Nagini
June 11th, 2009, 02:44 AM
Hi all
My 8 mo female presa canario puppy has in the past 1 week been in 4 little fights. She has no behavior problems at all and is very calm and everything.
With fight I mean teeth out growling and lips stretched up so that they show the teeth. Charging towards each other, trying to get the neck, very rough and not good....
1. The first fightt, was with another female rottweiler puppy (1yo), this dog was in heat. They started playing together normally and then my Lily got the other dog on its back, Lily then puts her both arms over the dog, domination. And that has been okay in the past, if the dog under Lily is ok and Lily lets go soon. Its always worked out fine.
But this time Lily held the dog down and (I shouldve stopped it right here and now) but then Lily started growling and it turned into a fight and we took them apart. And I told Lily off big time. We use Cesar Millans techniques and philosophy and I put Lily on her side where she calmed down.
*** I thought the female being in heat had something to do with this? Anyone know how 2 females (1 in heat) affects things? ***
2. The next one was at the dog area at beach, lots of dogs, didn't see who started or what but I saw the other dog snap at my Lily and it turned into a fight.
3. 4. Then there is one dog who Lily has met since they both were 12 weeks. This dog is male, 1 mo younger than Lily and is a pit mix. They have had problems since the beginning, we thought they just don't like each other, or are too dominant to get along in the long run. They played together and it quickly twice turned into that fighting mode again, and we corrected them, which I am very happy about.
I want to say that I do not allow fighting AT ALL. And my dog is very dominant and strong minded, but I am the leader of my dog and we have no problems with her or her socializing and she gets along very well with everything. This is something Ive noticed in her very recently.
Many people say my race isnt suitable for normal dog playing, but I am not gonna avoid meeting other dogs this freely just like this, otherwise I think this might be a problem for her in the future. But the thing is, the second fight, no-one knows who started it or what the other dogs were like (in heat, unstable..?), and the two fights yesterday, it was a two way thing, not just Lilys fault. The other dog is very provoking bad behaviour...
Im glad that these have happened mostly with my friends so we have been able to correct our dogs and not just "freak out and run away". I guess dogs learn more about things that happen and we correct than just not being corrected at all.
Anyone have anything to say? :s
Sorry this is long one again, I had to explain a little.
My 8 mo female presa canario puppy has in the past 1 week been in 4 little fights. She has no behavior problems at all and is very calm and everything.
With fight I mean teeth out growling and lips stretched up so that they show the teeth. Charging towards each other, trying to get the neck, very rough and not good....
1. The first fightt, was with another female rottweiler puppy (1yo), this dog was in heat. They started playing together normally and then my Lily got the other dog on its back, Lily then puts her both arms over the dog, domination. And that has been okay in the past, if the dog under Lily is ok and Lily lets go soon. Its always worked out fine.
But this time Lily held the dog down and (I shouldve stopped it right here and now) but then Lily started growling and it turned into a fight and we took them apart. And I told Lily off big time. We use Cesar Millans techniques and philosophy and I put Lily on her side where she calmed down.
*** I thought the female being in heat had something to do with this? Anyone know how 2 females (1 in heat) affects things? ***
2. The next one was at the dog area at beach, lots of dogs, didn't see who started or what but I saw the other dog snap at my Lily and it turned into a fight.
3. 4. Then there is one dog who Lily has met since they both were 12 weeks. This dog is male, 1 mo younger than Lily and is a pit mix. They have had problems since the beginning, we thought they just don't like each other, or are too dominant to get along in the long run. They played together and it quickly twice turned into that fighting mode again, and we corrected them, which I am very happy about.
I want to say that I do not allow fighting AT ALL. And my dog is very dominant and strong minded, but I am the leader of my dog and we have no problems with her or her socializing and she gets along very well with everything. This is something Ive noticed in her very recently.
Many people say my race isnt suitable for normal dog playing, but I am not gonna avoid meeting other dogs this freely just like this, otherwise I think this might be a problem for her in the future. But the thing is, the second fight, no-one knows who started it or what the other dogs were like (in heat, unstable..?), and the two fights yesterday, it was a two way thing, not just Lilys fault. The other dog is very provoking bad behaviour...
Im glad that these have happened mostly with my friends so we have been able to correct our dogs and not just "freak out and run away". I guess dogs learn more about things that happen and we correct than just not being corrected at all.
Anyone have anything to say? :s
Sorry this is long one again, I had to explain a little.