Setter behaving strange - Exclusively Setters2024-03-28T23:06:09Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/setter-behaving-strange?feed=yes&xn_auth=noWatch The Dog Whisperer is my…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2009-08-19:865021:Comment:2336382009-08-19T22:44:10.480ZJo Fisherhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JoWyles
Watch The Dog Whisperer is my advice - it's amazing, always consistent and will probabaly show you that it's something about you that has changed. Probably, the setter no longer regards you as the pack leader and is taking the role over from you. Retake the position by calm, assertive behaviour and show both dogs that the food is yours and that you are actually sharing it with them. Don't comfort the shepherd - your weak energy just feeds her confusion, It's all there in The Dog Whisperer!<br />
Good…
Watch The Dog Whisperer is my advice - it's amazing, always consistent and will probabaly show you that it's something about you that has changed. Probably, the setter no longer regards you as the pack leader and is taking the role over from you. Retake the position by calm, assertive behaviour and show both dogs that the food is yours and that you are actually sharing it with them. Don't comfort the shepherd - your weak energy just feeds her confusion, It's all there in The Dog Whisperer!<br />
Good luck - Jo I had a simillar problem with…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2009-08-18:865021:Comment:2332192009-08-18T10:15:55.940ZTeresahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Teresa
I had a simillar problem with Pitanga 6 months ago. I had two cockers at the time, aged 12 and 6, and then i had 1 year old Pitanga. One day, she simply decided food was hers, period. I have other dogs, but they were and still are not fed in the same room or at the same time as theses 3 were. I kept them eating in the same place, but i started to watch them while feeding. I allowed each one of them to guard their one bowl, but never allowed them to guard it from me, or to try and go to the…
I had a simillar problem with Pitanga 6 months ago. I had two cockers at the time, aged 12 and 6, and then i had 1 year old Pitanga. One day, she simply decided food was hers, period. I have other dogs, but they were and still are not fed in the same room or at the same time as theses 3 were. I kept them eating in the same place, but i started to watch them while feeding. I allowed each one of them to guard their one bowl, but never allowed them to guard it from me, or to try and go to the other dogs bowls. After two weeks of strong control, things just got back to normal, and they accepted the new rules just fine. we had a new pup living with us a few weeks before my old cocker died, and a first she reacted to the pup as well, but it was a mater of getting her and the pup used to the rule again.<br />
I do not know if my problem is as serious as yours, as Pitanga only does that exactly at feeding time, and hapilly plays with all the others for the rest of the day, but watching and controlling the eating time surely helped. It sounds as if you feed them…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2009-08-18:865021:Comment:2331892009-08-18T07:37:57.998Zursula wilbyhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/mossby188
It sounds as if you feed them out of the same bowl...?<br />
If that is correct this will create a problem.<br />
Especially in combination with there not being a bigger agegap between the two dogs!<br />
I would (just as Melinda said) at this stage definatly seperate them at feeding time.<br />
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Neither would I ever just put the food down and then walk away - leaving the two dogs to sort things out.<br />
That also is asking for problems.<br />
So a little more controll from your side (showing who is in charge) should stop the…
It sounds as if you feed them out of the same bowl...?<br />
If that is correct this will create a problem.<br />
Especially in combination with there not being a bigger agegap between the two dogs!<br />
I would (just as Melinda said) at this stage definatly seperate them at feeding time.<br />
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Neither would I ever just put the food down and then walk away - leaving the two dogs to sort things out.<br />
That also is asking for problems.<br />
So a little more controll from your side (showing who is in charge) should stop the problem before it gets worse. Sounds like your Setter has a…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2009-08-18:865021:Comment:2331702009-08-18T05:43:50.500ZMelinda Auldhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/MelindaAuld
Sounds like your Setter has a food guarding behavioural issue. I would separate your dogs for feeding time to prevent any fighting. Make sure the Setter can't see the GSD eating, so as to allow your GSD time to eat her meal in peace. Then, you'll have to address the food guarding problem.<br />
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There could be many reasons why she is behaving like this. She has been through a few changes recently, as well as her first heat, and could be trying to assert herself. What she needs to understand is that…
Sounds like your Setter has a food guarding behavioural issue. I would separate your dogs for feeding time to prevent any fighting. Make sure the Setter can't see the GSD eating, so as to allow your GSD time to eat her meal in peace. Then, you'll have to address the food guarding problem.<br />
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There could be many reasons why she is behaving like this. She has been through a few changes recently, as well as her first heat, and could be trying to assert herself. What she needs to understand is that YOU are the pack leader, not her, and she does not have the right to guard food from anyone - because all food belongs to you. There are several things you could do to help her understand this.<br />
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I personally like Jan Fennell's method of behavioural training, as it is not harsh on the dogs, and uses practical ideas to teach the dog who is boss. You can find out more about her method using our good friend, Google!<br />
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Good luck with her.