squirt80 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 hi all We got our gourgus new Lab pup yesterday (11 weeks), and he is adored already , but we have a 17 month old 17kg Brithsh bulldog (My heart dog ) who has always been great with other dogs she is very high energy for a bulldog and just loves to play but she is a bit rough. We intorduced them on the lead yesterday and all went well until she started to jump on his head and tried to assert dominance over him, he snapped at her and keeps growling, I have put them both into submission a couple of times now she understands and has backed off but he contiues to growl at her when she stands over him and just a minute ago I caught him trying to hump her. How do I teach him that she is higher up in the pack or do I let them sort it out while keeping a watchful eye on the proceddings, he seems to know already that I am the boss and I will be taking him to puppy school and obedience training as soon as he has had all his shots. BUT in the meantime I want to teach them to get along with her in charge (can I do that? , not sure if thier personalities determine that or the pack leader determines the pack order) any advice would be appricated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 It may not necessarily be a dominance thing you are seeing. The new pup may be overwhelmed at the rough play of the Bulldog. It is best to carefully supervise play with older dogs and pups and make sure the pup isn't hurt or scared. Time out and cooling down period when things get rough - separate them. The pup may not be comfortable with surroundings yet or may not have met large playful dogs. Most likely is not feeling comfortable hence growling. My Kelpie pup barked at my older dogs at first, supervised introduction for a few weeks and now they are mates. But on the dominance thing - individual dog personality determines this, not necessarily age based or gender based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirt80 Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 Thanks, I wasn't sure I know he would be over whelmed by her, I think alot of dogs are, she is a bit in your face . I have seperated them for a while and I plan to have them seperated when we can't supervise as she is big and rough. I was just a little worried due to the growling worried that he may do that to other dogs and develop a dog aggression issue. He has been around older labs but I think even the look of her is a bit overwhelming for him. He seems Quite comfortable in the house and yard at the moment sniffing everything and very friendly with us. If my girl is calm he is happy to be around her. Suppose they just have to get used to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I have put them both into submission a couple of times now I was just wondering what you mean by this, how exactly do you 'put them both into submission'? Dogs sort out their own pack order, you can't decide which one will be dominant over the other, that depends entirely on the individual dogs. You've only had the new pup a short while and there's bound to be a period of adjustment, but from what you have said I would say that your new puppy has quite a strong personality and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being the dominant dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) As Miranda said the dogs will work out the pack order themselves, unfortunately you have no say in it. With my 3 dogs, there is slight growling and telling each other off occasionally but this is normal dog behaviour and it's how they communicate to each other like, 'I dont like that' or 'stop being an annoying puppy' :rolleyes:. The only time I will step in is if I can see things are going to get out of control or a game is getting a little on the serious side, but apart from that, as long as they all understand very clearly I am alpha, the rest is sorted out themselves. Edited March 2, 2008 by BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaCharlie Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Within 5 minutes of bringing Delta home she had established herself as the boss. When I went to feed them that night, Cody walked away from his chicken frame if she so much as looked at it. I had to watch them eat or she would have eaten both servings, bit too much food for an 8 week old puppy :rolleyes: I would just supervise them and let them work out their own order. While still only a puppy herself, your girl should have seen enough of the world to tell him when he needs to back off. He will learn what he can and can't do around her pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirt80 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 QUOTE(squirt80 @ 2nd Mar 2008 - 09:20 AM) I have put them both into submission a couple of times now I was just wondering what you mean by this, how exactly do you 'put them both into submission'? Just put them both in a down postion. Rogue goes down on command, so made her to that and pushed Charlie into a down postion, helped to clam them both down for a bit , they are getting along fine now , I definalty think he is going to be the boss though , Rogue is pretty submissve even the cat is more dominat than she is! She is a great dog very laid back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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