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So of course, my smallest dog is my biggest trouble-maker. On the 4th of July he went after Penny and wasn't going to let up so my mom and I managed to kick them apart and he ran after her again so I grabbed him by the tail, he flipped around to bite me, but i anticipated it so I moved my hand fast enough to scruff him and pin him to the ground across the room where he promptly peed all over himself and me and made no more attempt to get up or move. I held him there for about a minute or two, made sure he was calm, let him back up, and put him in my room away from everyone else for a time out for several hours.
This is the first time he's ever gone after Penny and ever started a fight like that, he's usually just a snarky jerk who snaps/growls at other dogs when he feels overwhelmed by them. Or just when he feels like it. I just chalked it up to him being stressed by all of the festivities of the weekend.
Well ever since then, he's been more snarky with Peyton (he was always kinda of snarky with her before but much worse now) and I keep finding scratches from him nipping her all over her beautiful face and she's getting scars from it and it's really starting to piss me off
I just started separating them during the day when I'm not here to supervise so he gets to stay inside the house while Penny and Peyton can have the garage conversion and backyard to themselves. But he's so fast that even when I'm home, he can get her in less than a second if I'm not on top of him all the time so now I'm thinking about getting him a muzzle for when they are together so he can't even have the chance of hurting her anymore.
I'm hoping that after a while of him not being able to go after her, I'll be able to wean him off of the muzzle and they'll be able to peacefully coexist again.
I've also knocked him down several pegs on the doggie totem poll at my house so he's on the very bottom:
1. He gets fed last every single time no matter what I'm feeding them, from meals to treats to recreational bones.
2. He's not allowed on any furniture anymore (obviously not enforced when I'm not home, which kinda sucks but I think it gets the point across when everyone else is and he isn't when I'm there to love on them).
3. He used to get to walk ahead of everyone else on walks/runs, now I make sure to keep him at the back of the pack.
4. If he makes any sort of aggressive/dominant move towards any of my pets, I put him in time out.
5. I praise him when he is being a good, nice boy and leaving poor Peyton alone.
I really love this dog but I'm getting so frustrated with him. If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm open to it!
This is the first time he's ever gone after Penny and ever started a fight like that, he's usually just a snarky jerk who snaps/growls at other dogs when he feels overwhelmed by them. Or just when he feels like it. I just chalked it up to him being stressed by all of the festivities of the weekend.
Well ever since then, he's been more snarky with Peyton (he was always kinda of snarky with her before but much worse now) and I keep finding scratches from him nipping her all over her beautiful face and she's getting scars from it and it's really starting to piss me off
I just started separating them during the day when I'm not here to supervise so he gets to stay inside the house while Penny and Peyton can have the garage conversion and backyard to themselves. But he's so fast that even when I'm home, he can get her in less than a second if I'm not on top of him all the time so now I'm thinking about getting him a muzzle for when they are together so he can't even have the chance of hurting her anymore.
I'm hoping that after a while of him not being able to go after her, I'll be able to wean him off of the muzzle and they'll be able to peacefully coexist again.
I've also knocked him down several pegs on the doggie totem poll at my house so he's on the very bottom:
1. He gets fed last every single time no matter what I'm feeding them, from meals to treats to recreational bones.
2. He's not allowed on any furniture anymore (obviously not enforced when I'm not home, which kinda sucks but I think it gets the point across when everyone else is and he isn't when I'm there to love on them).
3. He used to get to walk ahead of everyone else on walks/runs, now I make sure to keep him at the back of the pack.
4. If he makes any sort of aggressive/dominant move towards any of my pets, I put him in time out.
5. I praise him when he is being a good, nice boy and leaving poor Peyton alone.
I really love this dog but I'm getting so frustrated with him. If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm open to it!