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Guys, I need someone who knows about dog behavior.
My Malamute/Husky mix, who is fully grown, just attacked his puppy we just brought home.
We had to rush the puppy to the vet due to a puncture in his neck, but no serious wounds besides that.
My question is what could make my dog do this? He has visited them numerous times without attacking and he even was playing with the puppy for a solid 5 to 10 minutes before the attack.
He is normally a very mellow and non-aggressive dog. What the hell happened?
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ignore the flipped image because I'm an idiot.
I just need answers. My room mate and I are baffled that he would go from playing and just being mellow to full on trying to attack him and any answers would be very appreciated.
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>>2331076
You brought a new dog into his territory. What did you expect?
Huskies and malamutes have a high prey drive too and are generally not safe around small fluffy animals, including small dogs.
When I brought a new dog home with my husky, we kept them separated for like 3 weeks and just walked them close together everyday. Even when I was comfortable that my husky wasn't acting territorial anymore, I still never left them alone together until the puppy was big enough not to be seen as prey.
No one can really tell you the exact reason why the attack happened without witnessing it. The puppy might have overstepped its bounds, the puppy might have triggered the chase and kill instinct in your dog, your dog might have been resource guarding a toy/bed/food and attacked.
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>>2331076
Male adults are pretty murderous against male puppies
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>>2331088
I'm sorry that this happened to you but I'm glad that you realized what you did wrong and that you'll work to not let this happen again. You're like, the most civil and reasonable person who's solicited advice that I've seen on /an/. Hope your puppy is feeling better.
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>>2331088
Shit happens, learning from it is what separates you from the trash. Keep the pup in its own area. Feed them slightly closer together everyday, with a barrier. Let them work out the pecking order through other things instead of physical violence. Not much different than introducing chickens into an established flock. If you put them right in, they will die. Slowly acclimate them, and they will get picked on only.
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