Comments on: Tackling aggressive behaviour in our pack of dogs http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/tackling-aggressive-behaviour-in-our-pack-of-dogs-840 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fn http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/tackling-aggressive-behaviour-in-our-pack-of-dogs-840/comment-page-1#comment-56100 fn Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:24:54 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=840#comment-56100 Hello Ruth ann I think that you need to ring a dog behaviour specialist asap. Your pit bull could wound your pug very badly. Hello Ruth ann

I think that you need to ring a dog behaviour specialist asap. Your pit bull could wound your pug very badly.

]]> By: ruth ann http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/tackling-aggressive-behaviour-in-our-pack-of-dogs-840/comment-page-1#comment-56098 ruth ann Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:09:05 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=840#comment-56098 Recently, my pit bull female will attack our male pug. We also have a larger male boxer/collie. The pit bull and the pug are "fixed" but the mixed male is not. We do not know what is causing this. Of course the size difference is quite large, and the fighting is only one sided. It is all my husband and I both can do to get her to release the pug. The occurences seem to be when I come home in the excitement of greeting, but once she goes off, she is determined to attack again for no reason. The attacks are increasing in frequency. Help! Recently, my pit bull female will attack our male pug. We also have a larger male boxer/collie. The pit bull and the pug are “fixed” but the mixed male is not. We do not know what is causing this. Of course the size difference is quite large, and the fighting is only one sided. It is all my husband and I both can do to get her to release the pug. The occurences seem to be when I come home in the excitement of greeting, but once she goes off, she is determined to attack again for no reason. The attacks are increasing in frequency. Help!

]]> By: Z http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/tackling-aggressive-behaviour-in-our-pack-of-dogs-840/comment-page-1#comment-49270 Z Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:26:58 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=840#comment-49270 I think it's absolutely essential to be top dog yourself. I'm afraid that you absolutely have to make it clear to Inca that you are in charge. My mother, many years ago, had a lot of dogs and while the dominant male ruled benevolently all was well. After he died, all hell let loose and my mother couldn't cope. I'm afraid that there was such a serious fight in the end that one dog was left with brain damage, causing epilepsy for the rest of his life, and my sister and I took one dog each to lessen the problem. Your dogs are there to be your loving companions, not to cause more stress to you. I think it’s absolutely essential to be top dog yourself. I’m afraid that you absolutely have to make it clear to Inca that you are in charge. My mother, many years ago, had a lot of dogs and while the dominant male ruled benevolently all was well. After he died, all hell let loose and my mother couldn’t cope. I’m afraid that there was such a serious fight in the end that one dog was left with brain damage, causing epilepsy for the rest of his life, and my sister and I took one dog each to lessen the problem. Your dogs are there to be your loving companions, not to cause more stress to you.

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