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5 Responses to “How can I get rid of jealousy issues between my husky and new dog that just entered our home?”
Just give them seperate bones and the same amount. Try to keep them away from each other during ths, and, if they fight, put them on a doggy time out leash!
If you treat them the same there will be no jealousy. If you give a bone to one dog then you need to give the same thing to the other dog other wise you will have a jealous dog.
How old is the new dog? Is he neutered? In either case, he’s the one with food aggression issues, so you need to deal with him now because it will escalate to the point your husky will retaliate in defense.
Before you give them treats, put them both in a sit stay – do not give the treats until they’re sitting. Don’t have them too close to each other. If he goes to move towards the husky, put him back. He has to know that YOU are in charge, not him, and that this is not allowed. If you give them chew bones that take a while to eat, until he’s better, you’ll need to supervise – keep them at opposite ends of the room. For regular feeding, have their bowls a good distance apart.
If he continues, feed him in his crate. But likely, a lot of the problem is just because he’s so new to your house and is trying to establish his place. If you stop him right now, he’ll likely be fine in a short time.
Do not separate them when giving them treats, bones, etc, etc avoidance will not solve the problem. Make them both sit and be calm submissive before you give them their treats. Than be calm and observe, as soon as your Husky starts focusing on the other dog that is when you make the corrections, waiting until he attacks is to late, correct early to redirect his focus so he understands that you are the Alpha and fighting among the pack is not tolerated.
Hello. I adopted a min pin puppy and currently have a older dog who likes to be left alone and not bothered, and my boyfriend has a boxer who is pretty much the same way, occasionally plays. Naturally between three dogs there is a lot of jealousy.
You have to treat each dog equally if one dog gets a treat the other dog gets a treat and vice versa. It takes awhile for each dog to get use to one another and to not get jealous, when I recieved my dog there was a lot of jealousy and I tried my best to do what you appear to be doing give one a bone and give the other dog a bone, etc. When my dog has her bone, and my boyfriend’s boxer has his and she tries to go over and grab the bone I usually get up and take the bone she abandoned and give it back to her so she can understand she has her own treat/bone.
One thing I learned from reading training/puppy books and talking to trainers is one dog is going to be more dominate than the other. If they appear to be fighting it’s natural to allow the dominate dog or the older to dog to be “taught a lesson” but if it seems to be getting really agressive do not break them up yourself but spray water in their faces.
You just have to be patience with the jealousy and keep on trying to share and remind the pet that they are both loved very much.Since I recieved my puppy 2 months ago, the jealousy has died down and the two older dogs pay no attention to her and what she recieves (unless there are treats involved). GOod Luck
Dating Advice
Just give them seperate bones and the same amount. Try to keep them away from each other during ths, and, if they fight, put them on a doggy time out leash!
Hope this helps!!
If you treat them the same there will be no jealousy. If you give a bone to one dog then you need to give the same thing to the other dog other wise you will have a jealous dog.
How old is the new dog? Is he neutered? In either case, he’s the one with food aggression issues, so you need to deal with him now because it will escalate to the point your husky will retaliate in defense.
Before you give them treats, put them both in a sit stay – do not give the treats until they’re sitting. Don’t have them too close to each other. If he goes to move towards the husky, put him back. He has to know that YOU are in charge, not him, and that this is not allowed. If you give them chew bones that take a while to eat, until he’s better, you’ll need to supervise – keep them at opposite ends of the room. For regular feeding, have their bowls a good distance apart.
If he continues, feed him in his crate. But likely, a lot of the problem is just because he’s so new to your house and is trying to establish his place. If you stop him right now, he’ll likely be fine in a short time.
Do not separate them when giving them treats, bones, etc, etc avoidance will not solve the problem. Make them both sit and be calm submissive before you give them their treats. Than be calm and observe, as soon as your Husky starts focusing on the other dog that is when you make the corrections, waiting until he attacks is to late, correct early to redirect his focus so he understands that you are the Alpha and fighting among the pack is not tolerated.
Hello. I adopted a min pin puppy and currently have a older dog who likes to be left alone and not bothered, and my boyfriend has a boxer who is pretty much the same way, occasionally plays. Naturally between three dogs there is a lot of jealousy.
You have to treat each dog equally if one dog gets a treat the other dog gets a treat and vice versa. It takes awhile for each dog to get use to one another and to not get jealous, when I recieved my dog there was a lot of jealousy and I tried my best to do what you appear to be doing give one a bone and give the other dog a bone, etc. When my dog has her bone, and my boyfriend’s boxer has his and she tries to go over and grab the bone I usually get up and take the bone she abandoned and give it back to her so she can understand she has her own treat/bone.
One thing I learned from reading training/puppy books and talking to trainers is one dog is going to be more dominate than the other. If they appear to be fighting it’s natural to allow the dominate dog or the older to dog to be “taught a lesson” but if it seems to be getting really agressive do not break them up yourself but spray water in their faces.
You just have to be patience with the jealousy and keep on trying to share and remind the pet that they are both loved very much.Since I recieved my puppy 2 months ago, the jealousy has died down and the two older dogs pay no attention to her and what she recieves (unless there are treats involved). GOod Luck