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Submitted by Anonymous on April 21, 2010 - 12:07amWe have a female french/english bulldog cross. Her name is Emma and she is 1 1/2 yrs. We recently brought home a 10 week old male English. His name is Max. This day 4 of this. Emma does not like the puppy and has attacked him and growls at him when ever he is around. She does not just nip at him she bites and won't let go. We had to pry her mouth open to get her off of him. She has not eaten in 3 days and is just plain mad about the whole thing. I am at my wits end with her. We are keeping them seperated right now. We have tried to give her a lot of attention and praise when she is nice. But she as soon as we let up our gaurd she tries to bite him, and not lightly. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Worried, Jeanie
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Thanks for all the input
Thanks to all of you who sent advise. She is starting to get a little better. The puppy wants to play with her so bad. She wants nothing to do with playing, but she is cautious about biting at him.. We are still nerveous and keep our guard up though. The treats help. We also have a pomchi and she does good with him for the most part. I think she tries to guard us. So we are bck to training her that we are the boss and not her. Also she is not spayed and I am going to make an appointment today for that..
Thanks again, Jeanie
Thanks for all the input
Thanks to all of you who sent advise. She is starting to get a little better. The puppy wants to play with her so bad. She wants nothing to do with playing, but she is cautious about biting at him.. We are still nerveous and keep our guard up though. The treats help. We also have a pomchi and she does good with him for the most part. I think she tries to guard us. So we are bck to training her that we are the boss and not her. Also she is not spayed and I am going to make an appointment today for that..
Thanks again, Jeanie
Emma
Don't get upset with Emma just because she isn't living up to your expectations. Remember, you brought a roommate into her life that she didn't ask for. As Elaine said, alot of dogs are very happy being the only dog in a household.
I would put Max in an e-pen in the room where the rest of you are hanging out. This will keep him safe from Emma's attacks, will allow her to see him without having access to him. When its time to take Max out to play/potty etc., put Emma in her crate with a stuffed marrow bone or a stuffed Kong to keep her occupied and not focused on the pup.
When Max is in the x-pen, give Emma really good treats(boiled chicken/turkey etc.) when she approaches him and shows no sign of aggression. You want to teach her that good things happen when the puppy is near.
Depending on Emma's dog to dog social skills, it might take quite a while for her to accept Max and she may never accept him. But you have to keep him safe, her level of aggression is unusual for an adult dog towards a pup.
Good luck
Lynn King CPDT
Emma
Don't get upset with Emma just because she isn't living up to your expectations. Remember, you brought a roommate into her life that she didn't ask for. As Elaine said, alot of dogs are very happy being the only dog in a household.
I would put Max in an e-pen in the room where the rest of you are hanging out. This will keep him safe from Emma's attacks, will allow her to see him without having access to him. When its time to take Max out to play/potty etc., put Emma in her crate with a stuffed marrow bone or a stuffed Kong to keep her occupied and not focused on the pup.
When Max is in the x-pen, give Emma really good treats(boiled chicken/turkey etc.) when she approaches him and shows no sign of aggression. You want to teach her that good things happen when the puppy is near.
Depending on Emma's dog to dog social skills, it might take quite a while for her to accept Max and she may never accept him. But you have to keep him safe, her level of aggression is unusual for an adult dog towards a pup.
Good luck
Lynn King CPDT
some dogs just need to be only dogs..
some dogs just don't like puppies or other dogs. In the mean time keep her away from the puppy or put them both on leashes when they are in the same room and keep them apart. Don't let her near the pup. She could kill it.
some dogs just need to be only dogs..
some dogs just don't like puppies or other dogs. In the mean time keep her away from the puppy or put them both on leashes when they are in the same room and keep them apart. Don't let her near the pup. She could kill it.
you need to get in touch with a trainer
This is not good. This is just my suggestions, as the 10 week old puppy could get aggressive himeself, and just afraid of other dogs, if this is what he is facing daily. Keep them separated at all times. I have had experience with this. I have eight dogs, two of which don't like each other. You can't let this puppy get hurt. If you don't want to get a trainer to evaluate, then consider returning the puppy it's not fair to him, to leave his mother and littermates and come into a home that is not safe for him.
you need to get in touch with a trainer
This is not good. This is just my suggestions, as the 10 week old puppy could get aggressive himeself, and just afraid of other dogs, if this is what he is facing daily. Keep them separated at all times. I have had experience with this. I have eight dogs, two of which don't like each other. You can't let this puppy get hurt. If you don't want to get a trainer to evaluate, then consider returning the puppy it's not fair to him, to leave his mother and littermates and come into a home that is not safe for him.