I have a Cattle Dog right now,but am looking for another full time dog. In addition to her, I have a variety of other breeds from foster.Right now I have a foster GSD and a GSD/Malinois mix.The GSD is 3 year old female and the GSD/Mal/Husky is 6 year old male. My Cattle Dog is 9 years old and a female.
Beagle lives with mom, but we are all together very frequently. Penny (Pit) used to be the queen bee, but power has since shifted to Aiden's (GSD) direction. Freckles (Beagle) just goes with the flow.
It depends on what you consider 'fight'. They were both introduced to living together in the same home when they were 1.5 yrs, so they did need to adjust. I let them work out their own issues (and I never let it escalate). There were a few squabbles in the beginning over a toy or food, but only lots of noise and flailing without any injuries or serious bites. I'd say it's been at least 8 months, if not longer, since any tiny sign of a 'fight'.
Penny used to guard absolutely everything from Aiden (and to be fair, she was in that house first.) Now, Aiden is definitely 'alpha'. He will take things from right out of Penny's mouth if it's his. It seems strange, but since Penny was so undersocialized with dogs when we first got her, having Aiden to kind of 'boss' her around keeps her in line. He taught her do's and don'ts in doggy language and now they live together perfectly.
Aiden just turned 3 about a week ago and I think he's really just starting to come into his adult demeanor.
I have a poodle and my sister who lives with me has the yorkie
Mininature Poodle/Yorkshire terrier (mix?)
Spayed female/neutered male
Two years old next month/12 years old
Jazzy is alpha of the three dogs, though Delgado is pushing back sometimes so who knows. Nemo spends most of his time sleeping or in our arms so he doesn't really care lol
We're also looking at fostering for a local rescue soon
I only have a 2 yr old female, unspayed (until November) shepherd. But my parents have 4 dogs and we visit often.
When I go there, this is the "alpha" order I suppose:
Dakoda- 67 lb, female purebred GSD, 2 yrs, unaltered
Pikachu- 8.6 lb, female pekingese/chihuahua, unaltered, 5 yrs
Motomo- 78 lb, male lab/husky/akita, neutered, 5 yrs
Tattonka- 55 lb, male husky/beagle/dalmation, neutered, 6 years
Honalelu- 6.8 lb, female purebred chihuahua, spayed, 5 yrs
Aside from Kaiser (6 month GSD) I have Dakota who is a GSD/collie mix that I rescued at 8 weeks. She will be 7 years old in December and is sweet, laid back, and pretty much an omega dog...although she is subtly making it known that she is the queen bee around here. Kaiser never challenges her (yet) and she never responds aggressively, but in her own way she puts him in his place while not being overt about anything. Shes a special girl I also have a cat, who I rescued a couple years ago (she was 1 or 2 at the time, and is now 3 or 4). She does her own thing, though she is very dog-like in many of her actions and adores Dakota. Kaiser constantly tries to play with her, and while she will growl and make a fuss she also instigates and then allows him to chew on her. Its an...interesting relationship, to say the least.
HAHAHA! I know exactly what you mean! I have a cat that thinks its a dog! Hes actually bigger than all my dogs! I don't know if he has Maine **** in him but I suspect he does. And my dogs and their ages are in my signature.
Just my almost 5 month old GSD. And much to my husband's disappointment Kaiser recognizes me as Alpha and my husband as an equal. But we are working on this.
I have a BC Indy that is 6 and a BC mix King that is almost 9, Then Frank is 2 all neutered males.
I really dont' see where any of them are alpha, They play together and take toys away from each other, if they line up to get a drink it's just whoever happens to be there first.
lol i think most of us have a rescue cat running around somewhere in our house that we found, some cats are laid back some could put the fear of god into any person even lol
by alpha i just mean seems to have its way, first to take the toy it wants or even first to feed etc..
Besides my 2yr old GSD who is male
3 1/2 yr old Lab who is female
11 1/2 yr old Fox Terrier Mix who is female
Seniority rules in our house, and everyone gets along great. If anyone lays down the law it is the Terrier Mix.
Forgot to add the cat, female indoor cat, she is in her own little world. She thinks she is too good for the dogs.
I have...a GSD, and then mixes:
F BC-Chow +? mix
F Chow-Spitz ? mix
F GSD mix
F Chow-Terv ? mix
M GSD-Lab ? mix (maybe some Chow and/or Rottie in there)
M GSD-BC ? mix (maybe some northern breed in there)
M Sheltie-Corgi (?) mix
I have a foster that is a 1.5 yo Lab/BC mix (?)
all speutered
So there are similarities - either in the herding breed or Chow type breeds. So they all have similar rules and types of behavior. They were also "admitted" into the pack based on a majority rule, based on how they could add to the group, and assimilate. Some needed to be here...or else, so luckily, that is the kind of dog who is admitted into Jeanspackistan. Things are given in order of seniority, and they so far, are okay with that (no prison riots).
I had a strong alpha, true alpha - the larger black/tan dog (Kramer) in my avatar. The smaller black/tan (Bruno) moved into and shared that with my GSD Bella, who is not a natural alpha and does not want to be an alpha, but she is a Queen Bee, and that works. I have more work to do in terms of leadership, and could never do it as well as Kramer, but I am trying.
I have a spayed female Dalmation/Black Lab mix, 8 years old and a neutered male GSD, 2.5 years old. The Dal/Lab mix definately dominates my GSD, but when she goes too far (like bites him in the face when he gets to close to the whole bag of dog food) he pretty much shows her who's boss.
I have a almost 8 year old female samoyed, a 2.5 year old male golden retriever, and 10.5 month old female GSD. All are spayed/neutered and get along fine. I also have 5 cats, but only 1 of them thinks and acts like a dog All the pets get along fine. They eat, sleep, and play together. If I had to pick one that rules over the rest, it would be the 8 year old female samoyed. She will let them all know when its time to stop and start playing. They actually do listen to her I've never had a dog fight, they respect each others space, and they all have very good temperaments.
I have an Akbash Dog. He is huge and weighs almost twice what a GSDs weighs. He is The Boss, but you'd never know it--he's so laid back and easygoing. He doesn't care what the GSDs get up to. He has completely different needs than a GSD--he doesn't care about balls or toys, doesn't need my attention 24/7, so there's really nothing to fight over. Food is the only thing he guards, and that's the only time you'd know that he is The Boss. Otherwise, he lets other dogs literally run right over the top of him.
My mother has a little white, Bichony something mix that is about 6 years old. She's been with us less than a year and can be a little uppity with Shania, but blind as she is, Shania hand had out a pretty good chewing out.
I have a golden retriever, 11-1/2 years old. She's a saint, was perfect even as a puppy. I was very concerned how she would adapt to having a new puppy in the house, it's always been just her and me. It took her 2 days to join in the fun, but she's a new dog now, full of life and play. She is patient beyond reason. I could brag on her all day. Bringing a new dog into our family has not made me love her less, I love her even more now which hardly seems possible. :wub: Here they are...
our house doesn't work like that. Some dogs live separate from others because they don't get along, and even the ones who do hang out go back and forth on who is in "charge" depending othe situation. Generally the older dogs get more respect from younger dogs on average.
Nina the pit bull tends to love being chased and the shepherds enjoy herding her. She is a big wrestler, loves lots of body contact so she fits the shepherds play. She is every bodies favorite play mate. All the shepherds adore her and she them.
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