I have a 10 year old Beagle and a 5 month old German Shepherd. Whenever the German Shepherd comes neer the beagle the beagle barks and then they get into a small (but aggravating) fight. Please help me find a solution!
yeah ya see, you need to set rules and boundaries for both dogs so that the beagle will accept the shephard into the pack….
You need to watch the "Dog Whisperer" on nat-geo.
He has both dogs lie down near each other, belly-up, and stay that way! Until they relax and start to pant. The one who starts the fight is the one who Needs to be laying down, for sure! Belly-up is a submissive posture and puts him in a position to give up.
Watch his show, this is a common theme!
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when the beagle barks you need to give it a firm shake of the collar and yell NO. the dog needs to understand that he must behave.
when the pup goes to bug him, you need to give him a shake too and a NO.
if you allow dogs to fight, they will. if you train them not to, they won't.
when they are being good, have them both lay down in the kitchen and say their names and then give them a treat one at a time. if they are both good, they get treats and hugs. if one shows aggression, he gets ordered out of the room, and the other dog continues to perform your commands and finish the treats.
remember that dogs do whatever their owners allow them to do.
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6 pitbulls and never a fight in sight (yes, 3 of them are unaltered males, so what now!)
put them in the same room and let the beagle go sniff the german shepherd and see if he growls if any sense of aggravation then tap his nose and say bad and keep trying until they get along.
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Hi,
I just went through the same thing, we have 2 beagles, one is 14 or so, one is 7 and the new one is 7 months.
The problem was with the middle dog, she really didn't know how to play and she was jealous.
After a few days she came around and now likes the pup. Still she wouldn't play with her.
You need to be sure that the pup doesn't pester the older dog, at 10 she may not want to play anymore, not knowing the energy level of the beagle it is hard to tell.
My two started playing with each other after the older one saw her playing with another dog, she seemed interested, then after a few times of watching she started to get involved in the play.
When they growl they are letting the other dog know their boundaries, it is normal and it is instinct. It's how dogs communicate.
Just keep a close eye on them when they are together in case it escalates. Give them time, they should become friends soon.
Don't forget the new dog may be viewed as a replacement or as taking away the older dog's attention so make sure you give the older one as much or more attention than before the new dog came home.
Again, give them some time, the beagle was an only pet before from what I can gather, so this is a big change for her.
In addition, after reading the other answers, I have to add this…don't reprimand the older dog for being upset, the beagle is going through a transition and the new dog is in the beagle's territory, it is only natural for the beagle to act like that, just keep it in check…
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yeah ya see, you need to set rules and boundaries for both dogs so that the beagle will accept the shephard into the pack….
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