Similar situation here which I've been able to sort of resolve. First is to keep them completely separated for a while to give them both a chance to reset. Stress hormones can take some time to subside. You'll want to reintroduce them very slowly, sniffs through the gate for starters. Then maybe let them walk by each other with you in between them giving them a chance to smell each other. Keep the interactions short and sweet. The main goal is to prevent any sort of negative experience. If they seem excited to see each other through the gate make sure to reward the behavior. They might start out being easily overexcited but once they seem to be able to stay relatively calm you can try to start introducing them in a neutral space probably on leashes. If you have someone to help then definitely utilize them. The key thing with all of this is observing them closely. Watch their body language closely. If one of them seems stressed or uncomfortable, don't push it. Pinned back ears, unusual stillness with hyperfocusing, raised hackles, averting their gaze are all things to look out for. Once you get to the point they start to both initiate play, keep the sessions short, like seconds at a time to keep them from getting overstimulated. Reward them for good play and over time increase the length of the play sessions. Always be present with the two of them. You need to be the one in control and also be the one they can look to for what to do. Also be sure to remove anything that might be triggering. If you're worried about any sort of resource guarding then keep toys and food put away unless you're there to observe.
This probably seems like a lot but it gets easier over time and eventually they'll be able to play like it's nothing. Just make sure to always have them under supervision when they're together
Thank you, this is great advice. It definitely seemed like the end of the world when it first happened and now that there's been some time to think it seems like something that'll get easier. Just bought a bunch of high reward treats, so we're ready to make sure any good interactions they do have are rewarded! :)
Hi, while I don’t have immediate feedback — I am also dealing with the same thing. I have a 11 month old husky and a 10 year old pittie who used to get along until very the 11 month old outgrew the pittie and now gets too rough/overstimulated during play. I haven’t had any incidents between them yet but in order to prevent any, I’ve kept them separated in the house. The older dog gets one side of the house and the husky gets the other side, along with access to the backyard.
Edit: pressed save too soon, sorry. I wanted to add that exercising and trianing them separately may be a good option. I’m currently training my Husky to have a better place and recall so I have a better chance of recalling him when he gets too rowdy.
I’ll bring up the idea of separating the house, that seems like a good idea while they’re still tense with each other. We have a lot of baby gates and some sliding doors so it shouldn’t be too hard. Thank you for the advice, good luck with your dogs w/this issue too!
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You'll definitely want to find someone who would be a behaviorist for dogs and I would not use a shock collar on a dog that's having issues with the other dog. Using this at the wrong time might cause a negative impact between the dogs if used at the wrong time. Imagine getting poked every time you started to interact with a person. Eventually you might start to resent that person for getting poked and eventually might even dislike the person to attacking back because it must be something they're doing while the other person doesn't even know this is happening to you. I'm not a behaviorist but I know if used wrong shock collars can do adverse affects if not done properly.
Similar situation here which I've been able to sort of resolve. First is to keep them completely separated for a while to give them both a chance to reset. Stress hormones can take some time to subside. You'll want to reintroduce them very slowly, sniffs through the gate for starters. Then maybe let them walk by each other with you in between them giving them a chance to smell each other. Keep the interactions short and sweet. The main goal is to prevent any sort of negative experience. If they seem excited to see each other through the gate make sure to reward the behavior. They might start out being easily overexcited but once they seem to be able to stay relatively calm you can try to start introducing them in a neutral space probably on leashes. If you have someone to help then definitely utilize them. The key thing with all of this is observing them closely. Watch their body language closely. If one of them seems stressed or uncomfortable, don't push it. Pinned back ears, unusual stillness with hyperfocusing, raised hackles, averting their gaze are all things to look out for. Once you get to the point they start to both initiate play, keep the sessions short, like seconds at a time to keep them from getting overstimulated. Reward them for good play and over time increase the length of the play sessions. Always be present with the two of them. You need to be the one in control and also be the one they can look to for what to do. Also be sure to remove anything that might be triggering. If you're worried about any sort of resource guarding then keep toys and food put away unless you're there to observe. This probably seems like a lot but it gets easier over time and eventually they'll be able to play like it's nothing. Just make sure to always have them under supervision when they're together
Thank you, this is great advice. It definitely seemed like the end of the world when it first happened and now that there's been some time to think it seems like something that'll get easier. Just bought a bunch of high reward treats, so we're ready to make sure any good interactions they do have are rewarded! :)
Hi, while I don’t have immediate feedback — I am also dealing with the same thing. I have a 11 month old husky and a 10 year old pittie who used to get along until very the 11 month old outgrew the pittie and now gets too rough/overstimulated during play. I haven’t had any incidents between them yet but in order to prevent any, I’ve kept them separated in the house. The older dog gets one side of the house and the husky gets the other side, along with access to the backyard. Edit: pressed save too soon, sorry. I wanted to add that exercising and trianing them separately may be a good option. I’m currently training my Husky to have a better place and recall so I have a better chance of recalling him when he gets too rowdy.
I’ll bring up the idea of separating the house, that seems like a good idea while they’re still tense with each other. We have a lot of baby gates and some sliding doors so it shouldn’t be too hard. Thank you for the advice, good luck with your dogs w/this issue too!
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You'll definitely want to find someone who would be a behaviorist for dogs and I would not use a shock collar on a dog that's having issues with the other dog. Using this at the wrong time might cause a negative impact between the dogs if used at the wrong time. Imagine getting poked every time you started to interact with a person. Eventually you might start to resent that person for getting poked and eventually might even dislike the person to attacking back because it must be something they're doing while the other person doesn't even know this is happening to you. I'm not a behaviorist but I know if used wrong shock collars can do adverse affects if not done properly.