Guest Anonymous Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Ouer new pup Troy, a 4 month old Neapolitan Mastiff, is starting to show signs of aggression to my 3 year old Dogue De Bordeaux, Zeus. Everytime I pet Zeus, Troy starts barking at him and sometimes nips him. If Zeus wags his tail Troy tries to jump up and bite it, and just recently, if Zeus falls asleep he usually snores, Troy starts growling and barking at him. I am really worried about Troy as Zeus is a good natured dog but if Troy continues to act in an aggressive manner towards him I'm afraid that Zeus will seriously harm Troy as he's a very big, powerful dog and I know what damage he is capable of causing. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Both cool dogs, but did you research the breeds before you bought them as both are dominant and are dog aggressive? I have read in a lot of cases that it is impossible to house 2 dogs of these breeds together as they usually get really aggressive with each other. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 well u know pups well ur other dog is VERY good natured by the sound of it most older dogs would not tolerate any wrongness from a pup well i heard that 2 male dogs dont get along and 2 females dogs dont get along Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Anonymous napisał(a):Ouer new pup Troy, a 4 month old Neapolitan Mastiff, is starting to show signs of aggression to my 3 year old Dogue De Bordeaux, Zeus. Everytime I pet Zeus, Troy starts barking at him and sometimes nips him. If Zeus wags his tail Troy tries to jump up and bite it, and just recently, if Zeus falls asleep he usually snores, Troy starts growling and barking at him. I am really worried about Troy as Zeus is a good natured dog but if Troy continues to act in an aggressive manner towards him I'm afraid that Zeus will seriously harm Troy as he's a very big, powerful dog and I know what damage he is capable of causing. You should probably see a behaviorist IN PERSON about this issue but from what I "hear" you have a pushy pup who plans to be pack leader and an adult dog who will soon notice the pup is past his 'age limit for tolerance from adults' which may mean your adult dog will flatten him a couple of times until the pup learns better or if your adult dog is not properly socialized with his own specie's ettiquette he could kill the pup over a transgression or he might let the pup be in charge (which does not bode well for you if the pup is that dominant the adult will let it take over) Good luck - I really think in person professional help from someone who is more than a 'dog trainer' is in order here for your home situation to work out. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 31, 2002 Posted July 31, 2002 a behaviorist yes, contact the breeder for tips, do not allow this sort of thing, come down on pup like a ton of bricks, but do not be cruel, you are alpha let him know it, it must be kurbed asap Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 1, 2002 Posted August 1, 2002 I've actually got two male dogs together and they are great together! Both unneautured. A Dobie and an Ori-pei. (PLEASE don't bomb me for having an Ori-pei. PLEASE???) Maybe it's just a puppy thing?? I agree with the behaviorist plan, though. Without actually seeing what's going on, I couldn't really tell you much, and with him being a large breed, he may make trouble if he is aggressive. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 1, 2002 Posted August 1, 2002 DobieGal napisał(a):I've actually got two male dogs together and they are great together! Both unneautured. A Dobie and an Ori-pei. (PLEASE don't bomb me for having an Ori-pei. PLEASE???) Maybe it's just a puppy thing?? I agree with the behaviorist plan, though. Without actually seeing what's going on, I couldn't really tell you much, and with him being a large breed, he may make trouble if he is aggressive. Just so you know its not the owning of the results of a misbreeders actions I abhor its the breeding of them in the first place for no better reason than profits from pups. I really and sincerly hope you do not see the many health problems this cross normally produces. Quote
Aroura Posted August 1, 2002 Posted August 1, 2002 Two of my favourite breeds :D :D :D Personally I think the dogs will be fine, it sounds like your pup just wants to play... of course I could be wrong but thats what my Boxer Lily does when she wants to play. She is rather a dominant dog and has taken to beating up the other dogs over bones but thats unrelated and I'm working on it, none of the fights so far have been serious and the other dogs are willing to back down, which also worrys me as Lily is only 7 months old and as far as I'm concerned shouldn't be top dog! Anyway, good luck with your pair, their great breeds and they'll bring you a great deal of joy for years to come! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 1, 2002 Posted August 1, 2002 [quote name='Aroura']Two of my favourite breeds :D :D :D Personally I think the dogs will be fine, it sounds like your pup just wants to play... of course I could be wrong but thats what my Boxer Lily does when she wants to play. She is rather a dominant dog and has taken to beating up the other dogs over bones but thats unrelated and I'm working on it, none of the fights so far have been serious and the other dogs are willing to back down, which also worrys me as Lily is only 7 months old and as far as I'm concerned shouldn't be top dog! Anyway, good luck with your pair, their great breeds and they'll bring you a great deal of joy for years to come! It dose not sound like play, it is far more serious, it needs sorting out asap Why are you leaving bones around if it causes fights? You say no fights have been serious... the next word you should have said wasYET I would also keep an eye on the puppy of yours, kurb this aggression it is not play. Quote
Smooshie Posted August 1, 2002 Posted August 1, 2002 Are your dogs neutered? This tends to help curb aggression in male dogs.Good luck :) I hope you can resolve the situation soon...while the pup is still small enough to manage,or you might be in for some big problems. Quote
Aroura Posted August 9, 2002 Posted August 9, 2002 [quote name='Anonymous']Why are you leaving bones around if it causes fights? You say no fights have been serious... the next word you should have said wasYET I don't leave bones lying around, I feed them bones and for some reason Lily has both and Tessa want one thats when they scruff. I do realize this is a problem and if I had real reason to worry I would do something about it. They are dogs though, they sort themselves out and there is always someone home if anything did ever get out of control. Lily is 8 months old, she is still at the stage of her life where they are sorting out pack order, she's not after blood. Quote
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