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hi,  i have an 18 month old american bulldog. about 90lbs,  just recently got a new female american bulldog.  since coming home, they have been all over each other playing and such.  i would have figured the older dog would be rough on her, but it is the other way around. he just paws at her and when he does put his mouth over her, he doesnt bite down at all.  she on the other hand is a terror to him.  since’s she’s got the razor sharp puppy teeth, she’s been bite marks all over his face and jowls.  doesnt seem to bother him much but i don’t want it to get infected and need the behavior to stop.  i have her not nipping at me, my family or friends, but when it comes to the other dog, she is ruthless.  i’d like to calm down this situation so that when she does get to be 90 or more lbs, she doesnt cause him serious injury.  any help will be appreciated. thank you

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Wow – I have a similar problem. I have a 20 month old male boxer, Oscar (neutered), and a 4 month old female boxer, Nelly. She does exactly the same thing to him, grabs his jowls and basically hangs off them. You’d think this would hurt him, it REALLY hurts us, as her teeth are razor sharp. But he just lets her – sometimes he tries to throw her off, but he never growls at her or looses his temper with her.  Poor Oscar has scars on his face from her. She really fires up at him, and he just lets her. He now teases her with the chew toys, which gets her even more agro. I’m at a loss what to do, except for keeping them apart, but I don’t want to do that as I think it’s important for the two dogs to be together. I’d also appreciate any advice you can offer. BTW – Mr.Howe, if you respond to this, it’ll be a waste of time as you are on my blocked list and I can’t read your trash anyway.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> hi,  i have an 18 month old american bulldog. about 90lbs,  just recently got a > new female american bulldog.  since coming home, they have been all over each > other playing and such.  i would have figured the older dog would be rough on > her, but it is the other way around. he just paws at her and when he does put > his mouth over her, he doesnt bite down at all.  she on the other hand is a > terror to him.  since’s she’s got the razor sharp puppy teeth, she’s been bite > marks all over his face and jowls.  doesnt seem to bother him much but i don’t > want it to get infected and need the behavior to stop.  i have her not nipping > at me, my family or friends, but when it comes to the other dog, she is > ruthless.  i’d like to calm down this situation so that when she does get to be > 90 or more lbs, she doesnt cause him serious injury.  any help will be > appreciated. thank you

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normal little dog big dog behavior,just imagine what it would be like with 4 pups – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Wow – I have a similar problem. I have a 20 month old male boxer, Oscar > (neutered), and a 4 month old female boxer, Nelly. She does exactly the same > thing to him, grabs his jowls and basically hangs off them. You’d think this > would hurt him, it REALLY hurts us, as her teeth are razor sharp. But he > just lets her – sometimes he tries to throw her off, but he never growls at > her or looses his temper with her.  Poor Oscar has scars on his face from > her. She really fires up at him, and he just lets her. He now teases her > with the chew toys, which gets her even more agro. I’m at a loss what to do, > except for keeping them apart, but I don’t want to do that as I think it’s > important for the two dogs to be together. > I’d also appreciate any advice you can offer. > BTW – Mr.Howe, if you respond to this, it’ll be a waste of time as you are > on my blocked list and I can’t read your trash anyway. > hi,  i have an 18 month old american bulldog. about 90lbs,  just recently > got a > new female american bulldog.  since coming home, they have been all over > each > other playing and such.  i would have figured the older dog would be rough > on > her, but it is the other way around. he just paws at her and when he does > put > his mouth over her, he doesnt bite down at all.  she on the other hand is > a > terror to him.  since’s she’s got the razor sharp puppy teeth, she’s been > bite > marks all over his face and jowls.  doesnt seem to bother him much but i > don’t > want it to get infected and need the behavior to stop.  i have her not > nipping > at me, my family or friends, but when it comes to the other dog, she is > ruthless.  i’d like to calm down this situation so that when she does get > to be > 90 or more lbs, she doesnt cause him serious injury.  any help will be > appreciated. thank you

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Relax. The older dog will take care of it when he’s had it. It’s his face, after all. Let him deal with it. Jane Webb  & Moonpie & Raisin Pie

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I agree with Jane….dogs don’t need us humans to ’sort them out’ they are quite capable of doing it for themselves (they have done for hundreds of years)  plus, they are a lot more patient than we, and what would irrate the life out of us, they will put up with for a lot longer…..don’t panic. AM Information on Weimaraners http://sites.netscape.net/annemariebrad/index.htm Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

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I guess you’re right – thanks for all the advice…

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I agree with Jane….dogs don’t need us humans to ’sort them out’ > they are quite capable of doing it for themselves (they have done > for hundreds of years)  plus, they are a lot more patient than > we, and what would irrate the life out of us, they will put up > with for a lot longer…..don’t panic. > AM > Information on Weimaraners > http://sites.netscape.net/annemariebrad/index.htm > Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. > Up to 100 minutes free! > http://www.keen.com

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> hi,  i have an 18 month old american bulldog. about 90lbs,  just recently got a > new female american bulldog.  since coming home, they have been all over each > other playing and such.  i would have figured the older dog would be rough on > her, but it is the other way around. he just paws at her and when he does put > his mouth over her, he doesnt bite down at all.  she on the other hand is a > terror to him.  since’s she’s got the razor sharp puppy teeth, she’s been bite > marks all over his face and jowls.  doesnt seem to bother him much but i don’t > want it to get infected and need the behavior to stop.  i have her not nipping > at me, my family or friends, but when it comes to the other dog, she is > ruthless.  i’d like to calm down this situation so that when she does get to be > 90 or more lbs, she doesnt cause him serious injury.  any help will be > appreciated. thank you

Hello Chuq, As the leader of your family pack, it is your obligation to set the rules for appropriate behavior. Your adult dog is depending on you to supervise the little one and protect him from all discomfort and provide for all of his needs, or he’ll have to do it himself. Your puppy is depending on you to set the limits and appropriately guide and teach her the rules of your home… or else she will have to set them herself. You can easily learn to use sound distraction and praise techniques to interrupt and break any inappropriate behaviors without becoming a player or competitior in the activity, and turning it into a negative attention getting device. The posters in this thread who tell you to allow the dogs to sort it out on their own, sound to me like extremely incompetent, lazy, individuals, who would prefer to have the dogs dictate the rules of the house, and when situations become out of control, will continue to punish and confront their dogs when ignoring their inappropriate behavior (as long as it doesn’t bother them) is no longer acceptable to themselves. Their selfishness and inconsideration for any living being other than themselves is ASTOUNDING… No wonder they are here looking for solutions to their own dog behavior problems, while they continue to criticize me for giving solutions that do not require physical punishment or confrontation to insure a peaceable, calm, home environment. You can get all the information you need to properly handle and train your dog using non force, non confrontational, scientific and psychological conditioning techniques, from the Wits’ End Dog Training Method manual available for free at http://www.doggydoright.com "Thus we should beware of clinging to vulgar opinions, and judge things by reason’s way, not by popular say." Montaigne "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." Salvor Hardin "If you cannot convince them, confuse them." H.S. Truman. DRAINING THE SWAMP, AND RELOCATING THE GATORS… j;~) "CUSTOM WILL RECONCILE PEOPLE TO ANY ATROCITY." G.B. Shaw. "I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives."                                              Leo Tolstoy Is it any wonder that the following sig file has generated more complaints to my personal email than any other controversial post I have made to date, bar none?:                                             caveat If you have to do things to your dog to train him, that you would rather not have to do, then you shouldn’t be doing them. If you have a dog trainer that tells you to jerk your dog around, choke him, pinch his ears, or twist his toes, shock, shake, slap, scold, hit, or punish him in any manner, that corrections are appropriate, that the dog won’t think of you as the punisher, or that corrections are not harmful, or if they can’t train your dog to do what you want, look for a trainer that knows Howe. Sincerely, Jerry Howe, Wits’ End Dog Training http://www.doggydoright.com Nature, to be mastered, must be obeyed.                       -Francis Bacon- There are terrible people who, instead of solving a problem, bungle it and make it more difficult for all who come after.  Who ever can’t hit the nail on the head should, please, not hit at all.                      -Nietzsche- The abilities to think, rationalize and solve problems are learned qualities. The Wits’ End Dog Training Method challenges the learning centers in the dogs brain. These centers, once challenged, develop and continue to grow exponentially, to make him smarter. The Wits’ End Dog Training method capitalizes on praising split seconds of canine thought, strategy, and timing, not mindless hours of forced repetition, constant corrections, and scolding.                   -Jerry Howe-

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<< extremely incompetent, lazy, >individuals, >Their selfishness and inconsideration for any living being other than >themselves is ASTOUNDING>>

You know nothing about me, nor my dogs …..so don’t judge me … <<… No wonder they are here looking for >solutions to their own dog behavior problems>>

Did I ever post asking for a solution to my dogs problems??  I think not, my dogs have no behaviour problems Information on Weimaraners http://sites.netscape.net/annemariebrad/index.htm Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

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