Help my dogs keep fighting!

Hey,
I have two springer spaniels, one bitch aged 3 years with mental health problems and a 5 month old dog.
Ive had the dog a few weeks and they seemed to be getting on ok.
Now all of a sudden they have started to fight.

It starts by him jumping on her back (which she obviously dosnt like) and then she snaps and growls and he does the same and they start having a huge fight in my living room, I prize them apart and then it happens again and again.
I have tried my best to stop the puppy from jumping but he just wont listen.
Im at my wits end, my husband thinks the only option is to get rid of the puppy, I dont want this to happen, please please help!

What do you mean - your bitch has mental health problems?

She is very frightened of ALL people except for obviously us.
Last year she went missing up the mountain for 8 days we went through hell trying to find her, it has affected her deeply.

Then with respect, it may not have been the right time to bring a young boisterous pup into your home.

If she is feeling overwhelmed by the pup , and he is not picking up on her message to "leave him alone" then you need to intervene.

Do you have a crate for the pup, this way you can give her a little peace away from him.

I think you may need to seek professional help to give you first hand advice on this.

Good luck, and I hope you dont have to rehome the pup.

Were did you get him from, have you spoken to his breeder , to put them in the picture .

Where is middle earth? It would be helpful to know so a behaviourist might be recommended.

It won't be doing the pup any good to be learning to fight like this. Does he meet with other nicer dogs at all? If not you could end up with another problem.

You need someone to come and look at your situation and help you.

rune

Middle earth and lost up a mountain.

it has to be old stomping ground, Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud

yes, one does have to ask why get another dog if you existing one is troubled?

do you have any management routines in place, such as stair-gates, not leaving them alone together, indoor crates, etc?

I agree with the above. The other important thing to keep in mind is that your puppy's aggression might become a learned behaviour with other dogs.

I cracked up when I saw this! . I wonder how many of us have the OH in the back ground saying "yeh, and could you also add that we have a problem with ....... behaviour"

Go awaaaaaaay you miserable old man troll. If a forum 'full of women' bothers you so much, bog off and crawl back under the bridge you came from.

Pesky troll.

To the original poster (who has had her serious post taken over by a troll) silly question but are you sure they are fighting? the reason I ask is because some peeps do confuse play fighting with fighting, I've known it happen a few times

If it is real fighting then the first thing to do is separate them, via childgates etc and possibly even consider giving pup back to breeder if this is possible.

Good reputable trainers/behaviourists belong to:

www.apdt.co.uk
www.apbc.org.uk

don't be afraid to ask for help/advice, check out the sites. Don't go for just anyone in the yellow pages, as they may not be very good.

Wys
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