My dogs for the most part are well behaved and get along well with each other. But very seldom, my female yellow lab will get all bristled up and start a huge fight with particular dogs.
She loves my choc lab Charlie, and never starts with him. (but he is under her and he doesn't care about it, just a fun loving goofy dog).
She injured my chow/malamute mix, he was 13 at the time and has since past (from old age) he was neutered. And he injured her during the same fight. Although he was somewhat food aggressive towards dogs only. And so is Shiloh, my yellow lab.
Well our GSD, Rocket is very sweet all around and has been submissive towards Shiloh and trying to place higher than Charlie, but as I said Charlie is fun loving and goofy and really doesn't care about alpha dogs. He doesn't lay down to them, but just doesn't stand up to them and he walks away.
Anyway, The labs, Shiloh and Charlie were in our backyard, I let Rocket (GSD) out when I took out the trash, I come back into the house and shut the door. I hear the unmistakable sound of a dog fight starting. I open the door and Shiloh is all bristled up starting with Rocket (GSD). Of course I start yelling at the top of my lungs for my husband, by the time he gets to the back yard they are in a huge fight, with Charlie nipping at both in the fight. I think he was doing that just from excitement.
Well anyway, she might start a fight, say two times a year, luckily my husband has been here each time. He had to use manual force to break up both dog fights. My worry is......How can I break up a dog fight without using manual strength?? If my husband is not home to help. And buckets of water will not do a thing for Shiloh, I did that before.
My 3 dogs are raised inside and full use of backyard. I do not wish to seperate them, because this happens so seldom. And they seem to love each other at all the other times.
They have been raised with our children and have never ever been aggressive towards any kids, or adults for that matter. As a matter of fact they all are trustworthy and excellent with children.
It is Shiloh, she will rarely start a fight with a dog, and when she does, she fights like the devil.
She is intact, could this bizarre behavior come from hormonal changes? Would at her age, getting her fixed, help this???
Shiloh, yellow lab is 5 years old, female
Charlie, Choc lab is 2 years old, male
Rocket, German Shepherd is 14 months, female
Another thing I have noticed, Shiloh has never bristled up for intact males.
Only neutered males, or females.
The only safe thing I can think of is to keep a can of pepper spray by the door. It sounds terrible but the only way to break up a fight short of using pepper spray is to, beat Shiloh over the head with a large stick.
I am just trying to find a reasonable outcome for this situation, so any suggestions or info could be helpful,
Thanks,
Julie.
She loves my choc lab Charlie, and never starts with him. (but he is under her and he doesn't care about it, just a fun loving goofy dog).
She injured my chow/malamute mix, he was 13 at the time and has since past (from old age) he was neutered. And he injured her during the same fight. Although he was somewhat food aggressive towards dogs only. And so is Shiloh, my yellow lab.
Well our GSD, Rocket is very sweet all around and has been submissive towards Shiloh and trying to place higher than Charlie, but as I said Charlie is fun loving and goofy and really doesn't care about alpha dogs. He doesn't lay down to them, but just doesn't stand up to them and he walks away.
Anyway, The labs, Shiloh and Charlie were in our backyard, I let Rocket (GSD) out when I took out the trash, I come back into the house and shut the door. I hear the unmistakable sound of a dog fight starting. I open the door and Shiloh is all bristled up starting with Rocket (GSD). Of course I start yelling at the top of my lungs for my husband, by the time he gets to the back yard they are in a huge fight, with Charlie nipping at both in the fight. I think he was doing that just from excitement.
Well anyway, she might start a fight, say two times a year, luckily my husband has been here each time. He had to use manual force to break up both dog fights. My worry is......How can I break up a dog fight without using manual strength?? If my husband is not home to help. And buckets of water will not do a thing for Shiloh, I did that before.
My 3 dogs are raised inside and full use of backyard. I do not wish to seperate them, because this happens so seldom. And they seem to love each other at all the other times.
They have been raised with our children and have never ever been aggressive towards any kids, or adults for that matter. As a matter of fact they all are trustworthy and excellent with children.
It is Shiloh, she will rarely start a fight with a dog, and when she does, she fights like the devil.
She is intact, could this bizarre behavior come from hormonal changes? Would at her age, getting her fixed, help this???
Shiloh, yellow lab is 5 years old, female
Charlie, Choc lab is 2 years old, male
Rocket, German Shepherd is 14 months, female
Another thing I have noticed, Shiloh has never bristled up for intact males.
Only neutered males, or females.
The only safe thing I can think of is to keep a can of pepper spray by the door. It sounds terrible but the only way to break up a fight short of using pepper spray is to, beat Shiloh over the head with a large stick.
I am just trying to find a reasonable outcome for this situation, so any suggestions or info could be helpful,
Thanks,
Julie.
