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Posted: 01/02/2010
 Everything I have read says walk the dogs together, trouble here is the big dog is never walked - my dog is walked twice a day - bout 2-3 miles total depending on the weather. My house mate doesn't want to walk her dog and doesn't want me to do it either. I am not to fussed about these dogs being bosom buddies but I am worried in case they encounter each other by accident and my dogs aggresive behaviour either escalates or makes the other dog attack. All advice gratefukky received. 
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Posted: 01/02/2010
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Posted: 11/02/2010
Anyway...you best take both dogs to a neutral place...a friend´s garden maybe, a dog park, forest, parking lot..whatever is available. If you can let both dogs off the leash and step aside...let them do their thing. They will sniff each other, they may bark they may growl they may even look agressive to you...but really that´s all part of establishing the pack order between them...very normal. While both their tails are up, ears are up in an attentive fashion and bodies are straight there is nothing to worry even if there is some growling. If however you see one of the dogs lay their ears back, tails straight out or bwetween legs and fur up..that´s really agressive behaviour...now if it´s the smaller dog doing this...then I am sure the bigger one will put him in his place and nothing will happen to either of them. In most cases it is simply best to stay out of it and let the dogs deal with it, it´s in their nature to want to avoid fights (unless it´s about a female in heat). Usually they settle down fast and after about 15 minutes you will see them either loose interested in each other or start playing. |
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