It’s a good thing that dog’s live in the moment, because after Cosmo’s scary and long journey from Utah to Dominical, he’s been roughed up just about every day by the two female dogs living here at the house. They seem to be pretty adamantly refusing to allow him into their pack, and therefore consistently team up on him whenever they see fit. Istra is the alarmist and oft times the instigator, then allowing Coco to go in for the real fight. .JPG)
Last night Coco had Cosmo’s entire body engulfed beneath hers, while she bit at his head and neck. Cosmo, however, being just the right height to nip her legs, got a pretty good puncture in the right front leg. Coco refused to give up until her owner was able to come outside and get her to release him. Business as usual for the dogs the next day, except that Coco's leg was swollen up pretty big and her owner very concerned. Since then, we’ve been trying to establish the picking order with the humans being at the top, and trying to figure out how to help Cosmo become a part of the pre-existing ‘pack’ that Istra and Coco were long before Cosmo got here. I’d love any suggestions you all may have in forcing two alpha dogs to accept the new guy in town who also happens to be alpha, and learn to coexist.
February 20th Follow Up
Dog's are doing better as long as the vitals are not involved. You know, hunger, food, specially claimed spots in the yard or house, etc. Coaching by the humans is still a must have, but they have a great time playing on the beach together and chasing birds. In fact, other beach doggies insist upon joining in on our long doggie walks whenever permitted!
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Last night Coco had Cosmo’s entire body engulfed beneath hers, while she bit at his head and neck. Cosmo, however, being just the right height to nip her legs, got a pretty good puncture in the right front leg. Coco refused to give up until her owner was able to come outside and get her to release him. Business as usual for the dogs the next day, except that Coco's leg was swollen up pretty big and her owner very concerned. Since then, we’ve been trying to establish the picking order with the humans being at the top, and trying to figure out how to help Cosmo become a part of the pre-existing ‘pack’ that Istra and Coco were long before Cosmo got here. I’d love any suggestions you all may have in forcing two alpha dogs to accept the new guy in town who also happens to be alpha, and learn to coexist.
February 20th Follow Up
Dog's are doing better as long as the vitals are not involved. You know, hunger, food, specially claimed spots in the yard or house, etc. Coaching by the humans is still a must have, but they have a great time playing on the beach together and chasing birds. In fact, other beach doggies insist upon joining in on our long doggie walks whenever permitted!
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