Chula Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Yesterday Chula and I were at a friend's house visiting Chula's boyfriend. He's a 12 year old lab who puts up with her hyperactivity and there is never any snapping or aggression. She's played with another older dog and she was ok except when he tried to take the toy she was chewing and she nipped at him. So, anyway, my friends neighbor has a 4 month male newfie puppy. Chula hated him. He was a big ole bumbling puppy trying to play and she was not having any of it. How much do you let dogs work it out on their own? I didn't want her to bite the puppy, and she was definitely not happy (tense, tail down, ears front) but she wasn't growling or snarling, she just didn't want him to sniff her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 some dogs simply don't get along Diamond is very, very friendly but there are two dogs he really hates and since then I've been keeping an eye every time he met a dog for the first time. Usually the signs are obvious. If he's tense and keep giving warnings to every attempt the other dog makes to initiate a play, then that's it. I'd try to keep Diamond away from that other dog. Don't be too quick to judge though you can try let them meet again from a distance and see if she's still annoyed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I generally let them work most things out on there own tbh the only time i did NOT let Skye take things further was when she first met Connie a cocker spaniel puppy at the time she was TINY and only about 8 - 9 weeks old... Skye got jelous and her hackles went up and teeth bared and she would have seriously hurt her if we let her "get on with it" so we seperated and tried again later to which she was abs fine then and they have been every since though Skye likes to dominate her. Perhaps keep introducing them but for short periods at a time she may just be a bit wary at first, atleast she is not like Shadow who will point blank ignore a puppy he infact has only just started playing with Connie as she has got to an "acceptable" age in his eyes (she is about 6 7 months now i think lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Let them play and sort themselves out. Keep and eye out for any real fighting, but Huskies playfight a lot as puppies. It's all part of the socialisation and learning that you are not always top of the pack. If you interfere when they don't seem comfortable then she'll never overcome her shyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Yeah these people were pretty protective of their puppy even though he is 2 times her size, so I just let them sniff a couple times. He did keep trying to sniff her incision so that could be part of why she was wary. They were both leashed. It was so strange to see the difference in body language. With the lab she's ears back and licking his chin. With this puppy it was really tense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 If they were leashed then that's a different story. Dogs like most animals have a fight or flight reflex. If they are off lead they'll sniff then wander off, free to do so, and so they stay calm. On leash though, they can't run away from danger, so they can act aggressively towards other dogs, saying "look, I can't run away from you so I'm just warning you off" The other dog is in the same posotion and so a fight kicks off where if they were off lead it wouldn't have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I didn't feel comfortable having her off leash because she's just 10 days past spay. Plus they had tons of feral cat poop in the yard, which she loves to munch on. Maybe next time they can be off lead. The other puppy was not even a tiny bit aggressive he was disappointed she wouldnt play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I would highly doubt the puppy would be aggressive anyway at that age, I would let them meet off lead it will be much more relaxed for both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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