Guest Anonymous Posted June 28, 2002 Posted June 28, 2002 If they are fighting over treats the best thing to do is keep them seperate while eating them. Same applies for dog chew or toys. They are puppies so they will fight. Let them get it out of there system. THey will not do great harm to each other. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 29, 2002 Posted June 29, 2002 Unfortunatly I found that the best thing to do is to let them have their say to some point. When I first brought my puppy home the other two would fight with him but it was only because they were trying to establish boundries. I always watch carefuly for it to get out of hand and so no one would get hurt. My older two did get in trouble for picking on the younger one but for the most part they were just tying to feel their way through having a new dog in the house. They were letting the puppy know what they would and would not accept. The puppy now knows that when Sparky is laying down he can't go up and bug him because Sparky doesn't want to be bugged, but he can go jump on Kahlua while she's sleeping because Kahlua will play. I guess my advice is a little of both. Separate them and tell them that fighting is not allowed but you also have to give them their space and them them learn what each other will tolerate. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 29, 2002 Posted June 29, 2002 You should let them be puppies and play fight. I have never seen pups do great harm to each other. This is when they learn bite inhabitin, how much pressure they can apply without hurting others, the other pups will yelp and snap at them to let them know. Also, this is a great way for them to exercise and to let off alot of the energy they have. But, as with any puppy they should always be watched over so as they dont get into anything. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 29, 2002 Posted June 29, 2002 I never said let them fight till they drew blood. I said let them duke it out TO A POINT. I agree that there should be no blood shed but I also think that they need to learn what each other will tolerate. My dogs have yet to draw blood on each other ad not let this happen. I do allow them to fight until it becomes too rough and then I step in. What happens if I'm not home and they have not learned each others boundries? I could come home to a serious problem. I would rather let them learn while I am home and able to keep and eye on things than have something happen while I'm not home Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 29, 2002 Posted June 29, 2002 my dalmations used to fight all the time, but they never hurt eachother. I think the best thing to do would be to let them get it out of their system unless they are too rough. are they big or small? are they inside dogs? are they the same breed? If one of them is bigger than the other, i would do something about it. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 29, 2002 Posted June 29, 2002 guest napisał(a):Puppies fighting. What should we do? Well there is fighting that is the kind of play pups do to learn how to be grown up dogs and handle themselves in a battle or dominance tussle and then there is FIGHTING which is not a good thing at all as the dogs have not figured out which dog is the dominant one in the relationship. As leader you should step in and call a halt to even play fighting when it gets to a point that you are unhappy with it. One of the privileges of being leader is you get to tell them when to knock it off :-) I bet you would get a lot of help at a puppy kindergarten and if your pups are too old for one then basic obedience classes would be a help. Quote
Peng1zrule Posted June 30, 2002 Posted June 30, 2002 guest napisał(a):Puppies fighting. What should we do? what kind of fighting? you need to give more information. Quote
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