Be careful of the interactions after Bailey heals. I assume the paw
wound is bandaged and a bit tender right now. Bailey may not attempt any
response or Lily may not demand respect while he is injured. My first male
Pyr Jascha and my black lab female Elinor went a few rounds but when Jascha was
neutered (part of the cure) he stayed at the vet an extra day to be sure he came
home as himself and not groggy so there would not be a fight while he was
"down". Jascha had already established that he was alpha
and we did not want another try by Elinor. The two dogs did work it out,
mainly because Elinor got it through her thick skull that she had to give
way. After that Jascha did not fuss and they were good buddies. He
went into a depression when she died several years later.
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Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 1:37
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Subject: Re: [pyrnet] (no subject)
Hi,
When I first got Lily she seemed over the moon for Bailey. She did
not trust me at all, but she instantly liked him. (Like a child in an
orphanage that accepts strangers too quickly.) Since Bailey is naturally
reserved he didn't take to her as quickly. I should tell you that Bailey
is a reformed dog fighter. I believe that he had to defend himself many
times before I got him. I is the SWEETEST dog with people. He's always
everyone's favorite. Anyway, she liked him right off. As she got
comfortable she started doing regular silly puppy things like jumping on him,
running out of the back door at full speed and knocking him to the side.
(To fix this I started making them sit before I opened the door.) Bailey
took all these puppy antics in stride and then... BOOM!!!!!!! He blew
up. Lily did not act as she should have, a cowed young pup. My
trainer says that her social development with people and with dogs was
retarded by her moron owners. So... Lily didn't understand him and she
went on the defensive. This was in November and lasted until
December/January. By the end of January they seemed to have worked
things out and stuff settled down. I was shocked when they fought again
3 weeks ago. I had that sick, helpless feeling. Like I said before
I didn't want to rehome anybody.
This is what happened:
I was feeding everyone. (I put her food down first, because in my
eyes she's the alpha. Bailey so often cow tows to her. I think she'll be
a good alpha when she grows up... in what... about 1 year?) Anyway, I
had Lily's food bowl in my hand. I stupidly called her to "kennel up"
not realizing that she would have to run by Bailey to get to her crate.
As she ran by him she grabbed and released his muzzle. (She did not hurt
him. It was like someone grabbing your arm to stop you from doing
something.) Well, that was it for Bailey. He ran after her and
grabbed her by the back trying to knock her down. I waited about 5-10
seconds before I reacted, but it was clear that Bailey was too serious for my
taste. When I was finally able to get him off, Lily came up with a full
head of steam to defend herself. I wrangled them in the bedroom and had
one in each hand. I got Lily to watch me and told her "easy". She
settled. Bailey was still revved up. I honestly don't know how I
got him out of the room, but Lily remained in my bedroom. He was
bleeding. He had a puncture wound on the underside of his jaw and bite
marks on his head and muzzle... nothing too bad. However, Lily did
manage to rip into the biggest pad of his left paw. That's how it went
down.
Now after the fight they acted a little different toward each other...
more cautious. That's when the hard stares (mostly from her. He
looks away quickly.) began. She's the one that knocks him
over. I don't interfere unless Bailey tenses up, because his fuse is
sooooo short and he's so overreative.
So if you can help.... help!!!
Jennifer