Need help and advice please

tapatio · 08-03-2011, 03:14 PM

It was suggested by Castlemaid that I post this over on this forum. I am hoping that those who have dealt with this can help me and let me know what I am doing wrong and how to correct it. Thanks.

I am having that problem right now. Two female, 3 and 7 years old.My two girls can be outside together, and there is not a problem between them.They will lay by each other play together, and get along without any problem. The problem, happens when they are in the house,and I am in the room.All will be fine, and then the younger female will get up and start posturing around the older female,who is sleeping. Had a big fight last night and it took three of us to break it up. When my husband or anyone else is around them they will not do this, but when I enter the picture, it happens.
I am really trying to figure this out, and have them separated while I do.

LaRen616 · 08-03-2011, 03:22 PM

I highly suggest crate and rotate from here on.

I absolutely would not let them be together at all.

**JakodaCD OA** · 08-03-2011, 08:05 PM

I would be ON that 3 year olds butt before she even "thought" about starting anything.. I would say YOU need to be the one to get on the 3 year old, start NILF with her.

Sounds like the 3 year old is rather posessive of you perhaps?

Just going by what you've said in your post, it sounds like they won't do it in front of your husband because they respect him more? With just 'you', maybe your not being firm enough , the 3 yr old figures she can get away with more?

Just throwing out some ideas..In the end, if you can't trust them together, I'd keep them separated until you can get a behaviorist in there to help you sort it out..

Good luck

selzer · 08-03-2011, 08:08 PM

It does sound like resource guarding and the Green Gene.

Freestep · 08-03-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tapatio

They will lay by each other play together, and get along without any problem. The problem, happens when they are in the house,and I am in the room.All will be fine, and then the younger female will get up and start posturing around the older female,who is sleeping. Had a big fight last night and it took three of us to break it up. When my husband or anyone else is around them they will not do this, but when I enter the picture, it happens.
I am really trying to figure this out, and have them separated while I do.

This sounds like resource guarding--with you as the resource. My older GSD used to "guard" me from other dogs; most other dogs were not allowed near me. Luka got along with other dogs and played with them very nicely when I wasn't around, but when I was present she'd get a little more bossy, a little more pushy, a little more dominant. Never had any dramatic dogfights or anything, but the behavior was annoying.

She has mostly mellowed out and gotten over that as she's gotten older.

What helped Luka with her doggie buddies was to let her watch me give another dog a belly rub. Something about the submissive posture of the other dog, or the display of me interacting with him, seemed to satisfy Luka and calm her down.

tapatio · 08-03-2011, 11:17 PM

It seems at times that both of the dogs are posessive, the younger one being more so. What has me perplexed, is why this only happens in the house. I can be in the yard with them and there is not one bit of trouble.It is like the younger female changes, the minute she comes in the house.

08-03-2011, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
tapatio New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	Need help and advice please It was suggested by Castlemaid that I post this over on this forum. I am hoping that those who have dealt with this can help me and let me know what I am doing wrong and how to correct it. Thanks. I am having that problem right now. Two female, 3 and 7 years old.My two girls can be outside together, and there is not a problem between them.They will lay by each other play together, and get along without any problem. The problem, happens when they are in the house,and I am in the room.All will be fine, and then the younger female will get up and start posturing around the older female,who is sleeping. Had a big fight last night and it took three of us to break it up. When my husband or anyone else is around them they will not do this, but when I enter the picture, it happens. I am really trying to figure this out, and have them separated while I do.

08-03-2011, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
LaRen616 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,582	I highly suggest crate and rotate from here on. I absolutely would not let them be together at all. __________________ ~ Sinister 3 yr old black male GSD 3.11.09 ~ Malice 9 mth old black female GSD 6.19.11 Cats: Chaos, Monster, Wicked

08-03-2011, 08:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,235	I would be ON that 3 year olds butt before she even "thought" about starting anything.. I would say YOU need to be the one to get on the 3 year old, start NILF with her. Sounds like the 3 year old is rather posessive of you perhaps? Just going by what you've said in your post, it sounds like they won't do it in front of your husband because they respect him more? With just 'you', maybe your not being firm enough , the 3 yr old figures she can get away with more? Just throwing out some ideas..In the end, if you can't trust them together, I'd keep them separated until you can get a behaviorist in there to help you sort it out.. Good luck __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

08-03-2011, 08:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 17,498	It does sound like resource guarding and the Green Gene. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC Babs, CD RA CGC Herding Instinct Certificate Heidi, RA CGC Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly & Bear

08-03-2011, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
tapatio New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	It seems at times that both of the dogs are posessive, the younger one being more so. What has me perplexed, is why this only happens in the house. I can be in the yard with them and there is not one bit of trouble.It is like the younger female changes, the minute she comes in the house.

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