can u asnwer this?

[hangookpride]

i have a dog whos really shy and hes 5 years old... and i got a jack russel whos really hyper and who just turned one.. since she turned one shes been bossy latley to the shy dog cause shes bigger now and shes stronger than him .. and she gets really jelous... and wen ever i hold or touch the shy dog the she bites him or barks at him.. and now the shy dog is scared to come near me... and also she always plays rough with him and he doesn't play rough so they get in fights all the time and the shy dog always seems to back off. hes been always sleeping ever since the jack russel came in to our life.. he never plays ne more ... he tries to run away... he doesn't come wen i call... and i really dont want to give the jack russel away... any advice... and also the shy dog is half blind.. he can't really see things well ..

she seems to nip him every time she sees him and we do'nt no wut to do now but give him to the spca... where she'll be put down to sleep if she doesn't get adopted ... and shes a one person dog so she prob won't get adopted...

[jiena_drakon]

Start to crate train your Jack Russell. Make the crate be a bad place not a safe place. Put him in there for a time out when he is too hyper/being mean to the other dog/ barking at the other dog/ basically whenever you think his behavior is not appropriate. Make him know he is being bad and continue putting him in there for five min at a time. If he is winning and/or barking in the crate, cover the crate over with a blanket which should stop the barking.

Also when feeding, treating, and giving attention always do it first to the shy dog and second to the jack.. and only give that food/treat/attention to the jack if it is being good and not being resentful of the other one by barking or biting.

After awhile the behavior should stop/fade away using these methods once the jack knows that his behavior will not be tolerated and the time out he gets would be a good time to work on getting the shy one to come out and play and give it some quality loving time.

After you do this for awhile another thing that will help is when you watch tv sit down and put one dog on each side of you petting both of them simultaneously.

[Vette]

I agree with the crate thing. maybe always keep one dog crated while the other dog is out. give the dog a 3 or 4 hours to be lose.. and then crate that dog,, and let the other dog out. pain in the bucket,, but it beats figting grumpy dogs.

[Pit Chick]

Are either of these dogs spayed/neutered?

[hangookpride]

yes both..

[bamster]

I think you will find that the female will always assert her position over your shy guy, that was the experience I had with a female lab and a male poodle. YEs, you should definately put her in her crate whenever she shows mean behavior, and yes, give your male dog more individual attention. Eventually she will learn that she can be the Alpha dog, and the male will learn to submit to her. Once that happens, they may become good pals.

[Giselle]

Bamster, I disagree. Alpha dogs always assert themselves by being Number 1. They get their food first, they get the most love, they are petted first, their name is called first, they exit the room first, etc. etc. By giving more individual time to the shy dog and babying him, the original poster would be confusing both of her dogs, causing more uproar. The shy dog is clearly a submissive boy. By giving him the resources first, the JRT is terribly confused and wants to assert herself as Alpha. That'll cause unnecessary scuffles.

One of my theories is that the JRT senses that the other dog is half blind (read: weak). In pack hierarchy, the weakest dog is often picked on. If this is true, I highly recommend speaking with a dog behaviorist and see what the best course of action is.

[bckrazy]

I agree with Giselle, see a behaviorist before you give away either dog! It sounds like youre confusing the pack hierarchy, AND you are allowing the JRT to be alpha over you. You definitely need a lot of work, but you can get some help from trainers and/or rescue groups. Don't surrender your dog to a kill-shelter if you can't resolve this problem, contact your local JRT or small dog no-kill rescue. I'm sure she could find a good one-dog home with more experienced owners if you cannot handle this.