Hi all, please bear with me while I explain.
I have two dogs, a lovely 6.5 yr old Malamute/Golden Retriever cross called Bob and a beagle/staff cross called Leo.
They both adore each other and the beagle/staff cross is very cuddly, if someones in the house, he will be sitting on them, sleeps on bed at night etc.
Both neutered.
We don't have a large garden but do have a beach a few 100 yards away hence they get plenty of exercise.
A couple of weeks ago my daughter moved back in with us, she will be here for a few months. She's brought her dog (called Sally) with her, an 11 year old lab (could be crossed with something) that she got from a rescue center.
The lab is a lovely dog, very affectionate, but we don't know what has happened to her in the past, my daughters only owned her a few months. It's a female that's been spade.
So we now have all 3 living in the house for a while.
A lot of the time they get on, they walk fine together, run on the beach together etc, But the lab gets very jealous and growls over the other two dogs giving any attention to my daughter or if she has any toy etc near her.
The following situation is currently happening about 3 or 4 times a day (I am home all the time at the moment)
Sally growls at Leo, Bob flies over to protect Leo, barking at Sally, Leo then joins in and we have two dogs onto one.
Or Sally will bark at Bob, he'll bark straight back and Leo will fly over and join in.
I don't have any problem separating them (although it can take 20 odd seconds) and so far there has been no injuries to any of them.
That I can put up with and hopefully things will improve over time (although advice on how to deal with this will also greatly appreciated) except for one thing.
Leo is very scared of her and she knows it.
Leo will join in the second Bob appears if she's growling at him, but up until that point he acts frightened.
If Sally is sitting in the hallway, Leo will not walk past her, and if she's in the living room, Leo will walk around the back of the furniture to get past her.
If for example, Leo comes in from outside, he will whimper in the kitchen rather than walk past her in the hallway, and if he walks near her, she senses this and growls, hence another dog fight with all 3.
Obviously we do not want our dog being scared to walk around in his own house.
At the same time we all adore animals and would never ever consider asking my daughter to get rid of her dog, we all adore Sally
My daughter might be here for a couple of months, she might be here for 6 or more, but she's obviously welcome to stay as long as she likes.
The last thing I want to do is put any stress on my daughter who has been through a lot in the past 8 months,
But it's also upsetting us to see Leo scared in his own home.
Any advice on how to approach this much appreciated.
I have two dogs, a lovely 6.5 yr old Malamute/Golden Retriever cross called Bob and a beagle/staff cross called Leo.
They both adore each other and the beagle/staff cross is very cuddly, if someones in the house, he will be sitting on them, sleeps on bed at night etc.
Both neutered.
We don't have a large garden but do have a beach a few 100 yards away hence they get plenty of exercise.
A couple of weeks ago my daughter moved back in with us, she will be here for a few months. She's brought her dog (called Sally) with her, an 11 year old lab (could be crossed with something) that she got from a rescue center.
The lab is a lovely dog, very affectionate, but we don't know what has happened to her in the past, my daughters only owned her a few months. It's a female that's been spade.
So we now have all 3 living in the house for a while.
A lot of the time they get on, they walk fine together, run on the beach together etc, But the lab gets very jealous and growls over the other two dogs giving any attention to my daughter or if she has any toy etc near her.
The following situation is currently happening about 3 or 4 times a day (I am home all the time at the moment)
Sally growls at Leo, Bob flies over to protect Leo, barking at Sally, Leo then joins in and we have two dogs onto one.
Or Sally will bark at Bob, he'll bark straight back and Leo will fly over and join in.
I don't have any problem separating them (although it can take 20 odd seconds) and so far there has been no injuries to any of them.
That I can put up with and hopefully things will improve over time (although advice on how to deal with this will also greatly appreciated) except for one thing.
Leo is very scared of her and she knows it.
Leo will join in the second Bob appears if she's growling at him, but up until that point he acts frightened.
If Sally is sitting in the hallway, Leo will not walk past her, and if she's in the living room, Leo will walk around the back of the furniture to get past her.
If for example, Leo comes in from outside, he will whimper in the kitchen rather than walk past her in the hallway, and if he walks near her, she senses this and growls, hence another dog fight with all 3.
Obviously we do not want our dog being scared to walk around in his own house.
At the same time we all adore animals and would never ever consider asking my daughter to get rid of her dog, we all adore Sally
My daughter might be here for a couple of months, she might be here for 6 or more, but she's obviously welcome to stay as long as she likes.
The last thing I want to do is put any stress on my daughter who has been through a lot in the past 8 months,
But it's also upsetting us to see Leo scared in his own home.
Any advice on how to approach this much appreciated.
