I also posted this on the pets board, but I thought I'd try here too since I know Ojo hangs out here and always has good dog advice ![]()
We have had our puppy for 2 months now. He has done very well adjusting into our family with our other 2 dogs and the cats. We had him fixed last Friday and he has bounced back quite well. All 3 of our dogs have been really good about playing, wrestling, and sharing toys just fine from the start. We always monitor play time and especially feeding time.
The last 3 days the puppy (he's male) has gotten into a snarling fight with our female husky and I've had to pull them apart. It's happened once a day over the past 3 days, and I can't figure out what starts it. Neither have shown aggression towards each or other dogs before, and they are just fine around each other before and after the incidents. From what I can tell, no food, toys, or treats are involved. DH thinks the pup is starting it, and I agree because our husky get tired of playing but we have never seen here do this in the 2 years we have had her.
Other than scolding and time out, what are ways to discourage this habit with him? Since I can't pinpoint why its happening, I don't know what to do to keep it from happening.
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The bolded crossed my mind. When we fixed Poncho, he was our only dog and Kiki was fixed before we got her. And since its all started after the surgery, I thought it might be related. Thanks for the response.
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Also how old is the pup? Dogs go through definite "teenage" phases. If he is like 8-10 months this could be the culprit. I remember when my dog was going through it it seemed like she lost her brain for a few weeks. She forgot almost every command, stopped listening, and started getting snippy with her friends. It happened again close to 16 months. The NILF helped a lot. She doesnt get to do things she wants on her terms. She didnt do what I asked, she didnt get her breakfast (though I would try again in about 20 min). If he isnt playing nicely with the other dogs, playtime is over. It is harder for you since the other dog is yours but we would just take our girl home if she got snippy. They eventually realize that this sucks and that life is a lot more fun if you are nice and listen.
Like PP said though you may want to make a vet visit to rule out pain as that could be involved. The only time our dog growled at our cat was when she was really sick and in pain. Good luck!.
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