MAGIC PUPPIES

Question:

My american bulldog, ruby, is a little over a year old. we introduced anew american bulldog puppy to our home just yesterday. I have readseveral times that the dominate dog, which in this case is ruby, willexpress there dominance through aggression. this was to be expected,but ruby seems to be a bit overly aggressive. she will unexpectedlylash out at the little puppy. ruby has done this probably about 5 timesalready. during these times of aggression, treats and toys have beenabsent; it seems to be random, without even a growl of warning. notonly is there no warning for these attacks, but the puppy is mindinghis own business rather than pestering ruby when she lashes out. I haveto physically pull ruby off of the puppy. I become so frustrated that Iput her in her crate to remove her from the situation. I'm not surewhat to do with her or even the puppy after these bouts of aggression.what do I do with both dogs after this happens? how can I prevent itfrom happening? I would like these dogs to at least learn to tolerateeach other, what steps can I take to do so?

Have you watched The Dog Whisper on National Geographic. He worked with dogs doing this just last weekend.

Do the following only if your dog does not bite you!

You need to gain dominance over your older dog. Take her when shedoes this to the pup and push her over on her side and hold her downbetween the neck and shoulder. You are applying pressure that does notallow the dog to get up but does not hurt your dog either. She will tryto get back up but do not let her. Allow the puppy to come over andsniff her. If she growls or tries to get up say ATTT or SSSHHHwhichever word you use. I use ATTT Cesar uses SSS between the teeth.

The other thing you do is put your older dog on a leash. Put her ina heal position. Keep her in this position. Have your husband oranother family member bring the puppy over and allow the puppy to sniffyou older dog, do not allow your older dog to respond. Pull up on theleash or give your dog a side nudge with your foot (not hard) to stopthe reaction, also using the ATT or SSS noise (which is a NO command)

Putting your older Dog in the crate is not going to work. It onlycauses resentment. It will cause her to be more angry. She willactually start to be more aggressive.

I have been here and done this and this works the best. Confront theissue as dogs do. Watch NG Dog Whisper! Friday nights. Animal Planethas some good trainers and your local library is stocked full of bookson training and dog behavior.

Obedience Classes are great and should always be attended but I do not think will work in this situation.