What is the deal with DH'd dog?????

[Crazy4Chicks]

Abbey did get alittle more attention when she was preg. and with the pups - we knew that Daisy was not happy abour the fact Abbey had - had a litter that is why we kept them away from each other and DH tried to give Daisy some one-on-one time so she would not feel left out.
I think when Daisy gets fixed it help her control some of her attitude ( i hope ) but we will keep working with her to let her know that she is still loved and there is no need to beat the crud out of everyone else.



Julie

 

[Dodgegal79]

No the above poster was right, it is a ALPHA dog problems. In wolf packs the pack leader is a alpha female, She is the boss and also the only one that breeds. That is why your one female is not happy that the other has had a litter. Research more about alpha dog problems and you should come up with an answer. It also sounds like the dogs do not recognize you as a pack leader. You may want to work on that aspect of it, but it might be too late. I have a bullmastiff/malamute cross which is more my DH dogs, but she did not like me telling her what to do. She would test me and even get the point were she would bite me if I made her do what I said. The problem we were having with her was I was disiplining(sp) her and the DH was not. If he seen her doing something wrong he would say "no", in a niced voice, the pet her. We changed that so he started to actually make her correct herself and things got better. We also made her start to "submit" to me and other people that were around, by grabbing her around the neck with your hand and forcing her to lay down and roll over. No more jumping up and biting now. Take a look online and there should be lots of info about this.

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

my DH is a " nice guy " when it comes to telling the dogs no, I cant tell Daisy what to do because she will stand in front of me and bark her dang fool head off, but if I give her a command like sit - she will but if I tell her NO or try to get her to go in her yard she will run around me and bark - she also does this to DH, Abbey is starting to bark back at us when told NO and she will bite my hands when I try to grab her , my male is a total push over he always listens to me when I raise my voice and tell him no and my beagle mix listens to me when told something. We are working on getting the girls under control Abbey has just started to be a problem child but Daisy has always been a problem since we got her. I dont believe in hitting the dogs but DH has a " powpow " ( a back scrather ) that if you wave it toward the dogs they all scatter and hide ( they have never been hit but the thought of getting hit scares them ).
during the summer the dogs act better, but in the colder months when they are cooped up in the house they give us a hard time- maybe cabin fever ??



Julie

 

[Dodgegal79]

Yup she is the pack leader!!! I suggest you look at dominant dog behaviour and you and your DH are going to have to lay down the law, for your own safety and your other dogs safety. She not get along with your other female unless you do. Also when she is not obeying you she is letting you to f$%* off by barking at you. I'm not sure were you rank in the pack order but its not very high. This behaviour can be very dangerous, especially if children ever enter the picture. If you have any more questions let me know and I can try and help you. MArgaret

 

[Chickadee28]

I have fostered many boxers in the past and from my experience once two females start fighting they will never stop. They can go weeks or months without a problem and then all the sudden you will have a knock down drag out. I can not tell you how many female boxers came into rescue because of fighting with another female in the home. Behavior modification can help, but more likely than not it will be an ongoing problem. I would either keep them permanently separated or re home one of them. Good Luck!

 

[bossynbella]

I read somewhere once that in wild wolf packs only the alpha female is allowed to breed and if one of the others have pups the alpha female will kill them. Don't know if that relates to dogs or not, but maybe She thinks they are trying to take her alpha status

 

[Equest94]

^^^ AGREED. It is true

In nature, (regarding wolves) the Alpha pair are the only ones that are allowed to mate and have puppies. It is the job of the rest of the pack to help rear them. That is why Daisy has become so "aggressive" towards the other dogs (who had/are expecting pups). In Daisy's mind, since she is the dominate/alpha female, no one else should have pups and she sees it as them challenging her authority and thus attacks them to put them in place.

Honestly, I'm not sure if spaying her would help... I'd recommend speaking to a "doggie-behaviorist" about Daisy's problem.

 

[apbgv]

grump fights whether or not spayed are the worst. My cattle dog and my oldest PBGV do not like each other much and it doesn't take much occ to set them off. The most important thing is to maintain the humans as the LEADER. Consult a professional to see the dogs and you interact with each other believe me having someone not involved look and see where the problem is is the best. I do behavior work and training and I asked for input from another because they had no emotional ties to the dogs. In the case of intact grump spaying often will help some not to mention decrease the likely hood of cancer esp in boxers who are prone to developing such. Another important note is do not react with aggression it will increase the aggression of the dogs and also dogs are not humans they don't see the world the same as we do. Pick up Patricia McConnells books they are a great read and very insightful on human and k9 interactions and emotions.