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You guys have been really helpful with our new chi Teddy, so I was hoping that I could have your imput on one of our other dogs as well. Diezal is currently at the vet's getting neutered and the woman there wasn't really sure about his breed. My husband and I have an idea, but we're not sure.
His face has gotten a little bit fuller since these pictures.
No one is seeing any pit in there? When we first got him, my husband kept saying that he had pit in him and I said there was no way (although the mom runs around the neighborhood, so technically, there is a way). But as he's getting older, his head is getting more blocky and I'm starting to wonder. In these pictures, he's only 8 months old. I'll try to get some better up-to-date ones that show his fatter face.
He is a very hyper, likeable guy, but this morning he became aggressive and tried to attack Teddy. Had there not been a wire fence in between them, he would have gotten him for sure. That will not be tolerated here...how do we break him of that? Do you think it could be because both are (were) unaltered males?
I had a dog that looked a lot like that and she was half border collie and half Newfoundland. I think your dog looks a little more like a border collie, lab mix. A lot of labs have massive heads.
Two un neutered dogs in the same house? Of course they will fight. Neutering might not solve it either. One of them has to be the dominent dog and they will hassle each other until that is established. I would get them playing or just walking a lot in a neutral territory out of the house. They can sometimes establish who is boss without actually fighting. Just ripping around and playing can sometimes do it. I had one standard schnauzer who was just one of the best dogs that I have ever had. He was a dominent type though and very serious. He did not play. He was like the soup nazi on Seinfeld. Even at a dog park he would run in and say in dog of course to all the rest of the dogs having fun. "No playing for you". Life was serious for him. We had many other dogs in the house and if they did not agree that Gus was the boss then their was trouble. Even his mother who lived with him his whole life had to submit when it got down to the nitty gritty like one bone two dogs. He got the bone. Most of the time he let his mother think she was the boss but she really wasn't.
Nope - I don't see any pittie traits either. He sure is a cutie though. As to the aggression..... I strongly suggest you work on getting that under control now! Border Collies are very, very intense but also very, very intelligent. Start now with obedience training and I also suggest you get some extra activities going, frisbee, flyball, agility....any of these are good. Give the boy an activity to focus on and to channel all that energy and intensity. Do that and you will end up with a lot less problems down the pike as well as a much happier and healthier pup!
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