Introducing a dominant dog to another dog

[.sarah]

Wow, the squirt bottle idea is really good! Mandy HATES being squirted! We used this method when she was a puppy and it worked very well, but that was 8 years ago lol. But she still hates being squirted. I can also tell by her body language when she'll go after a dog, so this method will probably work really well. Thank you sooo much!

[.sarah]

Does anyone else have any other methods? We will be bringing her home within the next week, most likely, so I need to plan

[buttercup132]

maybe and im saying maybe you should muzzle her and let them sniff that way and if she shows agression scold her

[.sarah]

Thanks, but we have tried that before when introducing Mandy to other dogs. Both dogs seem to concentrate on the muzzle instead of the fact that there's another dog in front of them

[cyber-sibes]

When we brought Sherman home, I kept both dogs very close by me for several days so that I could moniter their behavior. I gave them both treats & praise, and made sure they both got petted at the same time. I also spent extra time individually with each of them, too. Star is very dominant, but fortunately Sherman is happy as the underdog, which was apparently his position in his original kennel. We have not had any problems. For several years I had two females, and it was pretty ok until female #2 grew up, then the nasty fights broke out. It was very distressing. After my other dog got hit by a car, I asked around alot and was told that probably getting male would be a good thing as dogs of opposite sexes fight less than two dogs of the same sex. That has been my experience, too. good luck.

[.sarah]

Luka has already established that she is above Nova. We had a fight break out tonight between Luka and Mandy but it seemed like Mandy was just telling her that she was the boss. *crosses fingers*