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24-02-2011, 12:49 PM
Originally Posted by Saffy 
The GSD is extremely Alpha, not with me, but a very strong confident dog
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24-02-2011, 12:52 PM
Today the puppy was able to walk about and my GSD ignored him, baby steps but each day seems to be a bit better?
I really wish for this to work out. I don't want to rehome the new puppy. I'll feel a failure! He's such a lovely dog
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24-02-2011, 12:55 PM
I thought you had three males
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24-02-2011, 12:57 PM
Originally Posted by Saffy
Is in need of some help. I recently rescued a 6 month old American Staff dog. He wasn't physically abused, but just left outside day and night. I have two other dogs. A 10 month old tyme bully and a 7 year GSD.
The bully and the staffie adore each other..but the GSD keeps going to attack him. The Staffie is scared and not fighting back. They go for walks together and he'll leave him be, with the odd bit of charging, but that's it. Inside the house They have to be in separate rooms. I'm doing everything I can to make my gsd feel totally secure abut his place in the pack with the new arrivel and that he's a good thing.
It took him about a week to relax with my new bully, but she was only 8 weeks old. It's now been 2 weeks and he still wants to attack him.
Please help????
It is very upsetting to watch a dog being bullied in this way by another one, but unless the Staffie is actually being injured, I would tend to keep hands off and see if the Staffie, like Ben, gets fed up and stands up for himself. With a dog like a Staffie though, they have very powerful jaws and if actually bites the GSD, you could have a large vet bill on your hands. It would IMO clear the air though.
This is always a difficult one, when you have two dogs of a similar rank - I am guessing that is the case, because by now the Staffie would have submitted and the GSD would stop the bullying.
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24-02-2011, 12:59 PM
Originally Posted by ClaireandDaisy
But is he neutered. (Don`t want to get into a dominance discussion
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24-02-2011, 01:00 PM
Originally Posted by ClaireandDaisy
Are the males neutered? Is the GSD timid?
I think you should look at getting a good behaviourist in to observe. Please don`t use anyone who uses pack theory or Dog Listener or Whisperer principles though.
Never the twain shall meet!!
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24-02-2011, 01:01 PM
Originally Posted by Saffy
My Bitch has just come into season, so maybe that's the core of the problem?
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Hope it continues to improve.
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