When I bring a new dog home, I keep the old one on a leash for a while, until I know for sure there won't be any fights. Usually a few firm tugs on the leash with a " no " just at the right time will take care of the problem. We're talking light cases here, like yours.

Maybe start by putting the big one on a leash and teaching him, until he gets the hang of it. And then try setting him free and back on the leash again if it doesn't work. Your goal is to get to the point where just saying NO ! will make him stop.

 

we used the "leave it" command when we wanted Silvie to leave Vidia alone. This worked very well. I let them work out their issues as far as dominance on their own but when Vidia would have enough of the play time I would just tell her to leave it or if Silvie tried to engage her I would also use the command then. Often I would stand in between them and tell Silvie to leave it while making a point that she will not be allowed to engage Vidia. kind of like a body guard LOL it stopped after a few days.

 

I use NO a lot, but when I first come home with a new one, I make them sit beside each other for cookies, and put there food bowls about 2 feet apart with me being there. I also put them both on the sofa and they have to lay there and be good while I pet both. Then 2 times a day I have a blanket that goes on the floor for them to play zoomies other than that they are not to bother each other. After about 2 weeks they are fine

 

He's been here for 4 months already but the problems have only recently started occurring.

To a certain extent the small one likes it, he's rough and tumble and often when we separate them he will go back for some more action with the bigger one BUT the big one doesn't ever stop so little man gets no peace.

 

I use "leave it" for squirrels, our cats and anything else. She doesn't always do it but she certainly knows what I mean.

 

Since your little guy is a willing participant some of the time, is it possible to set up a few safe havens that the smaller dog can run into to escape the big dog? We have a small Jack Russell that is a demon possessed, but he needs a few hidey holes. We just strategically place the lawn chairs close together, leave a small crate with the door open, have a storage trunk eight inches away from the wall of the house... all providing places that the little dog can race into to get away from the the big dogs if they get too carried away. I think you will find that your pup will go though testing stages and may need to be reminded to be gentle with the smaller dog until he matures. Meanwhile see if giving some escape routes helps your little guy.

 

I am so glad you brought up this subject. Our Piper is a 6 1/2 months old spoo and from day one she would not leave the smaller dogs alone.....just pester, pester, pester. The spoo wants to play ALL the time, so it is pounce, pounce, pounce on the others. She doesn't bite them, just mouths them...constantly! Finally, I set up gates so that Piper is with me and the others can do their own thing....I even put Piper on a leash and I am constantly yelling "No!" at her. It is so frustrating. When I yell "No", she stops and within a couple of seconds, she is back at it.

In the evening when I want to watch a program, I put Piper in her cage by me in the living room with a bully stick, so I can watch my program in peace. I sincerely hope she outgrows this as she is a very sweet dog, very energetic dog....and would be outstanding if she were the ONLY dog, but drives me nuts with the other dogs....
She also gets play time outside in our fenced in yard, playing fetch, but when winter comes, that is curtailed.....plus she won't stay outside by herself, and I can't put the small dogs outside with her as she won't leave them alone...so everyone gets "shifts" going outside to potty.

Oh, I hope she outgrows this.....

 

Jaden can get too rough for Bambi, I've taught him to go and lay down in his crate with the door open. We've practiced enough that he immediately gives me his attention, I say "Jade crate" and he is happy to go in because I give him a treat after he lays down, sometimes I have to say lay down. To keep him in there I give one or two treats randomly after that. I don't say anything if he comes out but if he gets too rough again I ask him again "Jade crate". I have also closed the door to the crate but I try not to, it's good for him to choose to stay in there calmly.

 

Great advice guys...I need to learn too. Naira is often a playful (PEST) lol with other dogs. There is this one lhasa apso my friend has, that does not want anything to do with her and she never gets the picture...I'd like her to be able to "chill" around other dogs

 

Oh, we've had this issue in our house! When Maizie first arrived, she wanted to play with the two little dogs so badly. They, being cranky older small dogs, wanted nothing to do with the annoying puppy! We separated them with baby gates, or I kept Maizie on a leash. I've also crated her with a chew toy or taken her outside to play when she's bothering the little ones. I've found that yelling doesn't help at all. You have to reward them when they're doing the behavior you want (e.g., when she's quiet by my side on the leash, I say "good calm" or "good girl."

It's a phase that will pass

 

We call it "woodpeckering". She is 1 year, 10 months, she wants to play and rough house ALL the. My poor old corgi as DM (degenerative myelopathy), she bugs him all the time. He will put her in her place when he has had enough. Sometimes he just lays there and they play by mouthing each other. But she gets all cranked up sometimes and jumps over the front and back of the sofa.

 

It's the opposite in my house, the 9 month old 13lb mini poodle won't leave the 130lb Dane alone! He'll chase him and bite his paws and jump up and bite his lips. Luckily the Dane has raised a crazy poodle before and has the patience of a saint but will eventually tell the little monster to bugger off if it goes too far.


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