need help with a dog situation

[tntdiablo]

as some of you may know i was looking for a english bulldog,well i purchased one.I have a male bulldog thats 3 years old and i took him to my moms for vacation and he played very well with her male poodle,so we decided to get another bulldog to keep him company ,so i bought a female and she is 12 weeks old,and the male is being a complete a##hole to her,he is very aggresive so i'm looking for help on how to cure this or i am gonna have to get rid of her before he hurts her,i guess this is his house and he does not want another dog in it,but if he goes to someone's house that has a dog he is fine as long as its there house and not his.when she eats he gets aggresive,when she gets near me he gets aggressive,i don't know what to do and its gonna break my kids heart to get rid of her.here are pics the female is the white one and the 3 year old male is the fawn one

 

[Bruce Urie]

It would make sense to find another home for the poor little dog. It doesn't need the aggressiveness of the other one...too much stress for it, PLUS you and your family. All would be better solved by finding a loving home for her. You'll have to explain to your children this and the reasons why...and make sure to tell them it's sometimes for the best for all involved to make a hard decision. I believe everyone will be happy with the end results in just a little time.

Some dogs just don't take to another moving in....sometimes NOTHING works after years of trying, so save yourself, your children, your family the headaches....find another loving home for her. The stress level will lower greatly, trust me. Make all happy this way.

Bruce '87 Grand National

 

[tntdiablo]

Thanks Bruce,
I think your correct I just wanted to make sure that I was making the right decision.The lady I bought her from does not want her back so I need to find a good home for her SOON.

 

[buickspec6231]

Awesome dogs. From my experience with bringing new dogs into the family it can be tough. What I found that works is that you have to pay extra attention to the dog that you have had for a while so he doesn't think he is being replaced. It's hard to do because puppies are so cute and fun (I know not very manly of me, but there is no other way to describe it). We also fed the dogs away from each other to begin with until each had established there own food bowl. The latest two dogs that are part of the family are two great danes. The older dane (Gulliver) does not like other dogs at all. He was attacked by another dog when he was a puppy so now he decided he is going to attack first. He doesn't realize that at 250lbs, no other dog in their right mind is going to attack him anymore. Well, long story short, we adopted a second great dane (Sinbad). It took a while and a good close eye for them to accept each other. Sinbad has several scars on his face and side from trying to be the alpha dog which he is clearly not, and is short about 120lbs to be so. They are now the greatest of friends, and they are miserable when they are separated. It will take time, but your male should accept her. But like mentioned, make sure your whole family is giving extra positive attention to your 3 year old dog. The puppy will get her love, but your adult dog isn't going to want to give up any of his. Hopefully it will work out. Dogs do make every family happier.

 

[tntdiablo]

i listened to everyone i know and they said to get a female and i would not have this problem,well i can't believe he is acting like this especially to a puppy.the wife thinks we should give it a couple of days.today is the first day for the new dog being here.i'm just afraid he is gonna hurt her

 

[mikes gn]

take booth dogs to a neutral place as the house is his, or in his mind at least. and if they get along out side of that he should let her in the house on his terms. that's what we had to do once. good luck

 

[buickspec6231]

I know you don't want to hear this, no guy ever does... but I think your wife might be right...

 

[Bruce Urie]

Thanks Bruce,
I think your correct I just wanted to make sure that I was making the right decision.The lady I bought her from does not want her back so I need to find a good home for her SOON.

You're welcome. All the other guys suggestions make sense also, so you'll have to do some hard thinking, it's not an easy one to make. Hope you'll get this fixed. Such a cute, lovable little thing, man, and the other is a handsome one....looks like an alpha dog!

Funny, my wife gets angry whenever I bring a female into the house at all hours....especially into the bedroom for "training.":tongue:

Bruce '87 Grand National

 

[tntdiablo]

ok,how far do you think my male will go to actually hurt the female?right now i just don't know if its all growl and yelp or if he actually bites her,by the tiime i see whats going on he has her pinned down.also i know its natural,but he is also trying to nail her biggrinso maybe he's mad that she won't give it up.:biggrin:

 

[Flaco]

I had the same issue with my boxer. I could not keep it at my place so my friend said i could keep it at his place. I just had to buy food and clean up some poo. Anyways my boxer is 16 months old and weighs 80 pounds he is big for his breed. Anyways at first my friends German shepard and my boxer fought and my boxer growled and snapped at his pug too. I thought it wasn't going to work out but my friend said give him a week. Well a week later my I found my boxer the pug and German shepard eating out of a big bowl. They sometimes fall asleep together. I asked my friend how he did it. He told me he gave them all good old fashion ass woopins when they acted up. When my boxer would growl at the pug while hes eating, my friend would smack him lay him on the ground stand over him and made my boxer watch as the pug ate out of his bowl. My dog was on the receiving end of most as woopins. You just have to put your foot down and let them know who the boss is.

You might just have to give the male bulldog some smacks here and there.

 

[tonys87]

Dont get rid of her so quick my boy yayo also a English bulldog was very aggressive when I brought our female puppy home we keeped them separated for a week in different kennels. and he just adjusted to the puppy..I also smacked him a few times. now she runs the house! I must say that I wouldn't buy a female again..she seems to be much more hard headed then the male. she just doesn't listen. and she's super hyper, runs around the house like a crack head.

 

[tntdiablo]

thanks alot,you guys are the best

 

[GNBRETT]

Where did you introduce the two? Its never a good idea to introduce a new dog into a home with an already older dog without doing so on neutral ground. A local park is fine. But if u didnt its no cause for alarm. It will just make the transition a little harder and longer.

You do NOT need to get rid of the puppy. Its natural for a male to show dominance, especially if u just brought the puppy home to meet him vs. on neutral ground for the first few meetings.

Bull dogs as a breed more so then probably any other breed out there love companions and will warm up to her. You MUST correct his aggressive behavior tho sternly.

What ur experiencing is common and I have experienced it with Dobermans for 25 years and they all act like complete azzholes when the puppy arrives, even on neutral ground. They need to be reminded who is Alpha and who is not. My dobes THOUGHT they were Alpha with a new puppy but realized that I was Alpha and got in line in the pecking order. Which means you will not be aggressive towards the puppy cause if u do u will be punished harsly. They learn very quick. So will urs.

And I can assure you I have dealt with some stubburn azzhole hardheaded dobes much nastier then ur bulldog is being (Puppy stitches a few times) that were not friendly to anyone, let alone an intruder. Thats what ur puppy is to him, an intruder. Of course he's gonna be mad, he thinks he might steal his food and comfortable bed.

Being female as soon as she gets a little older she will put him in his place. My Male dobes would run like little girls when the female Dobe got in his ass for being fresh or nasty towards her. And they tangled when she was a puppy. Its what dogs do and your pup will do the same but u have to correct ur male immediately and PROTECT ur puppy till she can fend for herself.

You just need to remind ur male whos house HE lives in.

 

[tntdiablo]

i think my boxer that i had may have trained him,because i had the boxer first and then i got the bulldog and the boxer would whip the bulldogs ass everyday.the boxer has now passed on about a year ago.they would fight every day all day long,and yes there are scars

 

[tntdiablo]

i took the male with me to buy her and everything was great till we walked in my front door,it was like he said aww hell no

 

[daves87gn]

You just have to put your foot down and let them know who the boss is.

X2

the male has to understand that your the boss, not him, once that issue is resolved there will be no more problems

i've had pit, rott, yorkie and a Shih Tzu, and never had a problem introducing them at all

beautiful dog BTW

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Where's the Dog Whisperer when U need him???

 

[TurboDave]

i took the male with me to buy her and everything was great till we walked in my front door,it was like he said aww hell no

It may be a good idea to find her a good home. IMHO your problems are a result of the way they were introduced in "his" home. There are very specific ways to do this. My advice would be to read, read and read

 

[tntdiablo]

update,today is a new day and since 7am everything is going very good so far

 

[turbo39151]

I agree with Brett...

Dog has to know who is in charge.

Take them to a dog park. Neutral territory- even in separate cars if you need to.

This what I did with my female Dobie and male Chow when we brought an older female rott into the house.

And again with the chow and different rott when we brought in the malinois...

Both situations took a few weeks. We did the dog park, and when we were not home we'd keep them separated.

During the first week we'd let our old dogs into the yard and the new one into the house and then swap them so that all the scents would be everywhere and they'd all get used to it. We'd also go on long walks together so that they'd get used to seeing each other and returning to the same home...

These things are tough but just take a little time.

Don't tolerate bad behavior and you probably won't have any. Make sure to control food aggressiveness. You should be able to take away a food bowl without loosing a hand...

Good Luck