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Anyone have any suggestions about introducing two dogs together?

Im taking my extremely human friendly boxer to my apartment. she's quiet, trained to deficate outside.
problems- she is very jealous about food with dogs. people, no problem. also, i believe she thinks she has to be the dominant and got along with all the other dogs except one. once she was 'dominated' however, everything is fine.

my roommate is bringing her 6-7mo mix pup. she does not trust people, barks when my roommate is not there- goes 'ballistic' in her terms, hardly potty trained, and though she gets along well enough with the dogs at her house & cats, she would still get aggressive most likely.

it would be so so easy just to have my boxer but my roommate is insisting on bringing her dog even though it would be perfectly fine at her aunts where it is.

is there any way i can work with my dog about her dog2dog aggression, food possession (though i just figured i'd make sure she was fed in my room and the other in my roommates, no exceptions, no table scraps no begging period to prevent food squabbling)
and do you have any suggestions on getting these dogs to meet.

my dog -loves- puppies. and because this one is smaller, i feel like they may do well. i was planning on their initial meeting to have had both dogs walked seperatly to relive as much energy as possible, (the track is circular & has several inclines- so we could walk in seperate directions) let them see each other when we pass, and then finally let them meet on neutral ground.

i have read a good bit on dog training, etc, but i feel like i'm still not prepared.
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>> Anonymous
You and your roomate should sign up for an obedience class together. You both needs to learn how to control you dogs' attitudes under all circumstances. And your dogs could really use the socializtion.

Meantime, introduce the two on neutural ground - like the park or something. Repeat the process over the next few days and see if they warm up to eachother. If you bring them into the same household (are you /sure/ your boxer gets enough exercise in an appartment?), then feed the dominant one first (but /after/ you eat), thus immitating the nature of a wolf pack.
>> Anonymous
>>162713

I think you're doing well with your plan. Seriously, you can't do much being possessive about food. Unless it's showing food aggression, there's no real reason to train it out.
>> Anonymous
>>162720

right now, she's living with me at my parents on our 4 acres, and she's let out to play with the other dogs during the day when no one's there.
i do walk her during the week for about an hour/hour.5 at a time. she's actually quite lazy for a boxer and i'd say 80% of the time she's sleeping in the yard or just laying ontop of the other dogs. then inside, she's either sleeping on her bed or trying to sneak away with sleeping on the couch.

i enjoy walking a lot more than i have been able to lately and would like to take her out atleast an hour in the morning, in the afternoon, and after i come in from work. i work from 3pm-11:30pm, so i have plenty of time to exercise her at the place im moving to that has a nice circular track with several inclines & slopes as stated above.
>> Anonymous
oh i forgot to mention i did a lot of research on breeds and what i would be looking for in a dog for then & when i moved into an apartment.

i would say i've been interested in a boxer since 2002-2003, but didnt purchase said dog until nov. 2006 when she was 4 almost 5 months old. i know about their supposed gender aggression, but have talked to breeders who say it really goes either way with the individual.
>> Anonymous
bump?
>> Anonymous
Off topic: Damn those cut ears look really stupid on Boxers.

Natural floppy ears > those ugly things any day
>> Anonymous
Sounds like your roommate needs to learn how to train her fucking dog.