up and he had the purple spot on his tongue. and he needs obienence training but I’m afraid its too late and I don’t want him beaton.

But you have 2 dogs so go for obiencese training.

jaanice
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By: Rosa P

Rosa P — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:35:59 +0000

I would definitely take away any treats, toys, etc. That is something your dogs will gain depending on their actions. Whenever you give a treat, separate them. Whenever you give a toy, use it as play time where you are involved and put the toy away after play time. If there are no "objects that makes them jealous" around the house, there shouldn't be any aggression possibilities.
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By: APHID

APHID — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:22:59 +0000

Have they been living together all along and have just gotten into this within the last two months? What has happened in the last two months?

Are they both fixed? Do they show this kind of behavior at any other time (even if it is subtle) or is it just over a specific special treat or all food, toys and other things?

What happened after the first fight?

Same gender fights are tough and good outcomes are not always possible. Putting together two adults doesn’t always work out.

You are going to have to manage the behavior of both dogs because Maggie may end up fearful while Jeanine exhibits aggression that might send others to the hospital.

At the least, you have to remove all food, treats, toys, etc and not leave them unsupervised. Then you will have to train them to exhibit acceptable behaviors around each other. Since it has escalated to biting bad enough to go to the vet, you may want to get professional help particularly for Jeanine.
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By: brenda h

brenda h — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:05:59 +0000

Obedience training is different than behavior training. Your border mix is obviously very possessive and boundaries need to be established to protect your Maggie. Please feel free to write to me and I will be happy to give you more details than can be expressed here. My website is http://www.caninenanny.com and I can be reached at brendah@caninenanny.com
I have too many questions to ask you. In the interim, keep their treats, toys and feeding separate. You are going to have to display leadership to Maggie and Jeanine. Maggie, so that she feels secure and Jeanine so that she knows what behavior is permitted.
Keep all possessions away from the dogs for now and feel free to contact me. I am happy to assist!
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By: Cammie

Cammie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:39:59 +0000

At this point it can’t hurt….
Defiantly sound’s like a dominance/food aggression issue..
You could also try feeding them in crates or in separate room’s…
Unfortunately in my experience when 2 females actually go for it theirs no going back
Best of luck…
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By: vettech

vettech — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:07:59 +0000

training should help, sounds like a dominates issue. feed the no dominate one first, keep the dominate one on a leash and when she starts to get aggressive pull her back, get with a great trainer, get with one with a lot of behavior modification experiance and have lots of patients
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