cowanbree Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I have a bitch here that I am considering rehoming with her son. Super home and i know she is well suited to it but I am a little concerned about how she is behaving with her 2 daughters I have kept and am wondering if it is a wise thing to place her with her son. She is a lovely soft smoochy girl who I have never seen show any signs of aggression but never the less is top bitch here. Her last litter is 10mths old and I have 2 bitch puppies still here from it which she regularly rolls and tells off if they look like they are showing the slightest sign of having any fun. In short while not nasty she is very growly with them which is totally unlike her. She mixes with all the other dogs here without an issue and wasn't like this with her previous litter. She hasn't seen her son in 7mths so I am hoping she won't behave in this manner with him but considering her new home is a plane flight away I am just not sure what to do. If she goes she would go on trial anyhow but I am just not sure if sending her is a wise thing to do. Has anyone else had this? Do they forget considering it has been so long since she has seen him? I wouldn't be at all concerned if this wasn't her son. It is a superb home that she will love but the main purpose of them getting a second dog is company for their current one so I don't really want to send one that is going to totally dominate him. If they were local I would say just take her for a few weeks and see how it goes but it is so far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJean Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) I have a bitch here that I am considering rehoming with her son. Super home and i know she is well suited to it but I am a little concerned about how she is behaving with her 2 daughters I have kept and am wondering if it is a wise thing to place her with her son. She is a lovely soft smoochy girl who I have never seen show any signs of aggression but never the less is top bitch here. Her last litter is 10mths old and I have 2 bitch puppies still here from it which she regularly rolls and tells off if they look like they are showing the slightest sign of having any fun. In short while not nasty she is very growly with them which is totally unlike her. She mixes with all the other dogs here without an issue and wasn't like this with her previous litter. She hasn't seen her son in 7mths so I am hoping she won't behave in this manner with him but considering her new home is a plane flight away I am just not sure what to do. If she goes she would go on trial anyhow but I am just not sure if sending her is a wise thing to do. Has anyone else had this? Do they forget considering it has been so long since she has seen him? I wouldn't be at all concerned if this wasn't her son. It is a superb home that she will love but the main purpose of them getting a second dog is company for their current one so I don't really want to send one that is going to totally dominate him. If they were local I would say just take her for a few weeks and see how it goes but it is so far away. I doubt she will remember the male 7 month old as her son. He will be to her, an adolescent male, at best vaguely familiar. worst case scenario: Even if they fight it wont be that serious as the other dog is a younger male. Even if she 'dominates' him they will still be company for each other. Generally younger males, as long as they are not aiming for their own ascendancy, will happily follow the rules and the way of an older bitch. But then I dont know your breed and what you expect as normal from them. If I was in the same situation, most of my anxiety would be stemming from rehoming interstate, and the associated problems of logistics if assistance or intervention was needed Edited August 1, 2011 by lilli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakeydoak1 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 My bitch recognised her son after 12 months and her daughter after 6. I think the question would be would she even try and dominate him. She is probably trying to dominate the bitches as she is top dog. If he is a submissive dog then it probably wouldnt take long for them to work it out anyway. Would she be getting desexed when she goes or is her son dexed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missymoe Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Are these new owners experienced? I know you said they have a dog of you already, but would they be able to read body language and in fact see what could possibly be happening? Also what sort of temperament has the prospective owners dog have...friendly, aloof, excitable? This can be helped along by owners who are aware of these issues and able to intervene and be the leader of the pack so to speak! Desexing can make a big difference to dominance and if she has no other real issues with the other dogs that you own then I would think as the newcomer it would have an impact in that she is not the top dog and so hopefully will settle into the routine of her new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Both dogs are desexed. I am not worried about her fighting with her son Loki, more that she will bully him as that is what she is doing to her daughter here. He is quite a soft dog and will submit but then so do her daughters and yet she does it over and over. It is almost as if she doesn't like this litter. Her first litter she was a devoted mother who I had trouble getting to wean her puppies. This litter she wanted to wean them at 3 weeks and My main issue is the distance and the fact that her potential new owners are new dog owners. I have discussed this with them at length and they still want to try but I am serious doubts esp when they start talking about how they want the son Loki to be top dog. There is absolutely no way a 7mth old puppy is going to be top dog over this bitch. As sweet and lovely as she is, she is top bitch here over quite a number of bitchs who are older than her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 What is she like with your other dogs? I would judge her from that view point then how she is with her daughters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 She is top bitch but generally gets on fine with all my other dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 There is no way to know how she will be without trying it. Sometimes they can suprise us. Could go either way however as it is interstate & you are concerned I would say it's not worth the worry & stress if it goes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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