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Would it be time for a second dog?
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05-12-2008, 06:59 PM
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lagunaEl
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I think it will mainly be the personality of the dogs, not the breed. I personally had my female Star for about a year, and then bought a male APBT puppy. He was raised with her, and was eventually mated to her. These particular APBTs never had the slightest problem in any regard to each other. They slept together, played together, and yes, stayed at home, alone, together, for over 7 years. Not one incident, ever. Yes I know I got extremely lucky, and would not now (knowing what I know) do this again.
That said I have (currently) seen some attempts at food (dish only, not food in it) aggression from my black lab mix towards my new APBT female puppy. This NEVER happened when I had 2 pure breed APBT's. I think it is the dog, not the breed.
Personally in my experience I only see a few things that really "trigger" DA behavior within the household. First being food.... I keep the dish up now, not left empty on the floor, and of course feed the dogs at the same time, but in different rooms. Second, play ..... play should be supervised of course, and toys should NOT be shared or left out for the dogs to grab as they like when out together. Third, coming home.... In the excitement of the Alpha returning home, rushing in for greeting, and jealousy can and will spark an issue. Keeping these in mind will help for sure. Usually once the "spark" is started (the first incident) it is nearly impossible to keep it from happening again. The key is to do everything possible to keep that first time from occuring.
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