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integrating seperate - family dogs into one home

Sent to Dog Experts June 18 2005 at 6:13 PM
   

I have a bichon and my fiance has two dogs a lab-shepard mix and a husky-chow mix. We recently moved in together and the chow mix is attacking the bichon. We have no choice but to separate them for now but we don't want this to be the norm. How do we integrate the dogs?

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June 18 2005 at 6:17 PM (4 minutes and 28 seconds later)
         
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It can take some time for them to figure out who's the alpha. I suggest that you only let them play together when you are home and even then they should be on leads. I would leave the leashes dragging while they socialize so that you can pull them apart if there is an emergency.

You might also want to try a homeopathic anxiety reliever for some or all of them. Homeopet (www.homeopet.com) works great and can be a lifesaver.

I also suggest that you choose an alpha. Feed this one first, play with this one first and let this one have first dibs at sitting at on your feet. Once you choose, you have to stick with it.

Let me know if you still have questions.

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June 19 2005 at 7:13 PM (1 day later)
         
Reply to Tammy Falkner's Post: I found your advise to be cramped and basic. There are so many areas of consideration that I thought, as a professional, you would touch on at least one or two. I am aware of the obvious but was looking for some professional training tips, not "homeopathis remedies". Here's a tip: in a canine pack, alphas are not chosen. You can enforce a pack postion but you can not choose it or make it so. I'm just a dog walker and I know that. I will pay because that is just what one does, but this site is bunk. Please, in the future, worry less about response time and more about content.
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