if they start to fight simply spray them with the hose or throw some water on them they will stop immediatlel. jealousy will always be a prob. so try and give them equal attentionWhat do you do when your dogs start to fight?
The hose solution doesn't always work. You must train them to stop on command. If you can't do it join a training class.
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you should talk to a behaviorist to try and fix the problem but in the mean time mix a little bit of vinegar with some water in a spray bottle and when they start to fight spray them this always works with my dog
Your dogs do not take your seriously. Enroll them in a obedience class ASAP. This will terach you how to control your dogs and establish you as the pack leader (Alpha).
Hit them with a mind blast.
As much as your going to hate this, you have to show the dog fear... I don't mean hit him or thrash him, but one day you will want to give the dog to someone you know and trust had have then yell at the dog etc... that is one of the way that trainers use to mellow out the dog (and it doesn't hurt them), what's more they tend to stick by your side more.
Either that or it's the kennel for em
i agree with sunshine. if the dogs start to fight, show them who is boss. also, while you are playing with one, there is always the possibility of putting the other in a fence.
This might help only to make them quit while they are fighting but I don鈥檛 know that it will stop them fighting on a long term basis.
Sprinkle them with water.
beat his butt and say no
Get out the ring and let them go at it. They need to determine amongst themselves who is the Alpha. And you might be able to make a few bucks on the side by taking bets. It will help pay for the vet bills.
shoot the one that's not your dog.
call in a ref.
if you want to have both of them around, i would suggest you put each 1 at different locations of your home. that way if and when you decide to play with 1, the other 1 won't get jealous and won't be able to start a fight. other suggestion is that you get rid of one and/or find another that they both are compatible and comfortable with each other. on the other hand, if you do keep 2 at same location and they start fighting, if water don't work, try to hit one of them on their nose with a newspaper or something harder, their nose are pressure sensitive when it is striked.
I agree with Sunshine. I was going to say to buy an empty spray bottle and fill it with water if they are inside pets, or the hose would work great if they are outside pets. However, I don't agree that they will always be jealous. I rescued two dogs that had been abandoned at two different places. The first one is a male and the second was a female. The female is huge, and the male is little. It was like love at first sight.... They play together so good I am amazed. The only problem I have had out of them is when the female (Foxey) goes after the male's (Scruffy) favorite yellow ball. I even went to the store and bought several of the same kind, only Scruffy always gets it first which is so funny to watch because of his short legs... lol
When Scruffy gets one of ';his'; balls, then Foxey goes for one of the other balls, so Scruffy drops his ball and Always gets to the other ball before Foxey..... It's now become a favorite game with them... :)
Anyway, sorry to ramble....
Good Luck!!!!
~Linda~
Easy.. spray them with water.. or dump a bucket of water on them.
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Animals all need time to get aquainted with one another.
If they are pitbulls dive facefirst into the middle of them. Seriously use a stick and whip their asses.
The problem is not that the dogs are fighting, but that they are not respecting your leadership.
There is no single exercise more effective at gaining leadership than the sit-stay exercise. If you must constantly coax, cajole, and ultimately bribe your dog to obey the simplest command, you鈥檙e lacking in leadership. The sit-stay command, properly taught, can single-handedly reverse this unfortunate situation.
Think about why the sit-stay exercise might earn owner-leadership with a dog. If you can convince your dog to stay in a seated position, against his own wishes, regardless of what is going on around him, and you can persuade him to do this without the use of pain, fear or force, what does that make you? The Alpha Dog, of course, the one who is strong of mind. The sit-stay exercise will crown you as the pack leader.
Once you have established the honor of pack leadership, your dogs will obey. Teach them to sit/stay, and you can give each of them attention without them challenging YOUR dominance.
Here is a good site to learn how to teach this command%26gt;%26gt;
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/woof/tips/tip_07鈥?/a>
Click at the bottom to go to the next phase.
Returning their behavior with violence is an ignorant answer.
There are several authors who have written about having a multi dog household. Look up Patricia McConnell she has writtenin depth about this. The other author is Jean Donaldson.
If you have to break up a fight get behind one and seperate by wrapping your arms around his/her hind end and lift up and pull away. This will keep you from putting your hands in the area of their teeth.
I would look into trainers in your area preferably ones who are cpdt certified and are promoting non violent positive reinforcement methods.
One technique that I've had work really well to teach dogs to be accepting of the other dog getting attiontion is to switch back and forth between them very quickly. Give one dog a pet, then turn around and give the second dog a pet, then the first, and so on and so forth. As soon as one of them acts aggressive, grab it and put it somewhere else - outside, into another room, or in a crate. (If it's easier, you can leave a leash on both dogs so that you can grab them easily.) Then continue to pet the dog that wasn't fighting. Watch them closely - the first signs of wanting to fight can be very subtle, just a very soft growl or slight lifting of the lip.
The dogs learn from this that A, if they try to fight they lose the attention, and B, if they don't fight they get lots of play time. If they have a really hard time when you first start, you can tie them across the room from each other and walk back and forth. I've used this method with my dog, Alex. He was an only dog till last summer, and when I brought home Gwyn, he thought he could tell her to stay away from me. He quickly learned that all that got him was a timeout of his own, and now he's fine with Gwyn coming right up with him to play.
If they really start to fight, I'd try to separate them and give them both time outs. It sounds like they're fine together as long as you aren't playing with them, so they probably know how to be friends; they just have to learn that it's not ok to fight.
Good luck!
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