Will This Australian Cattle Dog Accept A New House Mate?
Today Uncle Stonnie is introducing a shy, Australian Cattle Dog and asking how you guys would go about introducing her to her new housemate, a German Shepherd / Husky mix.
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I have no idea how to fix this issue, but I’m excited to watch how you do it. 😊
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This is something I can comment on through my own experience. My dog lived by my side for 10 years. He goes everywhere with me. When I got a 4-wheeler I had to make a wagon so I could bring him with me. Then I adopted a German shepherd and it was a little work at first but they have both adjusted very well. I think as long as you lay down the rules with them and spend lots of time with them together it will be fine. Me and my dogs just got back from a road trip to the Ozark mountains and didn't have any trouble sleeping at truck stops with two dogs watching my back
I think that poor heeler's world has just been shattered. I've had a couple and at best they just tolerated each other. I would guess that the owner made a bad decision. I hope that i am wrong.
Funny I just got a blue heeler puppy from the shelter. She’s 3 months old and full of energy. Training is definitely a challenge so far
With mine they work it out themselves 😅 My Tippy finally trained my little mutt dog 😅
They do know when I had enough 😅
Poor Dakota. I’d hate having my space invaded by an argumentative, bossy, hyper energetic teenager with no manners and twice my size!
Dakota knows the "house rules" and would make a good leader till the pup matures, puppy is outgoing and young enough to learn new rules. Cattle dogs aren't killers generally and they are also tough as teachers naturally so there is going to be quite a few tough lessons for the lawless puppy. I wouldn't step in at all when Dakota snaps. Tennis ball and racket for a couple of hours a day together to wear them out and sort pecking order as well as individual training confirmations afterwards once they are tired. Then on place for 10 minutes before feeding separately at a good distance but in view of each other. Really depends on how reactive or patient owners are to how it will work out. Puppy will learn once it is submitted properly, especially if it is roused on by owner straight after fully submitting to Dakota. It will be fun 😁
If possible, I would go on a hiking/ camping adventure with them.
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use different mentor dogs … one to teach the boisterous one to not be so boisterous and the other to teach the shy one it can be fun to have company … if there wasn't such a size difference I would expect the shy one to do the teaching
Hi Stonnie – thank you for these informative AND thoroughly entertaining videos. Everyday I learn something new from you ❤
I'll be following this closely. I took in a foster-to-adopt Anatolian mix and my Newf–who grew up in a pack–decided he shouldn't be allowed to eat. Not unsurprisingly, it was downhill from there and it didn't work out. The breed-specific rescue I surrendered him to is also having issues with him–he doesn't like men, went for a potential adopter's throat and pulled his beard out, and decided he didn't like the lesbian couple who met him either (you'd think that would've been a match made in heaven). I'd really like to take in another dog or two but am now very wary. Mind you, both he and my dog are pushing 140 lbs., so a serious confrontation could've been disastrous.
Could the little shepherd mix have gotten snappy because s/he was jealous that you were showing more attention to River? Or maybe River felt vulnerable being temporarily restrained?
The important part of this equation as usual it’s not the dogs. It’s the human that seems to be doing a lot of things wrong which is quite common. So the majority of the fix is changing the human behavior and how they live with the dogs. Such as leader ship and structure etc.
Husky and heeler is like oil and water. Dakota is apprehensive. That is because that shepherd/husky is an audacious wildcard that heelers do not appreciate. Heelers prefer routine and doing things by the book. They will bite if infringed upon by another canine. Fortunately, she is female and shows a basic trust toward human. The human must demonstrate to heeler sensible leadership and willingness to check disorderly dogs, so the heeler won't have to worry about a pattern of progressive dominance from mongrel ice dog. Once heeler understands the situation wont spiral into unbridled husky chaos, she will begin interacting with the troupe. Best friends? Never. That Catahoula is completing her seasonal heat. In the absence of leadership, she might be the one to check the husky if he exhibits too much dominance and she believes he is not fit to be alpha, but that would not occur until she is past heat. That set of 5 or 6 canines already has an interesting dynamic and it will be interesting to follow.
I don’t doubt that two dogs with different energy levels can coexist quite nicely once they learn more about each other and act respectively towards one another. The owner has to be sure to fulfill both dogs’ physical, mental and social (with the owner) needs so as not to create extra feelings and “jealousy” over the humans attention. Give the younger dog a space to go when they’re over tired and need alone time to give the younger dog reprieve. Do things all together that the cattle dog finds enjoyable: long walks, sniffing around, maybe ball play with rules to give the cattle dog a good assist with the newcomer
Owner of 2 male 10 month old catahoula puppies (one of which is bent on dominating the other) will be watching this like a hawk! 😊
Check out Girl With The Dogs video of her German Shepards Dog tracking her
https://youtu.be/oK3n1xGjLYQ?si=t7wSCcCslFncZyFk
Cannot wait to see how you handle River the Bully. If I was Dakota, I'd be a little miffed too. 🤣
Interesting. My uneducated guess is training is 2 fold. The new dog needs to be taught boundaries and maybe the old dog needs to be taught patience. I remember someone on the internet (in a skit), telling a young cocky kid itching for a fight that if he had ever been in a good fight, he wouldn't be so anxious to start a new one. the young dog maybe needs to be taught it isn't a good idea (especially indoors) to mess with the cattle dog. walk a wide path around the cattle dog.
the heeler will most likely do the herding dog thing and lay down the law. heelers can be like that since its entwined with how they move sheep. the husky mix is going to push those boundries since GSDs and huskies are bred for their tenacity and willingness to go further.
Puppy Smackdown lol. ACD's are naturally suspicious of strangers, its a breed trait. She will come around. They like working their brain and their body, which Dakota needs methinks