Re: Miss Maple and Other Dogs

[Fran Wooldridge <napias@home.com>]

Hi, this is a dominance problem with the female lab displaying dominance over
Maple.  I don't know how old Maple is, but if she gets right back up, she is
probably okay.  The problem may happen later on as Maple gets older.  Two
females are ALWAYS worse in their fighting than males are.  The male and female
generally get along great.  As the domiance issue becomes more important, if
left unmanaged, they may end up deciding on their own who is the stronger of
the two.  With females, that can end up very scary with a good possibility that
one or both will be injured.  I would definitely keep them apart and hopefully
you can ask the person who owns the lab to correct her when she goes for
Maple.  I know Gina will have something to say on this subject, right Gina!!!

Fran Wooldridge

Leigh Stoller wrote:

> So, there are a couple of neighborhood dogs that really beat up on Maple.
> One is a male 1 year old golden. The other is a female 1.5 year old yellow
> lab. The lab especially growls and beats up on Maple, while with Torrey
> there is no problem at all. Skylar will drag Maple by the neck along the
> ground. Maple never cries, and gets right back up and gets in Skylar's
> face again, although thats not a requirement for Skylar going after Maple.
>
> I'm not especially worried about Maple getting hurt, since this little
> dance has happened dozens of times, and Maple always survives.  However, it
> *is* annoying. Its noisy and it scares the kids, and it requires us to keep
> an eye on things when we would rather be chatting with the neighbors.
>
> Any comments? Is there a way to squash this behaviour, or will it end on
> its own when Missy is older? Should we be worried about Maple getting hurt?
>
> Thanks
> Lbs