Chamberlain
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My neighbor and good friend bought an Austrian Sheppard puppy the day after I bought Chamberlain. We waited until the puppies had their second round of shots and then introduced them to each other. It did not go so well.
The problem is that her puppy was the only puppy born out of the litter and is VERY dominate. Chamberlain is very well behaved and understands doggie manners. (His big sister is a good teacher.)
We brought the dogs to my backyard and stood by ready to intervene at any moment. Chamberlain was the perfect gentleman and just wanted to play, run around, chase and share his toys. Well my friends Austrian Sheppard just wanted to wrestle and dominate Chamberlain, even when he would submit. I felt so bad for my little boy! Her puppy kept pinning him and biting him, even when Chamberlain would cry out, he wouldn’t stop. Several times we would re-direct her puppies attention and a couple times she would have to pick up him up.
We then decided that we would walk them together and see if that helped. Nope…
So then we brought her two year old Austrian Sheppard in the mix to be a calming presence and to break up any fights. Well he tried but her puppy wouldn’t even listen to the older dog! Chamberlain kept trying to play with the older dog, but the other puppy would just run and tackle him. Finally Chamberlain had enough, he growled and snapped at the other puppy.
I am just frustrated because I don’t know how to make the situation better. We both want our dogs to be friends because we plan on doing a lot together with the dogs! Does anyone has any ideas to improve our puppies “relationship?”
The problem is that her puppy was the only puppy born out of the litter and is VERY dominate. Chamberlain is very well behaved and understands doggie manners. (His big sister is a good teacher.)
We brought the dogs to my backyard and stood by ready to intervene at any moment. Chamberlain was the perfect gentleman and just wanted to play, run around, chase and share his toys. Well my friends Austrian Sheppard just wanted to wrestle and dominate Chamberlain, even when he would submit. I felt so bad for my little boy! Her puppy kept pinning him and biting him, even when Chamberlain would cry out, he wouldn’t stop. Several times we would re-direct her puppies attention and a couple times she would have to pick up him up.
We then decided that we would walk them together and see if that helped. Nope…
So then we brought her two year old Austrian Sheppard in the mix to be a calming presence and to break up any fights. Well he tried but her puppy wouldn’t even listen to the older dog! Chamberlain kept trying to play with the older dog, but the other puppy would just run and tackle him. Finally Chamberlain had enough, he growled and snapped at the other puppy.
I am just frustrated because I don’t know how to make the situation better. We both want our dogs to be friends because we plan on doing a lot together with the dogs! Does anyone has any ideas to improve our puppies “relationship?”