I have an 8 month old pit bull and I just got a new ~2 month old bull mastiff/husky puppy yesterday (both females). There were no problems between them when we brought her home except that our pit is very hyper/playful and too large and sometimes too rough when playing with our puppy. When they do play, our pit is constantly on top of the puppy (almost mounting her, but not as if she was trying to hump her), pawing at her, pushing her and rolling her around. I don't think she is hurting the puppy because the puppy only growls and only sometimes whines/screams. When they're not playing, our pit is constantly in our puppies face, trying to step in front of her or cut her off as she walks. When our puppy is sleeping, our pit paws at her and whines. At first I assumed she just really wanted to play or was showing she's the dominant of the house, but it is really getting out of hand. When she's too rough I squirt her with water from a spray bottle and at first it made her stop, but now she'll run from the water then go straight back to our puppy and continue doing what she was before. This is when I put her in her kennel for a little while as punishment, but as soon as I let her out, the bad behavior starts up again.
I really don't know what to do, or why she's acting like this and I can't find any direct answers or any answers that pertain to our situation. Does anyone know why she could be doing this?
I just brought a puppy home to my 8 month old dog and she won't leave her alone?
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- 3+ months ago by puppyprob...
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- home, dog, female, puppy, husky, pit, bull, pitbull, kennel, dominant
Answers (3)
This is very normal. Most of the time when bringing a new puppy in an older dog can become over excited and want to pla with her too hard. Most of the times what we think is too hard really isnt. In all reality a mother of the puppies tends to be rough to with her pups and that is apart of their growing. She pushes them around, licks, plays and more just to get them to be more independent. I wouldnt worry to much unless she hurts the puppy(you will know because the puppy will whelp). If this happens be sure to be stern with the older dog and make sure she knows that is not acceptable:)
It mostly depends on how you have trained your pitbull. But you also have to monitor them constantly when not on leash or in their cage. Separate them when you feed them and let them both know your the boss. Let your pitbull know that you care about her as much as you did before the puppy came. Petting the new puppy more than the one who came before may cause jealousy in your pitbull (just like children). Instead of punishing your pitbull try to talk to her by looking at her in the eyes and saying NO firmly. Good luck.