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4mth Tri puts 1 year old in its place

Behavioral Issues
  • Kiya now rules the roost. :rolleyes:
    She has managed to assert herself in everything. When it comes time to feeding…she eats first and makes Chance wait. Any toys or bones, Kiya must have and will go right up to Chance and take them from him and sit right on top of em. She is quite the stinker!
    Last night Kiya wanted the bed...the whole bed. Chance would try to jump up and she would not have it. She made him sleep on the floor, the whole night!!! :rolleyes:
    She is this tiny little ball of terror towards Chance at times. She will not let up. Chance has now learned that whatever Kiya wants...Kiya gets. :o
    Gotta love Tri's :D

  • Hee hee! That's why they refer to them as "tri-ing" and you've got the ol' double whammy - a female & a tri…

  • @Vanessa:

    Kiya now rules the roost. :rolleyes:
    She has managed to assert herself in everything. When it comes time to feeding…she eats first and makes Chance wait. Any toys or bones, Kiya must have and will go right up to Chance and take them from him and sit right on top of em. She is quite the stinker!
    Last night Kiya wanted the bed...the whole bed. Chance would try to jump up and she would not have it. She made him sleep on the floor, the whole night!!! :rolleyes:
    She is this tiny little ball of terror towards Chance at times. She will not let up. Chance has now learned that whatever Kiya wants...Kiya gets. :o
    Gotta love Tri's :D

    Yes that is typically "bitch" and then add Tri on top of it….

    One thing I really will suggest is that you feed then in their crates separate... it really is not fair when it comes to food to have her pick on Chance...

  • @tanza:

    Yes that is typically "bitch" and then add Tri on top of it….

    One thing I really will suggest is that you feed then in their crates separate... it really is not fair when it comes to food to have her pick on Chance...

    I agree. I don't feed my dogs in their crates, but when it comes to food, no one gets to push anyone around. They are fed in order – Gypsy's bowl gets put down, then Jazzy's, then Keoki's, and no one is permitted to annoy the others.

    Meal time should be a comfortable time for all dogs, and they should feel they're secure and relaxed throughout.

  • Fill in Ivy and Querk for Kiya and Chance…and welcome to my world seven years ago :)

    Tri bitches...yeah....have fun :)

  • I agree, a tri girl is, well tri-ing. But so darn cute and lovie-dovie when they want to be that no one can resist the charms. Good luck!
    I would suggest working on the bed guarding. In my house, which-ever dog gets to my bed first will growl as the others try to climb in. I make sure the others get into the bed, then everyone settles and sleeps. I have always let them talk and grumble, but wish I had made more effort to eliminate bed-guarding, just because it is so darn unpleasant in the middle of the night!

    Good luck with Miss Kiya…and poor Chance (who must like her or he wouldn't put up with it).

    Anne in Tampa

  • @MacPack:

    I agree, a tri girl is, well tri-ing. But so darn cute and lovie-dovie when they want to be that no one can resist the charms. Good luck!
    I would suggest working on the bed guarding. In my house, which-ever dog gets to my bed first will growl as the others try to climb in. I make sure the others get into the bed, then everyone settles and sleeps. I have always let them talk and grumble, but wish I had made more effort to eliminate bed-guarding, just because it is so darn unpleasant in the middle of the night!

    Good luck with Miss Kiya…and poor Chance (who must like her or he wouldn't put up with it).

    Anne in Tampa

    Totally agree Anne….

  • @MacPack:

    I agree, a tri girl is, well tri-ing. But so darn cute and lovie-dovie when they want to be that no one can resist the charms. Good luck!
    I would suggest working on the bed guarding. In my house, which-ever dog gets to my bed first will growl as the others try to climb in. I make sure the others get into the bed, then everyone settles and sleeps. I have always let them talk and grumble, but wish I had made more effort to eliminate bed-guarding, just because it is so darn unpleasant in the middle of the night!

    Good luck with Miss Kiya…and poor Chance (who must like her or he wouldn't put up with it).

    Anne in Tampa

    I had to start letting one in the bed and under the covers before the other one can get in. It was like, as long as we can't see each other we are happy to pretend that the other one doesn't exist. Although sometimes Manning makes a game out of punching the growling lump under the covers!

  • Years ago when all my kids were young… the girls would be under the covers and OJ's favorite thing was to walk on the top and paw the "lumps" to see what got a reaction.... it was pretty funny to here that typical Basenji noise from out of no place.... covered at they were.....

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    @Vanessa: Update So last night I decided to try another tactic. The ever famous squirt bottle. Just the pure sight of it stops both our B's and it worked! I only had to use it 3 times and she got the clue. It was great. :) At 7am when it was time to get up I let her know it was ok to sit on the bed and cuddle with us for a few minutes. We have always allowed Chance to do that in the mornings as a reward for sleeping on his bed the whole night. Kiya was really pleased when I told her it was ok to join us (for a few minutes only) before it was time to get up. I just have to sleep with the squirt bottle now. Fun Fun! Glad to hear that that worked for you. Be sure to find a way to wean her off the presence of the squirt bottle, or you really will have to sleep with it forever!! I just want to point out, that it sounds kind of confusing from Kiya's point of view, that Chance is allowed up on the bed in the morning and she may not be. Keep in mind that dogs CANNOT understand consequences that don't immediately follow a behavior. So, if she is not allowed on the bed because she didn't stay on her bed all night, there is NO way she can put all that together. Keep it really simple for her…good behavior equals reward immediately...if you are going to use consequences they have to happen immediately. Good luck, and good sleep :)
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