second pics says that was good third pic says got anymore. They just need time to play or wear each other out, are they fighting or just playing rough? could be a king of the house thing
Just playing rough for sure. Neither one of them have yelped when they're nipping at each other, they've both laid on their backs and exposed their bellies, and they've both had the other one's neck in their mouth and done nothing about it. Gluteus has calmed down a lot, but Maximus won't leave him the hell alone.
nothing but time will fix that....try putting a blanket over the top of the cage and a blanket down to make them feel more safe while being in there.
Yea, I have a blanket for Maximus but I need to get something set up for the little guy. Should I set their cages in the same room or keep them apart?
Turn on a radio on a low volume. I have to do that with my 6 month old German Shepard/rottweiler mix. He will bark and cry unless I leave a radio on.
How tall is the Rottweiler?
I could definitely try that. I'm not sure how tall he is but he rests his head on the couch armrests all the time
Definitely has a bit of everything in him, not just rott.
to get them used to each other put them in a room with a baby gate dividing them or something that will allow them to interact/ see each other but not contact. you must get him fixed or else there will be dominance issues forever. for night, leave them in the baby gate scenarios until they are well enough to sleep together/ do your normal routine.
Definitely an idea worth checking out. The only problem I see is that there aren't really any areas in my place to put baby gates up except stairs, very open floor pan.
If you end up wanting to give it away let me know.
Will do, I'll try and tough it out for now though.
I know! The wife wasn't completely convinced about picking him up but I took her to see him knowing she wouldn't say no.
Since my parents are getting a dog next monday, they have been watching and reading tons of books & watching that show the dog whisperer.
And I think I learned a few things. First you have to dominate them, be the pack leader so to say. A good way of getting two dogs to get along are to take them on walks together, and YOU lead. They shouldn't lead you. And when they are walking side by side not making eye contact (like a pack) and following you, they become (pack buddies).
I hope that kinda helps...
Well I need to get them to the point where they'll walk in a straight line before I can get them to walk together, lol, they're both all over the place. Some formal training would be a big help for both of them.
Oh yeah, +1 for saving a dog.
I HAD to! When I went to the Humane Society to pick up Maximus I wanted to take them all home, haha.
Yeah it is probably a dominance thing. As stated, you need to be the Alpha. And they need to recognize that. The two of them are gonna tangle every now and then until they establish their pecking order. And if you discourage that behavior when they get into it, they will eventually stop. I found a pup on the side of the road and rescued another and went through the same issues. It took a few months for them to calm down from all that. But now they are inseparable. Just keep with your routine and they will adapt. May try caging both, I did that with mine for the first year & a half to 2 years. Now they stay out and just sleep on their dog beds in the living room. And the cages have been put away. But crate training was a good thing. It is like their little safe haven or place to escape if they need some alone time. I too did the blanket over the top of the crates and they seemed to like that.
And cute pup! I like the floppy ears. :lol:
Well I've established it with Maximus but now that there's another one in the house, he seems to have forgotten. I'll consider caging them for awhile, I just feel bad for Maximus because he's used to sleeping in our room.
Not a big fan of cropping or whatever you call it with the ears. He has way too much energy, the ears fit him pretty well
~Eric
