Whippet showing aggression

[pilgrim1982 0]

my younger whippet dog seems to be getting possessive about certain things and is showing a little agression towards the older whippet. He only does it with rabbits, bones or his favourite toy. They can eat out of the same bowl without any troubles but when it comes to his "precious" its a different story. Its especially problematic when a rabbit is involved. Last night i gave them a rabbit skin to play with and when he saw the older one with it got ran at him growling an had a snap it him. The other whippet is very gentle and unconfrontational but he will defend the odd bone. He looked qutie scared and came to me for comfort. He's a real softy. Can they pick up this behaviour from other dogs? because i have an australian cattle dog who my younger whippet dog has been raised with and he is very aggressive about things and wont let anyone near his bones etc. If he sees another dog with anything of his he just charges at them as fast as he can teeth bearing. Do you think he could have picked up some aggression from him? It doesn't seem to be a problem when they are hunting though, they seem to work together quite fine. Should i leave it be or try and correct this kind of behaviour.

[Guest Frank]

Sounds he could of learnt it from the CD. Just dog pecking order really, nowt to worry about id say.

 

Frank.

[Guest ragumup]

Thats nothing my 13teen month old whippet dog lays into my patt dog thowing him all over if i let him

[swamper 11]

" pecking order " = takes no shit....i have a little bitch here that walked into my house and within a month my other dog bowed......stronger personalaty (sp)....nowt to worry about imo...just a new leader as arrived!!!

it might not fit into your plans .....but thats dogs for you

[pilgrim1982 0]

Thats nothing my 13teen month old whippet dog lays into my patt dog thowing him all over if i let him

 

yeah the cattle dog done that to my grandmother's silky terrier, grabbed it around the neck but the terrier asked for it really the snappy little thing.

[whin 463]

got a whippet grey and since nine moons could handle her self, sheel not fight but sheel not stop to watch a fight sheel fire into another dog if needed to, but not very often needed ,shees gave the pat a few scars ,when he was acting like an eejit , little b*****d

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

As the lads aid, pack order, my little terrier give my lurcher some stick, the lurcher would inflict damage if she wanted too, but each have thier own order in my pack, with me the leader, nothing to worry about.

[Guest Frank]

Over the last week, my whippet, has been showing sighnes of being a guard dog She is protective of me and the garden, thought whippets were quiet?

 

Frank.

[scottish lurcher 185]

my saluki lurcher will bark at folk that come in to house if u tell her to lie down she will stop got a mate to go in to kennel with out me and he shit him self she was going to tear him a part but if iam there no problems she wont bother him each dog is different but agree we other guys it will sort it out its just pecking order

[Guest Frank]

Thats what im thinking , i reckon my whippet might have a wee bit of saluki along the lines?

 

Frank.

[swamper 11]

Thats what im thinking , i reckon my whippet might have a wee bit of saluki along the lines?

 

Frank.

 

 

its got ya going now that mate

[Guest Frank]

[pilgrim1982 0]

lol i can see Frank dreaming about those long ears

[Guest The Big Fish]

Thats what im thinking , i reckon my whippet might have a wee bit of saluki along the lines?

 

Frank.

 

Dunno about saluki Frank, with that fecking bushy tail, i would say there is a bit of fox in there somewhere

 

You should call it "Basil"

Edited April 3, 2007 by The Big Fish

[Guest Frank]