Reply #10: pretty good advice there. i do the same with antisocial behavior [View All]

i pounce immediately on all antisocial behavior by any of my pack of 6 dogs.

no growls allowed in the house & they know it!

4 food and water bowls, 2 in and 2 outside the house cuts down on personalizing the food bowls that would lead to possessiveness.

but cockers are known for nipping behavior. i had one for 12 years and as friendy as she was, she did not like other dogs.

4 of my dogs are rescues, and i wonder if the reason they all get along is that when a new one came in to the pack, it was immediately put in its place by the rest of the pack and taught some manners by the others.

three years ago this week i resuced a beautiful 9 month old female kuvasz, given up by a family 2,000 miles away because Aja was 95 pounds and the children in the family were only 5 and 8 years old. Aja is so playful that she would knock the kids over, but there is not a mean bone in her body.