whiskers
Boxer Insane
Picking some brains here! I have a 15 month old Doberman who I've had for 3 weeks. She's turned into quite the bully! She really just focuses on Juno, which I'm assuming is just because Juno WANTS a playmate and will attempt to engage in play, and she's a tolerant saint and never corrects rude behavior (thanks for making my job harder, Juno).
Basically, unless Juno is sleeping, she is constantly being pestered by Cajun (Dobe). They can't be outside together because Cajun is always running into her trying to get her to play. If Juno wants to play with a toy, or run around the yard, she can't because Cajun is RIGHT THERE to interfere - trying to steal the toy from her or chase after her (and she's a complete shark and will bite at Juno's back/legs). Needless to say, we don't let them outside together. Which is a pain.
Off leash exercise has to be completely separate, which honestly is really annoying because I'd like to be able to just bring both of them to the park and not have it be a headache with constantly trying to just keep Cajun away from Juno.
Before we brought Cajun home, both dogs met and played together and one of the biggest selling points was how great they were together! They chased each other but there was no bullying behavior, no rough play or biting, I kept commenting on how NOT obnoxious Cajun was for a young dog! I want them to be able to play together but at the moment I'm really strict with their interactions because it always ends up being unfair play otherwise.
I'm constantly pulling Cajun away, separating them and having Cajun "cool down" for a moment, but I don't see progress and she always goes right back to causing trouble when given the chance. I don't know if I need more time/patience on my part; if Cajun just needs to age and mature; or if there is something other than a timeout that could be beneficial.
At the root of it I think I'm just dealing with a dog who had no dog-dog socialization and really just has no clue how to play appropriately. But I'm not another dog and don't know how to get through to her!
Basically, unless Juno is sleeping, she is constantly being pestered by Cajun (Dobe). They can't be outside together because Cajun is always running into her trying to get her to play. If Juno wants to play with a toy, or run around the yard, she can't because Cajun is RIGHT THERE to interfere - trying to steal the toy from her or chase after her (and she's a complete shark and will bite at Juno's back/legs). Needless to say, we don't let them outside together. Which is a pain.
Off leash exercise has to be completely separate, which honestly is really annoying because I'd like to be able to just bring both of them to the park and not have it be a headache with constantly trying to just keep Cajun away from Juno.
Before we brought Cajun home, both dogs met and played together and one of the biggest selling points was how great they were together! They chased each other but there was no bullying behavior, no rough play or biting, I kept commenting on how NOT obnoxious Cajun was for a young dog! I want them to be able to play together but at the moment I'm really strict with their interactions because it always ends up being unfair play otherwise.
I'm constantly pulling Cajun away, separating them and having Cajun "cool down" for a moment, but I don't see progress and she always goes right back to causing trouble when given the chance. I don't know if I need more time/patience on my part; if Cajun just needs to age and mature; or if there is something other than a timeout that could be beneficial.
At the root of it I think I'm just dealing with a dog who had no dog-dog socialization and really just has no clue how to play appropriately. But I'm not another dog and don't know how to get through to her!