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Advice on getting two dogs to get along

Colin Bermingham
Australia

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14 Sep 2013 21:48

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Hi all
I've got a recently retired dog at home at the moment ,lovely dog have him in a kennel at back of yard about 60m2 he's going great walks great on lead seems to have let down well doesn't turn his head at other dogs or animals when walking etc barks abit but just wants to be closer to us and the house only prob my German shepherd hutch who's had his own way just won't have a bar of him, walk on lead well together but attempts to have them in main backyard together have ended ugly just happy those yard muzzles are very good lets put it that way.
Any suggestions would be appreciated were at our wits end and doesn't feel right leaving snowy out the back on his own when all he wants to do is be near


Jack Gatty Australia (Verified User) Posts 2055 Dogs 1 / Races 0 15 Sep 2013 06:49 (0) (0)	Two males probably both want to be top dog. Is your shepard spayed? Might be worth looking at getting de-sexed. Walking them together as much as possible. good luck


Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 15 Sep 2013 07:14 (0) (0)	Colin, we have a similar situation, but our GS is our only house dog, as he won't have a bar of any of our male greys that we have in work. He's not too bad with the females, but I wouldn't trust putting any of them together with him at any time. The GS is a tremendous companion, but he's definitely an alpha !!

Colin Bermingham
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16 Sep 2013 07:05

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Thanks Carol and Jack for your comments
The shepherd Hutch is definitely the alpha and he knows it for sure, we thought it may be a struggle we'll see how it goes and put Snowy up for gap in a couple of months if it doesn't work out, see if we can find him a nice place suits him better.
To answer your question Jack Hutch hasn't been de-sexed but wife wants to breed him so i've been told i'll be getting the chop before he does LOL


Jack Gatty Australia (Verified User) Posts 2055 Dogs 1 / Races 0 16 Sep 2013 07:56 (0) (0)	Can't have you in the dog box mate. LOL - hope it all works out well for Snowy.

John McAlister
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16 Sep 2013 08:20

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I,d say someone has moved into the Shepherds territory and he is doing what is natural for him to do Protect it ...put Americam Muzzles on them and let them into the yard together with you as the Bossman and not the Shepherd....we have an old girl here in the kennel she is 10 and she bosses everybody and when she comes down to the house for some TV she bosses all and sundry down there and then when Jo wants to take her back to the kennels she wants to bite Jo .she must have been a dominant pup and she is still dominant ..another 1 we have comes down to the house overnite and she is great with the 3 that live there but when 1 of the younger kids come down for a visit she shows her teeth and then she gets into trouble ..could,nt you just love them ..yet we have 5 brothers and they mix with everyone

Peter Gurry
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16 Sep 2013 09:23

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Colin, I've recently gone through the process. But I don't like the mix of breeds you've got so my advice maybe helpful but in the end the dominant one will always get the nip in when he can. My mix is 2 resident male 10yo whippets and 1 male 3 1/2 yo greyhound who is a big sook for starters. 2 days after his last race and I've got him home all 3 muzzled when together. I took 2 weeks off work and all 4 of us did everything together praising all 3 dogs and not playing favourites to develop the pack situation as the grey had to be accepted into their pack. The first to be unmuzzled was the Greyhound @ day 3 and the bullied whippet at the same time the dominant one was muzzled for a further 2 days but I kept an eye on him. They never eat together and never will, they now share the house and beds but the dominate one got his nip in, they always do to establish his standing, he caught me off guard on day 15. That will be your major problem that establishment fight and I don't like the mix two 30+kg dogs fighting whereas The Greyhound and Whippet are nearly one of the same. Could they fight again of coarse they can you've still got to keep your eye on them. There is a little video of all 3 of them on his website at EXTERNAL LINK - Pete

Monika Then Bergh
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16 Sep 2013 20:46

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Colin, I think it is You to decide which dog is allowed to do something within your territory as leader of the pack.

GSDs are breed to be territory as greyhounds are for running. So I'd try to restrict the GSDs territory - tell him what is allowed and be sure to manage the task yourself.
New situation - new rules as simple.
Be the boss.
Don't allow him to ask :-)

And don't have one dog in, the other one outside in the Kennel. Sure otherwise Hutch will think everything is as it always was - he is in, the other one is not allowed in....

I have a personal place for every of my three dogs - no changing here or there if they have any sort of conflicts.

I would not let your two dogs out together without supervising and regulating in case.

I think Peter Gurry's method to establish a new situation with a complete pack is a good method - It is what suites best to canine mindset of being a pack.
If the GSD recons, there are positive effects on his own life by the additional dog in the pack, you have got the coup. So maybe you can find a something showing Hutch, that the greyhound enriches the packs status and abilities. If he gets an idea what speed the Grey is able to run, he might gain some respect?
On the other hand the Greyhound might like a strong protective dog by his side.
Every pack member should have a task suiting to his character and strengthen the group.

I have two males - the smaller calls the bigger if he thinks he might need some help. Calling the big brother for help.
So he is happy to have the big bully beside him although this takes something off of his own status as well.
If I think it is enough both will have to come back.. lol

Best of luck anyway

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