Arghhh - we have just had a dog fight :(

[Ravenwood]

Recently Rosie has shown very agressive jealousy traits. For example, when she is on someone's lap and Toby comes up for a stroke she growls and goes for his neck - its usually Toby but very occassionally Flyn too.

I have never been too bothered about this - she is just a pup trying to assert her position and we have dealt with it by a very sharp "NO", shoving her down and continuing to stroke the other dog - hope this was the right thing to do!

However, just now, they were all in the other room playing with an old football and a bit of a fight broke out.

I actually left them for a minute because I think Toby or Flyn need to put her in her place themselves and teach her a lesson but unfortunately they are both such wimps and too well mannered to retaliate that she was getting the better of them.

So I grabbed her by the scruff, shook her and put her outside for ten minutes.

If anyone has any better suggestions on how to deal with this I would be most grateful - I have never experienced this before.

ETA: I have just let her back in and they are all contently sleeping!

 

[CAYLA]

I agree your dogs are not going to reprimand her and u did the job, you are correct to push her from your lap when she is snapping at the dogs and dislodging her from the what she is trying to posess, and you also gave her a short sharp shock when attempting to fight, she will now get the message if this should happen again, this is the consiquence, she is obs pushing her luck, typical woman

 

[Ravenwood]

Thanks Cayla - its a bit of a worry really, I'm hoping she will learn her pecking order and grow out of it.

She had her second jab today so she will be able to go to puppy classes soon - I think it will do her good!

 

[Ranyhyn]

The only thing I can add is, nip in in the bud, make it firm, make it fast and make sure it does the job.

My old collie x and labxpsringer used to fight like the clappers, it was really awful and at the age of 8 I hadnt a clue and my mother, well she had less of one!

 

[mymare]

Hey R!

Oh dear, these collies give us a run for their money don't they! lol! The "boys" (Ike and Bud) used to fight at around the same age. I remember trying to prise them apart when they were only a few months old. The pecking order seemed to change every few days, but they clearly felt they had to re-establish it daily!! I blame the start of my grey hairs on them!! Hate to say it but there is still no love lost between them. Sounds to me like the boys have a new boss.

Enjoy!! lol

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[mymare]

The only thing I can add is, nip in in the bud, make it firm, make it fast and make sure it does the job.

My old collie x and labxpsringer used to fight like the clappers, it was really awful and at the age of 8 I hadnt a clue and my mother, well she had less of one!

I did exactly the same to mine as Ravenwood is, but they still hate each other! aaaargh!

 

[Magicmadge]

I have mother and daughter Parsons and we went through a stage of them fighting, very nasty and frightening. It was difficult to sperate them and i worried i would get bitten in the process. Mother got some nasty bite marks during one episode and i was begining to think we would have to rehome daughter. I don't have balls, bones, sticks etc when they are playing together as these are trigger points, the last fight was christmas day just as we were sitting down to dinner (really dampened for the festive spirit) over a paper hat of all things but i think the sound of xmas crackers had excited them also. This may not go down too well, but i keep a crop in the house in case they start and pick it up and point it at them if i think something is brewing but it seems to diffuse things as they have both had a crack over the botton before during a nasty fight, Safer than putting my hands between them.

 

[Ravenwood]

Thanks for everyone's replies

There haven't been any grumblings since but we are very aware not to let the situation arise at all now if we can help it.

Who would have thought that such a scrawny little mutt could cause so much chaos!

 

[Booboos]

I think you are on the right track with your reactions and they should work. If you can cut out all priviledges, i.e. no jumping on the sofa, no jumping on your bed (if you allow this), she should be fed last, etc. Also, if possible catch her early so that if she so much at looks at another dog crossly react.

Removing her and isolating her should get the message across!