We had snow today-someone enjoyed it

how many you got?-i've got another but she stays at mums because she's so anti social-if you've got more than one you'll need to let them sort it out themselves,its hard watching them scrap but you need to let them-bear in mind that its a continual thing where they'll challenge each other-best thing is for you to know how there feeling and what kind of mood there in by there body language,that way you can seperate them for a while if you need to -i study them for hours when i'm off and its amazing the things you pick up from them-i can know tell who's in a good mood or who's getting on with who but it just takes time-only thing you need to be sure of is that your the pack leader,if you get challenged chomp on an ear-it works.

husky

[dizzyblonde]

They usually get on well. Shes 9, hes 18 months. He can't decide if he wants to be boss or not, and as soon as theres so much as a crumb on the floor, shes asserting herself by really going at him. So much so, its hard to get them apart and lately has cost me in vets bills, from nasty holes in legs, ears and faces. Its a once in a blue moon thing. They both know I'm boss, but can't decide between each other. I'm doing all the usual things like feeding them seperate, one before the other, walking before them in a house, etc. I really think its down to her getting cantankerous in her old age, and perhaps worrying he's taking over, as he is a little looney still( as puppies are)

Be the age gap-he's basically at puberty and like us at that stage will challenge authority-she's just letting him know that in her mind she's the boss, mine are the same with crumbs-the brown one is the youngest but when it comes to food he'll fight forever-if you struggle to seperate them when there fighting get a hand held water pistol and scoosh them-they hate it and will soon relise that they'll get a soaking when they fight.

husky

[dizzyblonde]

hmmm tried that with a bucket of water.......they carried on regardless, I'm going to rattle the tin of pennies at them next, it works for a lot of unwanted habits with them. They hate the noise. As soon as they see it they sit down and behave. So I'm hoping it may help if they start scrapping. Some folk may not like the idea, but, if it works....

what beautiful dogs you have!! lovely colouring, I especially like the first one, sort of a rusty brown. They do look right at home in the white stuff and so they should. Wonder if there are huskies actually scared of snow?

cool wuffers

Like the dogs. Can you not take their pack instinct away from them? Are they not like normal dogs?

they are awesome

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Like the dogs. Can you not take their pack instinct away from them? Are they not like normal dogs?

nope-once any dog gets together with another and theres no human interaction the natural instinct kicks in and it doesn't matter what you do-if you watch stray dogs when there running around and then compare them to a pack of wolves in the wild the body language and the movements are exactly the same-i'm getting geeky now

husky

So if you had brought them up to be tame they wouldnt be pack animals right? Unless you threw them outside... maybe?