Get My Two Dogs To Live Together

[djc45]

Anyone have any advice on how i can get my two dogs to live together without fighting

I have a 9 month old Doberman dog that i have just acquired and a pit-bull cross dog that i have had for 4 years

The Doberman is quite passive and not aggressive but when i try to put them together the pit cross wants to fight then obviously the Doberman retaliate

I can get the two to feed near each other if the pit cross is in his cage when the Doberman is out he goes near the pit cross in his cage and there is no problem until i take him out of his cage

[Lite Beer]

Moved to Pets.

[sassienie]

The bad news is, that you can’t.

I have 2 dogs, from the same litter. All was fine until they reached a year old. Then one morning they began fighting, literally to the death. After that I tried everything to make them live together without fighting, but all in vain.

In the end I had to build a wooden partition in the centre of my living room to separate them.

My dogs are 6 years old now and still separated, but my system worked and was able to keep the 2 dogs. But you need a big property in order to be able to do this.

[alfieconn]

I think you need Nienke's help !

[bina]

sex of both? if they are both intact (with testicles) it will be difficult

2.pit bull is usually dog aggressive type breed anyway, if u havent worked with him and dogs u will have a problem...

3: the pit bull cross is the veteran and older, therefore he is at the moment, the leader/dominant

4. the dobbie might have some 'issues' as he is a bit old for getting a dog unless u know his background, and he has some more time to reach mental maturity.

5. dobies are very very very intelligent dogs/pit bulls are very stubborn dogs

6. introducing new dogs to a doggy household takes time and thought. u cant just show up one day with a 9 mnth old large dog and introduce him to a 4 yr old veteran.

u didnt state the reason why u got the dobie, nor the personality of the pit bull (and what is the pit bull's mix with?)

do u have family? children? large indoor area? outdoor area? is the pit bull mix trained and obedient? has he always been a scrapper (fighter)?

is the dobie trained at all? basic obedience?

do both dogs listen to you? (are u the boss?)

start by not feeding together, nor near each other's territory. u are just instigating a fight!!

definately get ahold of nienke (u are in thailand?) you need professional help.

ans sassiere, that's one solution but most often u can, with hard work and cooperation from all the family, introdue new dogs to older dogs, and minimilize fighting. we still have skirmishes between the jackrat terrier (the same age newcomer)and the lhasa male (the female doesnt get involved as she is very submissive and placid), but they are at a minimum, dont last long, we dont get involved as our prescence makes it worse, and we have a definite order of things in the house: who gets food first, who gets leashed first, who gets to sit on which sofa or chair... we are teh bosses and the dogs know their rank with us and betweent them very well. but it took 7 !months of consistence on our part also, the jackrat is neutered which helps.

some pics and get ahold of nienke (she has a website and she is a sponsor so she must have an advert somewhere here on the forum) before someone gets bitten by accident, you or the dogs.

bina

israel

[Nienke]

(Didn't read the other posts yet, so I may repeat here and there)

Questions that I would ask or at what I would look when a client would come for a behavior consultation for this kind of problem.

How's your adult dog with other dogs? What's his body language?

How's the pup with other dogs? How's his body language?

Where did you got the pup from?

At what age did you get the adult dog?

How long ago did you get him?

Can you tell about the socialization period of both dogs, their training history, their health history and current health state.

How does the adult dog respond to you?

What training methods did you use?

Where did you introduce the pup to the adult dog: at your house or on neutral area?

When your adult dog 'attacked' the pup, was the pup wounded? And how did that look like: scratches, puncture wounds, and where?

Does the adult dog immediately want to attack or does he sniff first? Can you describe in detail what happens when the two dogs meet, including their body language and how you reacted.

Normally I want to see the dogs and how they interact with each other and with the owner/s. The way an owner interpret the dog's language or a situation can be different from what I see.

[Gary A]

If all else fails, I'd love to have a Dobermen. We live in Loei province and have two rai fenced with a two meter high block wall.

[Dpolenz]

I have 3 yorkshire terriers,cheeky little fkers

[londonthai]

firstly you have to establish yourself as a pack leader, if any dog disobeys warn werbally or punish with a tap on a nose, shortening lish or with water.

the order within the pack is secondary.

to dissipate agression to each other you might try to get the more agressive dog to exercise physically, even to exortion, for example on the bike - keeping in the cage makes dog untisocial.

after exercising take both dogs on a walk in a new environment, park or forest - firstly on each your side and later next to each other. Their mind will be occupied with something else like other dogs and animals, than fighting.

gradually they will learn to tolerate each other.

in the garden use leash and jaw guard on a more agressive one - rather than allowing to run free and injure each other

[tuffy]

Watch "The Dog Whisperer" on UBC!

[bina]

follow up??

bina

israel

[alfieconn]

The bad news is, that you can't.

I have 2 dogs, from the same litter. All was fine until they reached a year old. Then one morning they began fighting, literally to the death. After that I tried everything to make them live together without fighting, but all in vain.

In the end I had to build a wooden partition in the centre of my living room to separate them.

My dogs are 6 years old now and still separated, but my system worked and was able to keep the 2 dogs. But you need a big property in order to be able to do this.

Dont talk rubbish, many people have 2 dogs or more, with good training and the right application there shouldn't be a problem.

[bina]

alfieconn,

the guy knows that. read the rest of the posts; i think the op went to get professional help? some dogs /breeds are more difficult and therefore need help in training and application.

bina

[sorensen]

You need the Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan.