Tangaroo
Well-Known Member
My mum has a mini schnauzer dog who is 6 years old. She also has a terrrier X schnauzer bitch which is 7 yrs. The dog is actually a real wimp but when he meets other dogs he seems to use attack as the best form of defence!
I lost my dog on friday (she was 14yrs old) and one day i would like to rescue another dog.
Problem is, i spend a lot of time at my mums cos the horses live there and naturally my dog would come with me.
I would either have a puppy or a young bitch which is more likely to be timid than bolshy!
I worry that when i introduced it to mothers dogs, the male would attack her. He constantly hounds them and stands over them in an agressive manner and will actually attack them.
If the dog has a go back he will back off and leave them alone but obviously introducing a new young worried dog to this environment is not great and i wouldnt want to terrify the new dog.
How can we train the dog to accept others. Should he be muzzled when he meets new dogs in his own environment until he accepts them ? Should we tell him off if he goes for them?
Mum has been looking for an animal behaviourist to help but not yet found one, we are in Dorset.
Hope someone has some ideas cos i will not get another dog while he behaves like this which means my house will be empty for a long time!
Any ideas?
I lost my dog on friday (she was 14yrs old) and one day i would like to rescue another dog.
Problem is, i spend a lot of time at my mums cos the horses live there and naturally my dog would come with me.
I would either have a puppy or a young bitch which is more likely to be timid than bolshy!
I worry that when i introduced it to mothers dogs, the male would attack her. He constantly hounds them and stands over them in an agressive manner and will actually attack them.
If the dog has a go back he will back off and leave them alone but obviously introducing a new young worried dog to this environment is not great and i wouldnt want to terrify the new dog.
How can we train the dog to accept others. Should he be muzzled when he meets new dogs in his own environment until he accepts them ? Should we tell him off if he goes for them?
Mum has been looking for an animal behaviourist to help but not yet found one, we are in Dorset.
Hope someone has some ideas cos i will not get another dog while he behaves like this which means my house will be empty for a long time!
Any ideas?
