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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 243215" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Daisy, </p><p> </p><p>The time outs are good as long as BOTH dogs are going IN a kennel cab. It's very hard to understand dog language, becuause what WE perceive as aggression and murder between dogs is them working things out on their own level. </p><p> </p><p>Was there any food/bone/treat/person between them that caused a reason for them to get their hackles up? Also the MORE energy you and Nicole put into pulling them apart? The more it will feed the negative behavior. Best case scenario? NO ONE fights - but beyond that? ALWAYS pull the non-dominant dog first and just put her in her crate WITHOUT a word. In my experience with ours it's actually best to just let them work it out. To stop them? A distraction is best. Slam a book on the coffee table or slam it shut, shake a coke can taped shut with rocks in it then throw it. Do it without yelling, NO should be said in a firm and deep tone, and try to keep a frame of mind that is mellow. Pretty hard to do since we don't have a lot of experience pulling apart biting and fighting dogs. </p><p> </p><p>If you do see them going to lip raising and posturing and the body language says "look kid -I'm gonna bite you' then certainly distract or in a loud tone use your NO word - then add a snap, use YOUR body language, and take the aggressor out of the equation. </p><p> </p><p>I'm betting it's cabin fever....lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 243215, member: 4964"] Daisy, The time outs are good as long as BOTH dogs are going IN a kennel cab. It's very hard to understand dog language, becuause what WE perceive as aggression and murder between dogs is them working things out on their own level. Was there any food/bone/treat/person between them that caused a reason for them to get their hackles up? Also the MORE energy you and Nicole put into pulling them apart? The more it will feed the negative behavior. Best case scenario? NO ONE fights - but beyond that? ALWAYS pull the non-dominant dog first and just put her in her crate WITHOUT a word. In my experience with ours it's actually best to just let them work it out. To stop them? A distraction is best. Slam a book on the coffee table or slam it shut, shake a coke can taped shut with rocks in it then throw it. Do it without yelling, NO should be said in a firm and deep tone, and try to keep a frame of mind that is mellow. Pretty hard to do since we don't have a lot of experience pulling apart biting and fighting dogs. If you do see them going to lip raising and posturing and the body language says "look kid -I'm gonna bite you' then certainly distract or in a loud tone use your NO word - then add a snap, use YOUR body language, and take the aggressor out of the equation. I'm betting it's cabin fever....lol. [/QUOTE]
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