Dog Dominance - Dog Forum

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Hi All, Enlighten me as to how you can tell who is the alpha, beta etc. Joanne said that the fighting could a way of working out who is the dominant one, but how do you tell? They groom each other s..
« Jackie Mullins: With mine it was pretty obvious. For the males, it was usually the biggest one. One way I would demonstrate to other.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Establishing-Dominance-ftopict24799.html (Establishing Dominance)
Soo, from the onset, when you first bring a pet home... suppose that pet raises up on you, what do you do
« "bigbadbarry": Well, Barry, in any matter that does not draw blood, I imagine you ask your master how high he wants you to jump. :) »
« "bigbadbarry": If it's a dog, you back down immediately and don't go near it for a good long time. Neither do you feed it for a good long.. »
« "Charlie Wilkes": Excellent point, Charlie. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Dominance-Issue-ftopict30881.html (Dominance Issue)
I am new here maybe some one could give me advice. We have a mixed breed dog, that we have had for two years. He is only about 30lbs a very short (normally well behaved dog )Jack Russel mix. About 6..
« The Jack Russell is out of line. Sounds like you have the prefect Pit, though. There should be no quarrels between the both of them. Get t.. »
« Thank's for the advice. We have tried toys to occupy him. Guess it will be a good idea to just keep them separated until they get fixed. .. »
« : I have a good size APB, and when we take him to the dog park, he always take the submissive role, allowing a little beagle (it seems hi.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Dominance-problems-ftopict63121.html (Dominance problems?)
I had changed cages for my two male rats. The used to be cage mates, but because of a medical condition I had to quarentine one for a while. well, Recently I cleaned the cages, and switched them, be..
« He's very responsive at the moment...of course his health came first. I added vitamins to some fresh water, and gave him some food. He's s.. »
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« "Tynan Carrick": Sorry to hear about Whiskers :-( Nic »

http://www.petforumz.com/Begging-dominance-ftopict31628.html (Begging or dominance?)
Our toller wanders around our dinner table, starring at us. My wife and children think it is cute, so they feed her. I am reading "How to Speak Dog" by Stanley Coren. He says it is not begging, bu..
« John Smith said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: I can't find that particular passage in his book, but IMO, Coren over-generalises when it come.. »
« I agree with you~ your dog is perfectly ok. People who write these books are going over the top these days. You know what they say IF you .. »
« It's just going to be rude behavior that you won't like and you are encouraging it. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Dominance-Behavior-ftopict60928.html (Dominance Behavior?)
Gabby was very wet with pee yesterday, covering her entire rear end right up to her back. It was such that she could not have done it to herself. I gave her a bath and got her dry, and within a h..
« Yes they do. Some sows will spray anything. »
« ellenvega: Well, that's just gross. Poor Gabby. It appears they have worked things out, and the spraying has stopped. Maria was mostly sp.. »
« When my Tallulah gets wound up by one of the other two, she'll turn her back round quickly, lift up her little guinea butt and squirt... A.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/dominance-ftopict14963.html (Question about dominance)
I've read that cats are not pack animals and are more or less solitary. But they can and obviously do live together. I have a 3 year old male cat who weighs 13lbs. I also have a female cat that is a..
« It's a dominance thing. Both of my neutered males try to mount my MUCH larger spayed female, and she whacks them. Failing that, they try t.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/red-empress-dominance-ftopict50515.html (red empress dominance)
hey folks..quick question..I've got various africans in a 55 gallon, including what I thought was a breeding trio of red empresses...turns out I actually got 2 males. the one that wa sold as a fema..

http://www.petforumz.com/dominance-issue-ftopict32262.html (dominance issue)
I think I am losing dominance over my dog. How do I fix this and establish myself as the dominant one, particulary in cases of him not listening to me. For example, when I tell him to leave somet..
« "Handsome Jack Morrison": he doesn't need obedience training. and besides, the only place is over 40 minutes away from my house. I am h.. »
« MauiJNP: Sure he does. If he's not listening to you, he needs training. That's very, very beginner stuff, you know. He needs obedience tr.. »
« MauiJNP: establish to me. runs. for him Haha it would be a funny site to chase him : ) »

http://www.petforumz.com/Dominance-issue-ftopict33086.html (Dominance issue)
Hi all I hope someone here will be able to offer some help with a dominance issue. We have four dogs, three australian shepherds and a much smaller dog (about the size of a small terrier) an..

http://www.petforumz.com/Samoyed-Keeshond-Dominance-ftopict31786.html (Samoyed and Keeshond Dominance)
I have an 11 year old spayed female Keeshond and an neutered 3 year old Samoyed. They are both great dogs and get along famously most of the time. The big problem, I think, is pack hierarchy. Casey,..
« Also, the more-dominant dog seems to know this is WRONG, when the other dog barks, she doesn't bark, but she nips at the other dog as if t.. »
« HOWEDY Allan, "Allan Morrison": Val writes Monday, 6/3/02: Well, for what it's worth, I am praising without physical contact and she does .. »
« "Allan Morrison": Keeshonden are by nature non-confrontational and not all that interested in pack structure. Its how people manage to li.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Dominance-struggles-Culprit-ftopict31513.html (Dominance struggles (Culprit))
Original post March 3, 2004. Nuff said. Perry
« "Perry Templeton": yep, i had questions about pack hierarchy in two dogs of the same age/strength. and i received many good suggestions, .. »