netballfan Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi, we are currently fostering a beautiful black greyhound. Our BC/Koolie cross has taken an intense dislike to the new arrival. He is fine with him on walks and when there is a gate between them (just ignores the grey except for the occasional sniff) but if we take the grey into the back yard our dog will mouth snap at him. We're not sure how serious he is as he doesn't make contact but he also isn't backing down. We've had the grey about 3 weeks and there has been no discernible softening from our BC. He is normally fine with other dogs although our other short term fosters have all been little dogs. Would welcome any thoughts on this situation. More than anything else we are just puzzled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi, we are currently fostering a beautiful black greyhound. Our BC/Koolie cross has taken an intense dislike to the new arrival. He is fine with him on walks and when there is a gate between them (just ignores the grey except for the occasional sniff) but if we take the grey into the back yard our dog will mouth snap at him. We're not sure how serious he is as he doesn't make contact but he also isn't backing down. We've had the grey about 3 weeks and there has been no discernible softening from our BC. He is normally fine with other dogs although our other short term fosters have all been little dogs. Would welcome any thoughts on this situation. More than anything else we are just puzzled! Move the foster on before he decides he has had enough of this behaviour and retaliates or your dog ups the ante. The result won't be pretty. Sounds to me like your dog is not an ideal candidate to share a home with large foster dogs. I'd be sticking to the littlies from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netballfan Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi, we are currently fostering a beautiful black greyhound. Our BC/Koolie cross has taken an intense dislike to the new arrival. He is fine with him on walks and when there is a gate between them (just ignores the grey except for the occasional sniff) but if we take the grey into the back yard our dog will mouth snap at him. We're not sure how serious he is as he doesn't make contact but he also isn't backing down. We've had the grey about 3 weeks and there has been no discernible softening from our BC. He is normally fine with other dogs although our other short term fosters have all been little dogs. Would welcome any thoughts on this situation. More than anything else we are just puzzled! Move the foster on before he decides he has had enough of this behaviour and retaliates or your dog ups the ante. The result won't be pretty. Sounds to me like your dog is not an ideal candidate to share a home with large foster dogs. I'd be sticking to the littlies from now on. Yes we are moving the foster on as soon as a placement becomes available (wtithin days). As I said more just curious as its out of character for our dog. Also they are physically seperated so there is no imminent danger to either animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi, we are currently fostering a beautiful black greyhound. Our BC/Koolie cross has taken an intense dislike to the new arrival. He is fine with him on walks and when there is a gate between them (just ignores the grey except for the occasional sniff) but if we take the grey into the back yard our dog will mouth snap at him. We're not sure how serious he is as he doesn't make contact but he also isn't backing down. We've had the grey about 3 weeks and there has been no discernible softening from our BC. He is normally fine with other dogs although our other short term fosters have all been little dogs. Would welcome any thoughts on this situation. More than anything else we are just puzzled! Move the foster on before he decides he has had enough of this behaviour and retaliates or your dog ups the ante. The result won't be pretty. Sounds to me like your dog is not an ideal candidate to share a home with large foster dogs. I'd be sticking to the littlies from now on. Yes we are moving the foster on as soon as a placement becomes available (wtithin days). As I said more just curious as its out of character for our dog. Also they are physically seperated so there is no imminent danger to either animal. We've had this sort of thing happen before (even currently, with our foster girl, Grace, hating our new foster boy, Chops) and as far as I can see, there's no discernable reason for it. Two dogs like the new foster (one is actually really good with the new boy) and one dog who hated him the moment she laid eyes on him We've been keeping them well away from each other because in my experience of this hate-at-first-sight business, they'll take whatever opportunity they can get and it can end with considerable damage done. I wouldn't say it's necessarily just because your foster is a larger dog though- it may be but if I were you, I'd be checking it out thoroughly, for the sake of your own dog and any future fosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 My girls don't fancy other adult dogs as fosters, but are fine with pups up to about 12 months old... so that's what I tend to foster... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 If your dog is long coat and the other fosters have also been long coats, this could be the problem. Occasionally the smooth coated dogs freak them out if they are not used to socialising with them. I used to have a very submissive BC that would snap at smooth coated dogs if they got too close. They seemed to make him nervous. It happened with several smooth coats of different breeds but never a long coat. His usual tactic was to come from behind whichever other dog I had with me, make a snap and then retreat behind his kennel mate. With patience he did outgrow the problem but I have no idea how he would have coped with a smooth coat in his yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 not every dog will get along with every other dog. Obviously there is something about your new foster that makes your own dog feel uneasy about it. Without seeing the dogs interacting what is actually going on would be a guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netballfan Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Thanks for your thoughts. Some interesting ideas in there. If only they could talk huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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