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So my idiot ex brother-in-law got a female puppy around four years ago when he already had two other female dogs. At first they all used not get along at all until he got one fixed then only two would continue too fight then after a while things calmed down but occasionally the puppy will try to "dominate" the other dog. She will wait until the other dog is in a vulnerable position and she'll try to attack her. Well he decided that he didn't want her anymore so he tried to get rid of her but I felt bad so I'm trying to take her in instead of taking her to a shelter but I'm having a lot of trouble with her.
Our other dog that we have is really well behaved, but she does not like him being anywhere near her, when ever she sees him she will start to growl and go after him. he doesn't really do anything except hide behind me (its pretty funny cause shes half his size and hes a huge mutt.) We tried introducing them on neutral grounds down the street and she was okay with him there but now whenever she sees him she growls.
We let her walk around the house while we putt him in another room but she will go over and growl at him under the door. She also goes around the house trying to mark things which I thought was weird cause I thought only male dogs did that. We keep an eye on her the whole time and have her on leash so we can catch her doing it but she still tries.
I don't want her to end up in a shelter but If i cant get her to change I don't have much of a choice.
I already have to pay for her medical bills and stuff so I can't really afford a trainer at the moment and when I can it'll be too late.
Is there anything I can do too train these behaviors out of her?
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>>2205992
Keep giving her lots and lots of treats. Dogs don't need anything other than cookies, she's being aggressive because you aren't spoiling her enough :P
Don't yell at her either because that would be scary for her!
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>>2205998
Wouldn't that be rewarding her aggression?
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>>2206000
He's trolling you.
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>>2206020
Thank you I'll give them a try
She really is a sweet dog so I don't want to get rid of her.
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You could try counterconditioning exercises with her (see below.)
Also, definitely good move keeping her on leash to prevent her from being able to go after your other dog. The more she is allowed to do it, the more ingrained the behavior becomes so you definitely want to prevent it as much as possible, and also reward ANY good interactions she has with him.
You may have luck training her, but in the end she still might need to find a different home with no other dogs. Kudos to you for being willing to try, just don't be surprised if things don't work out the way you hope.
Re:counterconditioning, here is a good article that goes over dog-dog reactivity and gives a good run-down of some counterconditioning exercises to help change the dog's emotional response to the presence of the other dog: http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/13_4/features/Dog-Fighting-Behavior-Aggression_16214-1.html
I know it's a long article but bear with it, it has a lot of good info in it.
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>>2206052
We already kinda assumed it was stress cause she's in a new environment, maybe time will calm her down though.
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