crazydays
February 1st, 2008, 09:22 AM
This is a simple issue i have run into and I just want to whether or not I should be correcting the behaviour.
My pup hasn't got an aggressive bone in her body. I just find that she is invading the space of my 7 year old dog. She won't leave Cagney alone. For example Cags will be on her bed and Rio will back right into her knocking her off the bed. Cagney gets up and leaves and Rio does the same thing on a different bed. Cags isn't correcting her and clearly she leaves the bed. Rio always likes to be touching--but does she have to sit on Cags head?? Is this a normal thing dogs do? I am thinking that Rio can lie beside Cagney which she often does, but lately it is like shes ramming her off her spot.
Do you think she is exerting dominant behaviour? Should I be telling Rio to get off the bed? Should I just leave to the dogs to work out? I just feel protective of my Cags (she must be the submissive one)
My pup hasn't got an aggressive bone in her body. I just find that she is invading the space of my 7 year old dog. She won't leave Cagney alone. For example Cags will be on her bed and Rio will back right into her knocking her off the bed. Cagney gets up and leaves and Rio does the same thing on a different bed. Cags isn't correcting her and clearly she leaves the bed. Rio always likes to be touching--but does she have to sit on Cags head?? Is this a normal thing dogs do? I am thinking that Rio can lie beside Cagney which she often does, but lately it is like shes ramming her off her spot.
Do you think she is exerting dominant behaviour? Should I be telling Rio to get off the bed? Should I just leave to the dogs to work out? I just feel protective of my Cags (she must be the submissive one)
