BREWBADGER
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- Mar 5, 2016
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- Vader and Reya
Hello everyone.
I have been reading the forum for a month or so but thought I would register as I have an issue and would like some input.
I currently have 2 EB Puppies male and female. I got the male, Vader first and he is 16 weeks and 25 lbs and I got him at 8 weeks. He is a sweet puppy and the vet really likes him and has no issues that I know of. He potty trained real quick, which could not have been easy as I work and he is home in his crate with a potty area.. But he has did great and other than wanting to chew the pee pad and anything that holds the pee pad really no issues.
His sister came back on the market and she is the puppy that I really wanted (she sold before I could get free and look at the pups) and thought they would do great together. But she sold as I made up my mind to get Vader a buddy, but I was going out that way toward the breeder and thought I would look at the new litter of puppies.. Enter Reya, she is a sweet little puppy herself and I could not resist.. (hind sight is 20/20).. So I have had Reya now for a week and she is 11 weeks and 12 lbs.
Veteran dog owners are rolling there eyes, and I definitely understand now.
It is not that they don't like each other. They do.. But Vader is trying to dominate the little puppy and she really isn't having any of it but her size is stopping her from being the Alpha dog. But she is okay about him being the Alpha dog, its that he isn't picking this up and wants to climb on top of her and pin her down. Then she gets the *** and really starts to bite his ***. He doesn't bite her, just regroups and tries to pin her down again. So we sit on the couch a bunch with me in between them as they mouth at each other. I keep them separately in different areas, he is in more of a dog run now inside and she is in a crate with a small potty crate. They are feed separately in there crate areas and I walk them separately. And then try to have some bonding time. She will go over to his area and they will mouth at each other and she pees after a bit (read that it is a submissive pee).. But the same thing.. he wants to climb on top and pin her down.. separate and back to the couch. He gets the *** and starts biting his pillow as I am separating them and trying to get them (him) to play nice.
He does this with the few other dogs that we have met, but they have been bigger dogs or more agile so he can't pin them down. We have puppy class tomorrow and I hope this helps some.
I have searched the internet and really haven't found a good source/information on how to proceed. With a little time she will get a bigger and hopefully this will help.. I would like them to be best buds, but his attitude isn't helping. He really is a sweet puppy and she is too.
If someone has any tips or advice, it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
I have been reading the forum for a month or so but thought I would register as I have an issue and would like some input.
I currently have 2 EB Puppies male and female. I got the male, Vader first and he is 16 weeks and 25 lbs and I got him at 8 weeks. He is a sweet puppy and the vet really likes him and has no issues that I know of. He potty trained real quick, which could not have been easy as I work and he is home in his crate with a potty area.. But he has did great and other than wanting to chew the pee pad and anything that holds the pee pad really no issues.
His sister came back on the market and she is the puppy that I really wanted (she sold before I could get free and look at the pups) and thought they would do great together. But she sold as I made up my mind to get Vader a buddy, but I was going out that way toward the breeder and thought I would look at the new litter of puppies.. Enter Reya, she is a sweet little puppy herself and I could not resist.. (hind sight is 20/20).. So I have had Reya now for a week and she is 11 weeks and 12 lbs.
Veteran dog owners are rolling there eyes, and I definitely understand now.
It is not that they don't like each other. They do.. But Vader is trying to dominate the little puppy and she really isn't having any of it but her size is stopping her from being the Alpha dog. But she is okay about him being the Alpha dog, its that he isn't picking this up and wants to climb on top of her and pin her down. Then she gets the *** and really starts to bite his ***. He doesn't bite her, just regroups and tries to pin her down again. So we sit on the couch a bunch with me in between them as they mouth at each other. I keep them separately in different areas, he is in more of a dog run now inside and she is in a crate with a small potty crate. They are feed separately in there crate areas and I walk them separately. And then try to have some bonding time. She will go over to his area and they will mouth at each other and she pees after a bit (read that it is a submissive pee).. But the same thing.. he wants to climb on top and pin her down.. separate and back to the couch. He gets the *** and starts biting his pillow as I am separating them and trying to get them (him) to play nice.
He does this with the few other dogs that we have met, but they have been bigger dogs or more agile so he can't pin them down. We have puppy class tomorrow and I hope this helps some.
I have searched the internet and really haven't found a good source/information on how to proceed. With a little time she will get a bigger and hopefully this will help.. I would like them to be best buds, but his attitude isn't helping. He really is a sweet puppy and she is too.
If someone has any tips or advice, it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike