Dog Or Bitch To Live With A Dog

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Been considering a new pup for a while now...

 

I have a 3 year old dog here that lives in with us and is sound....But has had a little growl up with other dogs as I'm sure most have.

 

So dog with a dog or dog and a bitch......

 

Cheers.

Edited June 14, 2013 by DeerhoundLurcherMan

[salclalin 240]

Got a bitch pup in with her dam. Old bitch gives her a few Warning Growls.That's about it.Pup is learning

[Jesslurcher 25]

Since the pups young it shouldn't really be a problem until the pup hits maturity and tries to be boss.

 

When I had two dogs the terrier who was younger bullied my boxer from he was about 1 year old, the terrier was never done picking fights, the other male never fought back but the terrier still continued to bully the heck out of him. Sometimes I wish the boxer had of turned round and put him in his place! It depends on the two dogs personalities, some will live together the very best and some won't, doesn't matter if they are both dominant characters or not, the dominant one will always be at the other.

 

I now have the same terrier and a lurcher bitch, they get on like two peas in a pod lol. I've never really known of a bitch and dog to not be able to live together. It is a hassle keeping them apart when she comes into heat though.

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Please excuse a couple of silly questions but I have no experience of either owning a bitch or keeping a dog and a bitch together so, if I went for a bitch how often do they come in season and for how long?

 

Cheers.

Edited June 14, 2013 by DeerhoundLurcherMan

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Since the pups young it shouldn't really be a problem until the pup hits maturity and tries to be boss.

 

When I had two dogs the terrier who was younger bullied my boxer from he was about 1 year old, the terrier was never done picking fights, the other male never fought back but the terrier still continued to bully the heck out of him. Sometimes I wish the boxer had of turned round and put him in his place! It depends on the two dogs personalities, some will live together the very best and some won't, doesn't matter if they are both dominant characters or not, the dominant one will always be at the other.

 

I now have the same terrier and a lurcher bitch, they get on like two peas in a pod lol. I've never really known of a bitch and dog to not be able to live together. It is a hassle keeping them apart when she comes into heat though.

Surely that's when fights kick off? Is in not better to have a more dominant dog and no competition for top dog?

[whip x grey 276]

I have two dogs and a bitch,,,its abit difficult when bitch comes inseason ,,but I manage to keep them apart,,,can be very difficult at times ,,eye of the ball and she would be had within seconds by my other two,,,worth the hassel,,??? at the time it doesn't feel like it lol lol

 

I find most males will MAYBE have a go at just other males,,,where,s a bitch they wont

 

someone told me once if a male dog attcks a bitch for no apart reason ,,,then it no right in the head

 

I find way my bitch ,she does think she rules the house thou,,,and other older males let her walk all over them,,were as they wouldn't each other

Edited June 15, 2013 by whip x grey

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Could be worse and your older dog be a Bitch, two bitches together are worse then two dogs.

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

So dog with a dog or dog with a bitch.......

[skycat 6,173]

A lot depends on the temperaments and types of dog. It doesn't matter how dominant you are over your dogs. If you expect them to live in the same space they need to be fairly laid back animals. We have two big male dogs at the moment, and a heap of bitches. The younger male is submissive to the older, but one is always kennelled if we are out: even though they are both good mates, I wouldn't risk leaving them loose together, especially when there are bitches in season locked up in the shed.

Have plenty of bitches which can be kennelled together, and some which can't. It's knowing and reading the signs between your dogs that is important. If I had one male dog and wanted to get another dog I'd be sure to get one from genuinely chilled out lines, and not risk leaving them loose together until the young one is of an age to have settled right down and is happy with his place in the world. Nothing worse than a teenage layabout with testosterone fuelled energy! That is generally the age when things go wrong, when the youngster is feeling like he wants to take on the world, though of course they are not all like that.

 

I guess it depends on how good you are at picking up on signals from dog body language, and knowing when to intervene and when to let things ride, knowing what is normal behaviour and what is a sign of trouble to come.

 

If the existing dog is a bit of a handful when it comes to meeting strange dogs that may not translate into aggressive behaviour at home at all: my OH's big dog is horrible with strange dogs, but very tolerant at home.

[Twist 26]

I got two dogs together and the only time they had a run in was over food

[delboy p 183]

i have bitches in together and had dogs never any problem i think its when they are left and get borad the problems start

Edited June 15, 2013 by delboy p

[cammy12 176]

ive got 4 bitches that all have there own space but all end up in the one box/bed when there chilling out never had a scrap over anything, ive 1 lurcher 2 terriers and a springer and never had any hassle they can eat out each others bowls if I let them

[bird 9,927]

 

Since the pups young it shouldn't really be a problem until the pup hits maturity and tries to be boss.

 

When I had two dogs the terrier who was younger bullied my boxer from he was about 1 year old, the terrier was never done picking fights, the other male never fought back but the terrier still continued to bully the heck out of him. Sometimes I wish the boxer had of turned round and put him in his place! It depends on the two dogs personalities, some will live together the very best and some won't, doesn't matter if they are both dominant characters or not, the dominant one will always be at the other.

 

I now have the same terrier and a lurcher bitch, they get on like two peas in a pod lol. I've never really known of a bitch and dog to not be able to live together. It is a hassle keeping them apart when she comes into heat though.

Surely that's when fights kick off? Is in not better to have a more dominant dog and no competition for top dog?

 

it will kick off sooner or later, with males (norm) they find out with each other who top dog, and then most times it sorted. With dog+ bitches living together , most cases the bitch is the boss, even if you had big male and small bitch , she will still be boss. bitches together can be more of a prob i think, than dogs together.Iwill at sometime have a little bust up with my 2 males, as 1 10 month old ,and the other is 6 year old.At the moment its just play fighting with them, but my pup will (maybe) next year want to be top dog, and as there is a big size differnce with them, it might be the pup top dog.But they may not ever fight you just dont really know .

[squab 2,875]

iv had bitches kennelled together without any probs from day one,iv also had others that dam near tried to kill each other,personaly im not a good enough judge of character so il always go for the safe bet,nothing worse than running out to the kennells at 2 in the morning stark bollock naked to break up a fight and feck knows what the neighbours must have thought of the noise............seperate always for me,easy life cheers

Edited June 15, 2013 by hunter1372

[Cleanspade 3,322]

i would go for dog and bitch. seasons are short and although a a pain they can be managed.