How to introduce two male dominant dogs?

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Both dogs are about 4 years old, they are quite aggressive, not really to humans but they need to establish dominance towards other dogs. One non-dominant male 1 year old who met both of them (one by one) got bitten, showed his submission and now gets along with the others. But if the two adult dogs meet, wht will happen? I am worried they will kill themselves. They are in a monastery, one has always lived there, the other just got there. There is no other option otherwise he will be put down. There is no option of having them in cages side by side, but they can be tied for a few hourse with long chains at the same spot in a way that they won't reach each other.

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you need an alpha male there. either that will be a human, or one of the dogs. the alpha male won't let the pack members fight.

it's as simple as that. think ahead. remove all possible conflict sources (individual "toys" etc).
having two doghandlers and the two dogs onleashes, walking right next to the other. correct ANY signs of aggresion towards the other dog. reinforce neutral stance.

leashing the two dogs out of reach of each other ONLY puts the person coming to unleash either ot the two in risk of getting bitten from what is called "jump behaviour" where i live (animal attacking a substitute object instead of unreachable original object of aggresion). i guess you've seen dogs fighting each other within the pack behind the fence when they cannot reach the dog OUTSIDE of the fence

AmberLea · Answer

Watch the dog whisperer....he's friggin amazing...he can help you with this easily, look him up online. Put them both on a leash with a person in command each holding a leash, let them make eye contact, smell each other, if there is at all any aggression it will be brought to the table then and you'll be able to tell, give them about 15 minutes of face to face contact on a leash twice a day for about a week, unfortunately male dogs take a lot of work if they weren't puppies together! good luck!

Lorraine · Answer

I don't fancy the chances of this working and especially if they are just tied up outside a monastery.  This will just wind each of them up.

Being both the same age and both dominant then it will take a lot of training and working out.

Excellent post from Casper.

Voelven · Answer

I know it sounds harsh, but if they are as dog-aggressive as you describe, then my solution would be to have the new-comer put down. Having them on long chains where they can see each other, but not reach each other will only rile them up, and it will just be a matter of time before something happens, and someone might get hurt caught in the middle or trying to break them up.

Austin · Answer

i had the same problems with my dogs now they are friends. the best way to do it is to walk them together eventually they will get used to eachother.

JenVT · Answer

They never need to be introduced. They should be kept well away from each other and not allowed to interact.

Marc · Answer

its hard to do without a tazer.

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