sprayeddog
July 22nd, 2005, 11:00 AM
I initially started this in another discussion but it probably deserves its own thread.
My 3 months ago pup Matty (yellow lab) and my parents' dog Toby (9 years old beagle) just can't get along with each other.
Everytime we bring Matty to my parents' home, we had to eventually separate the 2 dogs
Right now, as soon as Toby sees Matty, he runs away. That's even if I get Matty to sit, or down, and calms him down so he's not hyper anymore.
If I let both run freely in the backyard, Toby will just keep running away from Matty, and Matty will keep chasing him (until he's tired).
When I force them together, Toby would begin barking and start getting aggressive, Matty will keep trying to 'play' with Toby, like jumping on him, nipping his ears and tail and such.
We tried getting Matty to play in a less annoying manner, and he's sorta responded, but Toby still keeps running away.
When I keep both inside the house, Toby would avoid Matty and as long as they're not together, they'd be peaceful. Once Matty sees Toby inside the house, he'll start chasing him again, and Toby will runaway.
When Matty finally fell asleep, Toby would come over very cautiously, and then sniff him a little bit, then go away.
So what should I do to try to get them to get along?
Toby's never been good at gettling along with other dogs though, and the fact Matty's a pup only makes it worse.
thanks in advance,
My 3 months ago pup Matty (yellow lab) and my parents' dog Toby (9 years old beagle) just can't get along with each other.
Everytime we bring Matty to my parents' home, we had to eventually separate the 2 dogs
Right now, as soon as Toby sees Matty, he runs away. That's even if I get Matty to sit, or down, and calms him down so he's not hyper anymore.
If I let both run freely in the backyard, Toby will just keep running away from Matty, and Matty will keep chasing him (until he's tired).
When I force them together, Toby would begin barking and start getting aggressive, Matty will keep trying to 'play' with Toby, like jumping on him, nipping his ears and tail and such.
We tried getting Matty to play in a less annoying manner, and he's sorta responded, but Toby still keeps running away.
When I keep both inside the house, Toby would avoid Matty and as long as they're not together, they'd be peaceful. Once Matty sees Toby inside the house, he'll start chasing him again, and Toby will runaway.
When Matty finally fell asleep, Toby would come over very cautiously, and then sniff him a little bit, then go away.
So what should I do to try to get them to get along?
Toby's never been good at gettling along with other dogs though, and the fact Matty's a pup only makes it worse.
thanks in advance,