Does it bother Frankie as much as it does me
I feel sorry for him. Do situations like this bother the dog being verbally bullied? Just curious. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
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| Tonks can do this with Luna, though not quite as aggressively. It's a domination thing- she's telling Luna who's the boss. Tonks willl lie in a doorway, and Luna won't be able to pass her. Luna has learned to yelp and bark until one of us comes and makes Tonks move, so she can pass. My girls have a pretty complicated relationship- but since they were litter mates, I think they have learned to adjust to one another as needed. I wonder if Frankie and Mattie are not quite as adjusted to one another, since they are more recently acquainted? I'm not saying what Tonks does is cool- but Luna copes and it rarely escalates beyond her calling for us to make Tonks move. |
| Maggie does this to Henry sometimes too. The dog behaviorist we work with says a dog can put up with it for years but she's seen examples where the bullied dog suddenly snaps and starts resisting and rebelling and that can get pretty unpleasant. She said that before it gets to that point, it is better to encourage the dominant dog to knock it off through commands such as place (going to a particular place, like a dogbed, instead of the doorway), off (if she is guarding the couch) or leave it (if a hard stare is the issue). |
| good to know- thanks Valerie! |
| I agree with Valerie. We have that problem with Violet towards both of the Aussies but more Asia lately, for some reason. Violet goes back and forth between the two Aussies as to whom to abuse. I don't tolerate it. When I see her laying across door openings, I make her move. If I see her laying her bone/toy out in front of her taunting the other dogs "to come get it." I push it toward her and tell her to "knock it off." I also put myself between Violet and her victim if they need to get by her if I'm in a hurry, to keep her from snapping at them. China likes to lay under the piano and I have to tell Violet to move away, because just her presents will keep China under the piano even though she's ready to leave. I didn't allow my children to bully each other, so I don't allow my dogs to do it either.  |
| Ditto with Valerie. MO is this way, especially with Jack. Being to dominant bitch around here, I scold her even having to give her a Cesar Touch and a good stare down. Unfortunately DH is clueless, so mixed signals from uprights which is why I'm not seeing improvement. So far Jack just ignores her. She also does it with Glacier who is deaf.......  Harry respects the bitch and backs off. |
Yep - this happens in our house too. If Inca is lying in a doorway, or anywhere that Saxon has to pass, he will stand and whimper or bark until one of us comes and shields him from the tyrannical Inca so he can get by. I'm quite happy for them to have their own pack dynamics and Inca does a good job of putting Saxon in his place when necessary, so I've never really considered it a problem. Maybe if I thought she was going out of her way to be mean or bully him I might feel differently - but everyone has their role and I'm sure they're all happy with it (and neither of the dogs will pass the cat if she's in the way  ) |
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