So I’ve posted many times about my Dipper here and you guys always seem to help, so here goes my newest question.
I’m putting it in this section of the forums because it is mostly concerning my two dogs vs Dipper.. in a sense.
I have two boxers, Jax and Riley. Jax is around 80 lbs, while Riley is much smaller are around 60 ish. (more or less). They are both adults.
When I first resuced Dipper, I tried to bring him inside my house. Riley had a litter of puppies at the time, so when she met Dipper, she honestly didn’t really care much about his presence. She gave him a few sniffs and ran back to her puppies. I think this is because she was more concerned with her babies than anything else. Jax, on the other hand, was obsessed. I would try to let him meet Dipper, and he would get very very close, to smell him naturally. But then he would try to lick him- which I found odd. Thought maybe he would accept Dipper then. So I would keep Dipper close by for long periods of time as he slept, hoping Jax would eventually give up and I’d have some hope... but no. As long as Dipper was there, Jax was on watch duty. It scared me so I never let Dipper down.
When I would bathe Dipper, I would take him into the bathroom and after he was done, I would feed him (I would always bathe him either before breakfast or before dinner). So while he was eating, I would often go get one of his toys to play afterwards. (Dipper ended up staying in the camper we have outback, as it has heating and cooling for the different temperatures outside, suffient space, and lighting. I go there to play with him for hours at a time throughout the day, feed him, and clean up his litter, etc. We often take naps together and such as well so he is very socialized still.) While Dipper is in the bathroom eating, or bathing, my dogs noses can be found poking under the door. And that is where they stay until Dipper is back in the camper... then they go into the bathroom and sniff every. single. thing.
Now, these behaviors may not seem too extreme, and some of you may be thinking “doesn’t sound like your dogs want to eat Dipper... sounds like they want to get to know him!”
I wish. My dogs, especially Jaxon, think they are “cat hunters.” My neighbors have outdoor cats, which are more like community cats so they wander all around, and when I’m walking Jax I often have to straddle him and hold him back at his chest to not yank me into chasing a poor feline when he spots one. When the dogs used to have long leads that stuck into the ground for outdoor play, Jax chases a-many cats into the shed, though the cats fought back and Jax would end up just standing there, barking and growling.
Basically, long story short.... I would love to have all my animals together, I would love to have my Dipper with me 24/7. He’s my best bud, my right hand man. Has anyone every experienced something like this and successfully solved it? Does anyone have any tips for me? I know that there’s a chance they will never get along, and Dipper won’t have to deal with this forever because as soon as my family can get into a bigger home I will be able to keep him indoors in certain part so of the house where the dogs won’t be aloud. But if there’s any chance I could get them to love eachother asap, I’d like to try. I’ll attach images of my dogs, Riley is the fawn colored and Jax is brindle. + I’ll attach some of Dipper as well, incase you haven’t seen him or haven’t seen an update. Thanks in advance guys. (: Sorry I wrote a book!
I’m putting it in this section of the forums because it is mostly concerning my two dogs vs Dipper.. in a sense.
I have two boxers, Jax and Riley. Jax is around 80 lbs, while Riley is much smaller are around 60 ish. (more or less). They are both adults.
When I first resuced Dipper, I tried to bring him inside my house. Riley had a litter of puppies at the time, so when she met Dipper, she honestly didn’t really care much about his presence. She gave him a few sniffs and ran back to her puppies. I think this is because she was more concerned with her babies than anything else. Jax, on the other hand, was obsessed. I would try to let him meet Dipper, and he would get very very close, to smell him naturally. But then he would try to lick him- which I found odd. Thought maybe he would accept Dipper then. So I would keep Dipper close by for long periods of time as he slept, hoping Jax would eventually give up and I’d have some hope... but no. As long as Dipper was there, Jax was on watch duty. It scared me so I never let Dipper down.
When I would bathe Dipper, I would take him into the bathroom and after he was done, I would feed him (I would always bathe him either before breakfast or before dinner). So while he was eating, I would often go get one of his toys to play afterwards. (Dipper ended up staying in the camper we have outback, as it has heating and cooling for the different temperatures outside, suffient space, and lighting. I go there to play with him for hours at a time throughout the day, feed him, and clean up his litter, etc. We often take naps together and such as well so he is very socialized still.) While Dipper is in the bathroom eating, or bathing, my dogs noses can be found poking under the door. And that is where they stay until Dipper is back in the camper... then they go into the bathroom and sniff every. single. thing.
Now, these behaviors may not seem too extreme, and some of you may be thinking “doesn’t sound like your dogs want to eat Dipper... sounds like they want to get to know him!”
I wish. My dogs, especially Jaxon, think they are “cat hunters.” My neighbors have outdoor cats, which are more like community cats so they wander all around, and when I’m walking Jax I often have to straddle him and hold him back at his chest to not yank me into chasing a poor feline when he spots one. When the dogs used to have long leads that stuck into the ground for outdoor play, Jax chases a-many cats into the shed, though the cats fought back and Jax would end up just standing there, barking and growling.
Basically, long story short.... I would love to have all my animals together, I would love to have my Dipper with me 24/7. He’s my best bud, my right hand man. Has anyone every experienced something like this and successfully solved it? Does anyone have any tips for me? I know that there’s a chance they will never get along, and Dipper won’t have to deal with this forever because as soon as my family can get into a bigger home I will be able to keep him indoors in certain part so of the house where the dogs won’t be aloud. But if there’s any chance I could get them to love eachother asap, I’d like to try. I’ll attach images of my dogs, Riley is the fawn colored and Jax is brindle. + I’ll attach some of Dipper as well, incase you haven’t seen him or haven’t seen an update. Thanks in advance guys. (: Sorry I wrote a book!
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