I'm a little stumped.
So as some of you guys know, reiko the yushoku kishu ken has joined my kishu hunting pack. Only problem is that for being a little pup, she is extremely dog reactive and so is Koyuki. Taro isn't that bad but reiko is not that warming and she hates other pups.
What I was thinking of doing is to put muzzles on koyuki and reiko (when she's a little older) and let th duke it out until they get along. I hate to see reiko wasted and not be able to be hunted due to her cranky temper but I'm kind of stumped since I never had this issue.
I think koyuki is a bit cranky from recently giving birth to pups and is still some what protective.
Any thoughts or advice?
What I was thinking of doing is to put muzzles on koyuki and reiko (when she's a little older) and let th duke it out until they get along. I hate to see reiko wasted and not be able to be hunted due to her cranky temper but I'm kind of stumped since I never had this issue.
I think koyuki is a bit cranky from recently giving birth to pups and is still some what protective.
Any thoughts or advice?
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Was Koyuki a pretty good disciplinarian with her own pups when they got out of line?
Until that time, I wouldn't bother trying to introduce her to Reiko (Nami?) as that will just be setting them up for failure.
Meantime, I'd work her with Taro. Let her get used to him. Worst case you'll only be able to hunt one female with Taro at a time.
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I thin in a few weeks, I will start taking them to neutral grounds and see how they do. Before koyuki had her pups, we used to take her to the dog beach so I'm hoping she will mellow out a little soon.
Personally, I would avoid letting them duke it out, Lisa's (shibamistress) shibas come to mind when I think of it.
I'm sure that's not going to work out on every dog but it was really interesting how they squabbled a little and became friends. It's still really early so I'm sure things will work out down the road.
I've seen females holding grudges kill the other's pups.
Wait awhile, and try introducing them gradually, with lots of positive reinforcement for positive interactions and see what happens when Koyuki's hormone levels are down again. I'd want to be super cautious to encourage good future relations!
Have you taken Reiko out of the home and around other dogs? How does she do in those situations? I would work with her outside of the home.
We wanted to wait till she gets her immune system up before I take her out too much. Day after picking her up, the vet check showed that she has giardia so I'm going to wait till she's a 110%.
Thanks for all your input guys!
Originally, our two girls would fight all the time. In their case, it was not an issue of aggression; they were both clowning around and having a blast. They reminded me of me and my brother growing up--always wrestling or picking on each other. What we did was let them go crazy outside. They could be completely wild and play hard. Inside the house was different--I don't like the idea of the dogs being insane in the house, so they seemed to understand that pretty quick.